HR Payroll Officer

Virya Energy, founded in 2019 through the strategic partnership of Colruyt Group and its majority shareholder Korys, is a Belgian pioneer in sustainable energy solutions. Our activities span the complete energy value chain, from renewable energy development in Europe and Asia to energy distribution through DATS 24. Our portfolio encompasses our consolidated wind activities (formerly Eoly in Belgium and Eurowatt in France), solar energy projects, sustainable hydrogen development, and strategic investments in specialized energy industry services providers like GeoXYZ, DotOcean, and Marlinks.

Building on over two decades of wind energy expertise and pioneering work in sustainable hydrogen, we continue to expand our capabilities. At our headquarters, a growing team of professionals drives our development across all renewable energy sectors, delivering tailored energy solutions that accelerate the energy transition.

We are looking for a dedicated HR Officer to join our HR team at Virya Energy, providing support to its entities.
You are responsible of the Payroll & Benefits and various general HR tasks during the ELC (Employee Life Cycle).

Compensation & Benefits :

• Working with external partners such as payroll secretariat, insurers and partners related at C&B.

• You take care of the payroll and related benefit administration of  +/-80 employees.

• You are responsible for the administrative management of personnel files and social documents: drawing up employment contracts, addenda to contracts, certificates, correspondence, data entry, etc…

• You will provide support for monthly/quarterly/yearly reporting (head count, absenteeism, etc.).

• Ensuring correct application of tax and social legislation to remuneration packages.

• Monitoring budgets and reporting on C&B costs.

Employee Contact and Orientation:

• First Point of Contact: Serve as the initial contact for employees regarding HR-related questions.

• Information on Policies: Provide information on various policies such as leave, pensions, sick leave, and time credit.

Onboarding, offboarding, promotion mutation of employees:

• You are responsible for the administrative management of personnel files and social documents: drawing up employment contracts, addenda to contracts, certificates, correspondence, data entry, etc…

• Onboarding welcome presentation.

• Conduct exit interviews, management offboarding documents.

HR Policies and working regulations:

• Draft, maintain and optimise HR policy documents and guidelines (e.g. mobility, working from home, leave arrangements, codes of conduct).

• Coordinate internal communication around HR policies.

• Supporting audits and reporting around HR processes.

• You hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree and have at least 5 years of experience in HR, with a proven track record in both national and international payroll management.

• You possess excellent communication skills in Dutch and French, and a good level of English, enabling you to easily connect with employees at all levels of the organization.

• You are capable of working within tight deadlines.

• Discretion, ownership, results-oriented and reliability are essential qualities for this role.

• Team player who can also work independently. As a self-starter and self-motivator, you take initiative and handle a variety of tasks and projects.

• You are willing to travel between our offices in Halle and Braine-l’Alleud."

We offer:

• A full-time position in a stimulating and flexible work environment with many responsibilities and a lot of variety.

• A job with an international character in the field of renewable energy.

• Benefits such as a green company car, meal vouchers, group insurance and health care insurance for you and your family members.

• The opportunity to work from home 2-3 days a week.