Payroll Expert

DECATHLON Belgium NV; Evere; Hybrid; EUR 46,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work up to 2 days/week

Job summary

DECATHLON Belgium NV is seeking a Payroll Administrator to join our HR team in Evere. You will manage the monthly payroll cycle, ensuring compliance with Belgian social legislation and acting as the expert contact for employees and external partners.

You will handle absences, holidays, bonuses, and benefits data, guarantee data accuracy, GDPR compliance, and optimize the HRIS system. Fluent in Dutch and French communication is required; 3+ years in a social secretariat or corporate HR is

Qualifications

• Master payroll techniques and knowledge of Belgian labor law and social security.
• Minimum 3 years experience in a social secretariat or corporate HR.
• Proficient in Google Suite; comfortable with data tables; Eblox and Workday are a plus.
• Fluent in Dutch and able to express yourself in French.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly payroll cycle with the payroll cycle manager.
• Monitor absences, holidays and sick leave; keep HR database up to date.
• Ensure accuracy of employee remuneration at all career stages; handle variable elements and bonuses.
• Apply collective labour agreements and Belgian social laws; ensure compliant contracts and files.
• Answer payroll questions from store HR contacts and managers with clarity and empathy.
• Contribute to data confidentiality/GDPR and optimize the HRIS system.

Skills

Payroll management

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Communication

Confidentiality

Team collaboration

Tools

Google Suite

Eblox

Workday

HRIS

Job description

At Decathlon, our ambition is to bring people together through sport to make physical, mental, and social well-being accessible to everyone. We believe in the power of the team, shared experiences, and prevention through sport to build a happier world. Do you share this vision? Join us!

Within our HR team, you guarantee the reliability of teammate payslips and ensure smooth administrative management. You manage the complete payroll cycle (from A to Z), you ensure compliance with social legislation, oversee processes, follow and share your expertise with colleagues, and act as the expert point of contact for employees and external partners, optimizing systems and guaranteeing data accuracy.

Personnel & payroll administration:

• Manage, with our payroll cycle manager, the monthly payroll cycle.
• You accurately monitor absences, holidays, sick leave, and keep our HR database perfectly up to date.
• You ensure the accuracy of the employee's remuneration at every stage of their career.
• You integrate variable elements (hours, absences, bonuses), check social security contributions, handle expense claims, and ensure accurate pay calculations.

Legal compliance:

Apply collective labor agreements (CCT) and Belgian social laws to daily operations, ensuring contracts, active files, and amendments are fully compliant.

Local teams support:

Answer payroll and social benefits questions from store HR contacts and store managers with clarity and empathy.

Data and quality

you take part in control towers, help certify payroll accuracy, and strictly enforce data confidentiality and GDPR rules.

Process optimization

Participate in the implementation of new HR procedures and optimize our HRIS system.

Job Profile

At Decathlon, your personality, service-mindset, and desire to learn matter just as much as your experience!

You naturally put people first and thrive in a collaborative environment. You possess a strong sense of service, always seeking to support others and find practical solutions to daily challenges. Communication is your strength, and you easily connect with various stakeholders.

As a trusted professional, you demonstrate absolute confidentiality and integrity in everything you handle.

Rigorous & highly organized, you love accuracy and have a strong way with figures. You know how to structure your workload, manage your priorities, and deliver precise results.

We are also looking for a profile that :

• masters payroll techniques : you understand labor law, social security mechanisms, and the rules of our collective bargaining agreements.
• has at least 3 years of proven experience working with a social secretariat or in a corporate HR department. Having already an experience with international mobility files is a plus.
• is proficient in the Google Suite and comfortable with data tables for analyses. Having a knowledge of Eblox and Workday is a plus.
• is fluent in Dutch and you are able to express yourself in French.

Ready to play?

• The team : You join a team of 5 payroll administrators;.
• Flexibility: You work on a basis of standard office hours with the possibility of homeworking up to 2 days a week, with necessary flexibility during end-of-month closing periods; main location : HQ in Evere.
• Start date : begin january 2027.

If you want to put your payroll skills to work for a company passionate about sport and people, with your CV ! Discover more about Decathlon on www.jobs.decathlon.be