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Senior Payroll Specialist - Ghent

Ghent Permanent Work from home View Job Description
Our client is seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist to manage Belgian payroll operations in a fast-growing, complex environment. You will ensure accuracy, compliance, and process efficiency while supporting employees and collaborating with HR. This hands-on role combines operational excellence with continuous improvement in a dynamic, international setting

Added 30/06/2026

  • Join a fast-scaling biotech delivering life-saving therapies
  • Drive and structure payroll in a complex, high-impact environment

About Our Client

Our client is an innovative and fast-growing international organisation operating at the forefront of advanced therapies for serious and life-threatening conditions. With products already in use, the company combines a strong ethical mission with impressive commercial momentum.
Headquartered globally and active across multiple production sites, the organisation has a significant presence in Belgium, where it focuses on highly specialised manufacturing in a regulated environment.
The local entity is experiencing rapid expansion, adding more than 250 employees annually, which creates both opportunities and operational complexity within HR and payroll. The workforce is highly international, and processes are continuously evolving to keep pace with growth.
The culture is collaborative, transparent, and pragmatic. Leadership encourages autonomy and initiative, with a strong focus on building structure, improving processes, and supporting employees in a fast-changing environment.

Job Description

  • Manage end-to-end Belgian payroll and personnel administration
  • Ensure data accuracy across HR and payroll systems
  • Handle complex payroll calculations (holiday allowance, regimes, CLA's)
  • Manage time and attendance systems and resolve discrepancies
  • Prepare payroll reports and support ad hoc analysis
  • Act as a key contact for payroll, social law, and time registration queries
  • Collaborate closely with HR, HRBP, and Talent Acquisition
  • Support onboarding and offboarding processes
  • Ensure compliance with social, fiscal, and labor legislation
  • Participate in audits (SOX) and implement process improvements
  • Contribute to structuring payroll processes in a fast-evolving environment



The Successful Applicant

Essential:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in HR/payroll
  • Minimum 5-6 years of experience in Belgian payroll
  • Strong expertise in complex payroll environments
  • Hands-on approach with deep knowledge of social legislation
  • Experience with payroll systems (e.g. eBlox, Protime, Workday)
  • Strong Excel skills
  • Fluent in Dutch and English
  • Experience interacting with social partners
  • High level of accuracy, ownership, and discretion

Preferred:

  • Experience in manufacturing or regulated environments
  • Exposure to SOX or audit frameworks
  • Ability to work in a fast-changing, less structured environment
  • Mindset focused on improving processes and building structure

What's on Offer

  • 10% performance bonus
  • Hospitalisation and pension insurance
  • Meal vouchers, company phone
  • Transport reimbursement and bike lease
  • 20 legal holidays + 12 RTT days
  • Hybrid working model (3 days in Ghent) with flexible hours
  • Opportunity to join a fast-growing, innovative, and purpose-driven company
  • Supportive HR team with strong development mindset



Contact
Tanguy Grandjean
Quote job ref
JN-062026-7044750

Job summary

Sector
Human Resources
Sub Sector
HR Payroll
Industry
Healthcare / Pharmaceutical
Location
Ghent
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Tanguy Grandjean
Job Reference
JN-062026-7044750
Remote or office
Work from home

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