Mélanie Dos Santos

International Payroll Manager

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

HRProject Management (PMO)WorkdayData AnalysisPower BICanvaAccountingProject OwnerFinanceSAP ERP

Languages

EnglishSpanishFrenchPortuguese

About me

Intro

Payroll & HR Consultant - Implementation, management & audit | HR analytics, C&B and HRIS expertise | Highly adaptable human resources professional with a strong attention to detail and passionate about labor law and global mobility. I am used to fast paced and changing environments, enjoy leading process improvements and my preferences go towards analytical and customer orientated roles in multi cultural-organizations.

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Work experience

Payroll Manager

Avis Budget Group

Mar 2024 - Present

2 years 8 months

Global Payroll Manager

Claire's accessories UK

Jun 2024 - Dec 2024

7 months

Remote

• Functional management, training and support grow of a small team • Audit and restructuring of roles and responsibilities across functional teams • Building data oriented processes and documentation to optimize payroll prep and review,and step by step guides for the team • Ensuring accurate and timely payment for a population of 1300+ retail and HQ employees • Management of benefits provider’s relationship • Streamlined data exchange processes with the payroll provider by formalizing standardized information templates to address recurring gaps in requested data • Workcouncil meetings facilitation on payroll, reporting and employment law topics • New provider implementation SDWorx to ADP GlobalView (Master data, YTD migration, set up, testing, reporting building and cost accounting needs)

International payroll analyst - EMEA

Expedia Group

Jan 2019 - Mar 2024

5 years 3 months

Paris, France

Manage daily responsibilities through the full payroll cycle with complete accountability and ownership: - Thorough monitoring of accuracy and consistency of the data processed trough monthly payroll whilst identifying, documenting, and escalating all issues - Time and Attendance management - Final settlement calculations, including severance - Ensure high levels of accuracy and compliancy of payroll results in a timely manner - Handle post-payroll activities (month-end reconciliation, statutory declarations & payments, etc.) Additional activities: - Manage the relationship with the authorities and social bodies - Work closely with internal partners such as finance/accounting/Legal and bring support when needed - Handle all payroll and admin related requests from employees and managers - Ensure various collective agreement compliancy and contribute to their improvement (T&A, saving plans, etc.) - Suggest Continuous improvement processes on a regular basis

Payroll & HR administrator

Devoteam

Feb 2017 - Mar 2019

2 years 2 months

92300 Levallois-Perret, France

In-house payroll

HR & Payroll Consultant

H3P

Jan 2019 - Jan 2019

1 month

92300 Levallois-Perret, France

Payroll Specialist

Voyageurs du Monde

Jan 2019 - Jan 2019

1 month

Paris, France

In-house payroll

Gestionnaire de paie

Groupe Hospitalier Diaconesses Croix Saint-Simon

Apr 2015 - Aug 2015

5 months

Paris, France

In-house payroll

Gestionnaire de paie en alternance

Eiffage

Oct 2014 - Mar 2015

6 months

In-house payroll

Human Resources Assistant

MBDA

Sep 2012 - Oct 2014

2 years 2 months


Education

MBA ESG

Master of Business Administration - MBA

2021 - 2022

1 year 1 month

IGS-RH

Licence - Gestion de la paie et administration du personnel

2014 - 2015

4 months

Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC)

DUT Gestion des Entreprises et des Administrations

2012 - 2014

2 years 2 months


Licenses & certifications

LABEL HF-MANAGEMENT : Mixité et égalité professionnelle entre hommes et femmes

Issued: May 2025

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