What are the responsibilities and job description for the HR Business Partner position at BDO Belgium?
Do you enjoy combining strategy and hands-on HR work? Do you like working closely with leaders, people managers and teams while also being involved in day-to-day people topics?
At BDO, you’ll support our Audit & Risk Advisory teams as a trusted HR Business Partner. In a warm, hands-on and pragmatic environment, you help translate people strategy into real impact with actions that strengthen our business, our leaders and our colleagues.
Make your career count as an HR Business Partner at BDO.
What will you be doing?
How you make it count?
As an HR Business Partner, you act as the dedicated HR point of contact for Audit & Risk Advisory (RAS). Your scope is focused on the HR domains that matter most including growth & feedback culture, retention, talent development, continuous listening, wellbeing, … together with your HR colleagues.
You combine a good understanding of the business with strong HR expertise. You work closely with leadership, people managers and colleagues across different levels of the organisation, ensuring that HR support is visible, relevant and actionable.
Some responsibilities we trust you with:
- Acting as a sparring partner for leadership and people managers on people, team and organisational topics
- Translating business priorities within Audit & RAS into concrete HR actions and follow-up
- Advising and coaching on Performance management, Career development and Team dynamics and culture
- Supporting both strategic HR initiatives and recurring processes with a pragmatic, hands-on approach, with a first-time right mindset
- Proactively identifying HR challenges and turning them into solutions
- Driving initiatives around:
- Workforce & succession planning
- Engagement & retention
- Leadership development
- Using HR data, feedback and business insights to guide decision-making
- Collaborating with internal experts such as Reward, Recruitment, Learning, HR operations and HRIS
- Contributing to employer branding initiatives together with Marketing
In short: you don’t just design HR plans, you make them happen.
What do you bring to the table?
- You have at least 5 years of experience in HR, including a first experience as HR Business Partner or in a similar advisory HR Role
- You have strong knowledge of Belgian social legislation and a solid understanding of core HR processes and operational HR topics, including employee lifecycle management, performance, development, absenteeism and long-term illness
- You understand how business works and can translate strategy into pragmatic actions
- You take initiative and proactively identify opportunities or issues autonomously
- You combine a pragmatic mindset with strong analytical thinking
- You feel comfortable to coach, challenge and advise stakeholders at different levels, from leadership to people managers and teams
- You fluently speak Dutch, French and English
- You have the flexibility and willingness to be visible across the different BDO offices.
What do we bring to the table?
According to our colleagues, it’s our team spirit, flexibility and focus on wellbeing that make the difference. But judge for yourself:
- Culture: you can be yourself and work in a team where respect and collaboration are key
- Impact: from day 1, you take ownership and make a real difference
- Growth: you get access to training through our BDO Academy
- Development: you shape your own career path, we support you along the way
- Flexibility: you benefit from a hybrid way of working, with regular presence expected in the different BDO Offices
- Wellbeing: your physical and mental health matter to us
- Salary: you receive a competitive package with attractive benefits
Were you nodding to yourself enthusiastically as you read through the job description? Then be sure to send us your CV right away! We may soon welcome you as a new colleague!