Payroll & HR Generalist

The Company

Imerys is the world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for the industry with €3.4 billion in revenue and 12,300 employees in 40 countries in 2025. The Group offers high value-added and functional solutions to a wide range of industries and fast-growing markets such as solutions for the energy transition and sustainable construction, as well as natural solutions for consumer goods. Imerys draws on its understanding of applications, technological knowledge, and expertise in material science to deliver solutions which contribute essential properties to customers’ products and their performance. As part of its commitment to responsible development, Imerys promotes environmentally friendly products and processes in addition to supporting its customers in their decarbonization efforts.

Imerys is listed on Euronext Paris (France) with the ticker symbol NK.PA.

• Payroll Management: Responsible for the payroll of 3 group entities (200 employees). Oversight and supervision of outsourced payroll, including:

  • Transmission of monthly variables and changes.

  • Calculation of sick leave top-ups, settlements, vacation accruals, and bonus payments.

  • Review of monthly bank transfers and social security filings.

  • Monitoring professional staff and auditing calculations (sick leave, bonuses, reduced working hours, back pay/arrears).

  • Processing wage garnishments and judicial withholdings.

  • Review of flexible remuneration to ensure timely and error-free processing.

  • Requirement: Solid payroll knowledge to operate autonomously after the initial training period.

• Time & Attendance: Supervision of the time management system in coordination with plant assistants:

  • Onboarding new hires into the application.

  • Managing and approving absenteeism, vacation requests, and incident resolution.

• Database Management: Monthly review and update of the employee database (Workday) to ensure data integrity.

• HR Administration & Finance:

  • Processing purchase requests and reviewing HR invoices (training, recruitment, etc.).

  • Preparation of monthly HR KPIs (Enablon and EHS).

• Benefits & Flexible Compensation:

  • Insurance: Managing enrollments and cancellations for insurance; coordinating with providers and payroll; monthly invoice review.

  • Flexible Remuneration: Quarterly management of requests and invoicing.

• Training: Oversight of group training in Spain; acting as a liaison with providers for social security tax credits and applying them to payroll.

• Personnel Administration:

  • Ensuring compliance with collective bargaining agreements and labor laws.

  • Handling employee inquiries, hiring processes, employee portal access, withholding certificates, and leave requests (paid leave, sabbaticals, etc.).

  • Preparing and conducting Onboarding sessions and managing all related administrative documentation.

• Recruitment: Acting as a liaison with ETTs (temp agencies) and headhunters for temporary and permanent staffing.

• Technical Support & Tools:

  • Local IT point of contact for equipment requests and minor incidents.

  • Key user/referent for Concur Travel in Spain.

  • Access management for SAP Opera in Spain.

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Only technical issues will be monitored through the below inbox:

recruiting.support@ imerys.com

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT RESUMES OR APPLICATIONS TO THIS EMAIL, AS THEY WILL NOT BE REVIEWED. 

To ensure fairness and legal compliance in our recruitment processes, only applications received through the online application process will be considered. 

IMERYS is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and it is our policy to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws.