Payroll Lead

The Bel Group is a major player in the food industry through portions of dairy, fruit and plant-based products, and one of the world leaders in branded cheeses. Its portfolio of differentiated and internationally recognized brands includes The Laughing Cow®, Kiri®, Babybel®, Boursin® Nurishh®, Pom'Potes® and GoGo squeeZ®, as well as some 30 local brands. Together, these brands helped the Group generate sales of €3.6 billion in 2022. Do you want to join a company with strong brands that puts consumers and responsibility at the heart of the decision-making process? Then Bel is made for you Are you bold, pragmatic, and determined? Do you want to contribute to the transformation of an international agri-food company? Them come join us and measure the impact of your talent and energy in realizing an ambitious and sustainable company project **#IWorkForAllForGood** The Payroll Expertise Center Manager oversees the payroll process for all employees in France, ensuring deadlines are met (production of 3,200 pay slips, handling of mandatory declarations). **Responsibilities**: **Legislative and Conventional Monitoring**: - Monitors and applies legislative and conventional provisions impacting the payroll process (coordinates parameter change requests and testing). - Coordinates relationships with social organizations and operational HR (questions/answers). - Leads the Payroll Expertise Center team (team meetings, skill development, development interviews). **Implementation of Agreements and Practices**: - Implements agreements, social management practices, and legal or conventional rules. - Stays informed of labor law legislation and conducts necessary research. - Transmits data to the provider and validates parameter changes with the SAP Key User. - Adapts payroll to signed agreements (collective bargaining, agreements on social benefits) in collaboration with the SAP Key User. **Monthly Payroll Management**: - Ensures monthly payroll meets deadlines. - Guarantees the consistency of payroll results/charges, both employee and employer. - Enforces all payment deadlines (social security contributions, employee payroll) ensuring payments to social organizations and employee payrolls. - Improves the payroll process and establishes controls to ensure data reliability. - Manages employee sickness and insurance files effectively. - Handles contentious payroll issues. **DSN Salary Declarations**: - Ensures compliance with deadlines and quality requirements in collaboration with the Deputy Payroll Manager and the ADP Key User. **Payroll Process**: - Ensures smooth information flow across all process actors (Accounting, Treasury, Management Control, IT Department). **Internal Client Relations**: - Responds to operational HR inquiries and informs them of payroll-related changes. - Rejects requests not conforming to legal/conventional frameworks. - Maintains ongoing relations for payroll modifications, improvements, and developments with IT and the provider. - Controls and validates tests during parameter changes. **Relationship with Management**: - Alerts in case of anomalies affecting payroll production deadlines/quality. - Alerts in the event of management anomalies. - Actively participates in coordination meetings for the payroll process and expertise centers. - Actively participates in cross-functional projects/studies and implements recommendations. **Management**: - Recruits payroll managers as needed and ensures effective service operations. - Coordinates the activities of all payroll managers. - Optimizes and develops the skills of employees, motivates, and engages them. - Defines training needs in collaboration with the training department. - Organizes service and work meetings to keep the team updated on social developments and proposes improvement areas, organizes an annual employee expression meeting. **External Control**: - Responds to URSSAF and tax inspector requests and justifies results in case of disagreement. - Responds to all requests from labor inspectors, internal auditors, and statutory auditors. **Analysis**: - Prepares payroll/salary mass data for commission meetings with social partners. **Location**: Position based in Sablé sur Sarthe (factory) or Suresnes (headquarters). **Team**: Team comprised of 7 payroll managers and one Deputy Payroll Manager based in Sablé. If you think that this job is for you, please click now on the button "Apply". The recruitment team of your site will contact you very soon.