Stadt St.Gallen
St.Gallen
Payroll Specialist 65%
- 15 October 2026
- 65%
- St.Gallen
About the job
Your new role
As a competent payroll specialist, you will take on a responsible role in a demanding and complex HR department of the administration. Together with the team, you ensure the correct and timely payroll processing for around 2,000 employees. Your tasks include the administration of entries and exits, processing of family allowances and EO compensations, as well as clarifying social insurance-related questions. Furthermore, you competently advise and support our departments and employees on payroll, insurance, and personnel-related topics. You can expect an exciting and varied range of tasks with a high degree of personal responsibility, diverse issues, and the opportunity to actively contribute and further develop your expertise.
This position is for you if you
- have training as an HR assistant (HRSE certificate) or as a payroll expert.
- have several years of proven professional experience in payroll, preferably in a public-law institution.
- have sound knowledge of Swiss social insurances.
- have good user skills in the ABACUS payroll system.
- maintain a careful, reliable, and independent working style.
- see yourself as a loyal, service-oriented personality and appreciate contact with different stakeholders.
Good reasons to work for the City of St.Gallen:
Our department
We strive for shared attitudes and standards in personnel policy and consider the specific needs of our diverse departments wherever possible. The personnel services see themselves as a service and competence centre for all essential questions of personnel management. Within the department, we foster a solution-oriented, open, and appreciative collaboration.
What we offer
With us, you can expect a varied activity with development potential in a motivated team, flexible office and working hours, interesting training opportunities, as well as a workplace directly at St.Gallen station.
Our selection process
Do you value both independent work and teamwork and meet the requirements? Then we look forward to your application. Your questions will be gladly answered by Rolf Bottlang, Head of Payroll, phone 071 224 55 67. Please submit your complete dossier exclusively online.
We value diversity in all its forms and look forward to your perspective.