People Services Payroll Officer

Sanofi; Machelen; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi Belgium’s People Services team is seeking a Payroll Officer to support monthly payroll processing and time & attendance across Belgian sites. The role coordinates HR administrative tasks, handles insured benefits, suspensions, and serves as first line in the ticketing system.

You will collaborate with the Budapest SSC, act as a trusted partner to Finance, ITS and HR, and pursue process improvements in a hybrid work setup based in Diegem, Geel or Ghent.

Qualifications

• A bachelor level or equivalent by experience.
• Ideally 3 years experience in a similar position.
• Good IT skills (mainly Excel).
• Knowledge of Belgian social legislation/payroll handling.
• Preferably experience with Workday and/or eBlox.

Responsibilities

• Support the monthly payroll handling in compliance with local legislation and company policies.
• Drive the time & attendance process (administration/coordination system set-up)
• Provide general HR administrative support (insured benefits admin, suspensions,…)
• Be a first line support in our ticketing system
• Liaise with our colleagues in the Budapest shared service center
• Act as a trusted partner for our main stakeholders (Finance, ITS, Facilities Management and especially HR)
• Seek for continuous process improvement and automation
• Participate in local, regional and global projects

Skills

Dutch

English

Education

Bachelor level or equivalent

Tools

Workday

eBlox

Job description

Title: R2867143 People Services Payroll Officer

Location: Diegem-Belgium

Work Arrangements: Hybrid (3 days on site, 2 days home office)

About Sanofi Belgium / People Services

Sanofi is one of the largest innovative, global and diversified human healthcare companies with over 100,000 employees. Sanofi is present in more than 100 countries and has a very strong footprint in Belgium with approximately 1600 employees working in our offices in Diegem, Brussels, a global manufacturing site in Geel and research site in Ghent (Ablynx).

Our Belgian People Services team cooperates closely with our Sanofi colleagues of the shared service center (SSC) in Budapest, Hungary. Where the SSC specializes in standard processes, the local team focuses on the more complex and specific Belgian cases.

About Growing With Us

In this role you will…

• Support the monthly payroll handling in compliance with local legislation and company policies.
• Drive the time & attendance process (administration/coordination system set-up)
• Provide general HR administrative support (insured benefits admin, suspensions,…)
• Be a first line support in our ticketing system
• Liaise with our colleagues in the Budapest shared service center
• Act as a trusted partner for our main stakeholders (Finance, ITS, Facilities Management and especially HR)
• Seek for continuous process improvement and automation
• Participate in local, regional and global projects

This position is based at either our offices in Diegem, at our manufacturing site in Geel or at our R&D site in Ghent and includes supporting the employees of all Belgian sites. You work closely with the local colleagues in the Belgian team and with your colleagues in our shared service center in Budapest.

About You

Qualifications/Education & work experience

• A bachelor level or equivalent by experience
• Ideally a 3 years experience in a similar position. Candidates with a relevant first experience will also be taken into consideration.
• Good IT skills (mainly Excel)
• knowledge of Belgian social legislation/payroll handling
• Preferably experience with Workday and/or eBlox

Competencies

• A sense of urgency and flexibility
• Strong analytical skills
• A high-paced and proactive attitude
• A strong attention to detail
• The ability to work in a virtual team with colleagues in Hungary
• Strong language skills: Fluent in Dutch as well as in English. Knowledge of French is a plus.

Inspire Your Journey, What Sanofi Can Offer You

• An international work environment, in which you can develop your talent and realize ideas and innovations within a competent team
• An individual and well-structured introduction and training when you onboard
• You can create your own career path within Sanofi. Your professional and personal development will be supported purposefully
• As a globally successful and constantly growing company, Sanofi provides international career paths as well

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what’s never-been-done-before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary – together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.