Payroll & Benefits Manager

GENERAL MISSION

As a Payroll & Benefits Manager you are responsible for payroll management across all countries of the region.

You supervise the Payroll & Admin Officer who works closely with the external payroll providers.

You support the Payroll & Admin Officer during payroll checks and act as back-up.

As the region's specialist in terms of compensation and benefits you support the HRBP and HRD in all matters regarding the creation, optimisation and follow up of the C&B strategy, in line with the Group's vision and guidelines.

You will be in charge of all regular and ad hoc C&B related activities and as such your contribution will be essential to maintaining Hermès Benelux & Nordics' reputation as great employer across the region.

You ensure rigorous monitoring of HR data.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Payroll


* Manage the Payroll & Admin Officer in the preparation, checking & processing of payroll for all employees of the region


* Partner with Finance on payroll reconciliations, provisioning of payroll costs etc


* Manage expat payrolls where appropriate


* Oversee handling of queries from external agencies, eg in tax & social security authorities or auditors


* Prepare & consolidate annual salary review files in line with the group's budgetary guidelines and deadlines

Benefits


* Advise and support HRBP and HRD in their compensation decisions (recruitment, internal promotion, mobility) based on internal and external benchmarks.


* Conduct specific studies and identify and participate in external compensation surveys


* Prepare the annual salary review process in the HRIS.

Ensure its smooth running and coordinate presentation summaries.


* In line with Group guidelines, develop manage benefit schemes across the region (Insurances, company cars, share schemes....)


* Together with the finance department ensure proper payments of pension plans, hospitalization insurance and monitor relevant budgets


* Stay informed about latest trends and legal changes impacting compensation & benefits issues across the region


* Implement the necessary measures to ensure that HR, managers and employees fully understand the policy and remuneration components, with a view to implementing the EU directive on pay transparency.

Data management


* Monitor headcount, update social data and ensure high-quality reporting in line with the Group's guidelines.


* Coordinate campaigns for budgetary approvals for positions in the business lines, in conjunction with the finance teams.


* Prepare and consolidate the elements of the annual Group reporting and ensure that audits run smoothly.

Position management


* Ensure that jobs within the scope are correctly linked to the job catalogue in HRIS


* Actively participate in calibration exercises for links within the Group.


* Identify areas for improvement in the job catalogue and propose enhancements to the Group C&B team.

Budgeting


* Together ...