
Mélanie Dos Santos
International Payroll Manager
Salary / Daily rate
Paris, France
Freelance
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
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.
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