Freestar-People AG
Zürich
Payroll Specialist 80-100% (a), Zurich Region
- 10 November 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent), English (Intermediate)
- Zürich
About the job
We want you - We can’t do it without you!
Do you enjoy working with numbers, keep an overview even with complex payroll and social insurance topics, and appreciate contact with employees and managers? Would you like to apply your payroll expertise in a modern, digitally oriented HR environment and actively help shape processes? Then this position could be just right for you.
For our client, an established and successful Swiss company in the food production and convenience sector, we are looking for an independent, reliable and service-oriented personality for the location in the Zurich Limmattal region as
Payroll Specialist 80-100% (a), Zurich Region
Your tasks:
- Independent responsibility for the entire payroll accounting including timely and accurate monthly payroll processing
- Overall responsibility for withholding tax as well as support and maintenance of the payroll system
- Support with annual salary adjustments and handling of variable compensation components
- Checking and maintaining personnel master data in various HR and time recording systems
- Preparation of standardised as well as individual HR and payroll reports
- Responsibility for all social insurance matters, including registrations and deregistrations, daily sickness benefits and accident insurance cases, pension fund as well as family and income replacement benefits
- Participation in monthly and annual financial statements as well as support in the year-end closing process
- Support of time management as key user including assistance to managers, maintenance of absences and ensuring periodic closings
- Active participation in internal HR projects and continuous optimisation of processes
- Assuming deputy duties for the supervisor during their absence
Your profile:
- Completed commercial basic training with further education in payroll or social insurance
- Several years of professional experience in Swiss payroll accounting as well as sound knowledge of social insurance
- Good knowledge of digital HR and payroll systems; experience with SwissSalary, SAP SuccessFactors or time recording systems is an advantage
- Strong IT affinity and enthusiasm for digitalisation and optimisation of HR processes
- Independent, structured and extremely precise working style with a high quality awareness
- Trustworthy personality with a strong sense of responsibility and discreet handling of sensitive personnel data
- Communicative and team-oriented personality with a solution-focused and positive attitude
- Confident German language skills as well as good English skills
Can we inspire you to take on a responsible key position in payroll in a dynamic and successful company? Would you like to apply your expertise purposefully and make an important contribution to the company’s success with your reliable and precise working style?
If so, please send your complete application documents including photo by e-mail to the address below. For further information, Mike Altorfer will be happy to assist you.
