Payroll Specialist with French Language Skills (m/f/d) 80-100%

About the job

Our client is a politically and religiously neutral company in the field of immigration, specialising in the care and integration of asylum seekers and refugees. With operations across Europe, the employees work in various refugee accommodations on behalf of public institutions.

As a reliable partner of the federal government, cantons and municipalities, our client offers you the chance to engage in a significant social sector.

On behalf of this client, I am looking to complement the payroll team in Zurich immediately or by arrangement with a

Payroll Specialist with French Language Skills (m/f/d) 80-100%

Your tasks:

• Independent execution of the monthly payroll for employees in the French-speaking part of Switzerland
• Ensuring correct and timely payroll processing as well as active support throughout the entire process
• Recording and checking all relevant changes such as entries and exits or other modifications
• Assisting in the preparation of monthly key figures and reports
• Maintaining personnel, master and payroll data in the SwissSalary system
• Advising employees and managers on insurance matters such as illness, accident, pension or family allowances
• Processing general personnel data and participating in HR projects to further develop processes and systems

Your profile:

• Commercial basic training with further education in human resources
• Several years of professional experience in a comparable role, ideally in payroll or personnel
• Independent, proactive personality with strong analytical thinking skills
• Flexible, precise and reliable working style
• Open to change and process optimisation
• Very good German skills (spoken and written at C1 level)
• Good French skills (spoken and written at B2 level)
• English skills at B2 level in spoken and written form

The benefits:

• A varied and meaningful role in a dynamic, multicultural working environment
• Access to a wide range of internal and external training and further education programmes
• A clear commitment to pay equity - demonstrated by our Fair-ON-Pay-Advanced certification
• The possibility to take unpaid leave or purchase additional holiday days
• A centrally located workplace combined with a flexible working model and home office options

Your positive attitude, combined with strong communication skills and assertiveness, makes you the ideal addition to the team. If you recognise yourself in this profile, I look forward to receiving your complete application!