Specialist in Payroll and Social Security (80-100%)
- 04 September 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent), French (Intermediate)
- 2501 Biel
About the job
The People & Culture division of the Biel Hospital Centre shares responsibility for managing personnel requirements and deployment and makes a significant contribution to the further development of the overall organisation. As a trusted partner, we support supervisors and employees professionally and efficiently in their personnel matters. Our goal is to help shape the culture of the BHZ beyond the classic HR tasks and to offer innovative solutions for all supervisors and employees.
Do you feel at home both in payroll and in the world of social security? Do you enjoy working independently, appreciate professional exchange within the team, and keep an overview even with more complex issues? Then a varied specialist role with two exciting focuses awaits you with us.
In this role, you will be active in the areas of payroll and social security. Together with our payroll and social security specialists, you will ensure a high-quality, timely, and legally compliant processing of our processes.
To strengthen our team, we are looking for an immediate or agreed start for a:
Specialist in Payroll and Social Security (80-100%)
Your tasks – our position
- You participate in the monthly payroll processing as well as in monthly and annual closing tasks and carry out the necessary checks and reconciliations.
- You ensure high data quality in our HR systems and work on the interfaces to financial accounting.
- You independently handle a variety of topics related to social security – from illness and accident cases to EO and maternity/paternity leave, as well as entry, exit, and change notifications.
- You liaise with social security institutions, authorities, and offices and ensure the correct social security treatment in payroll processing.
- For more complex questions in payroll and social security, you are a competent contact person for our internal partners.
- You work closely with the payroll specialist, the social security specialist, and other internal departments.
- In case of absences, you take over the representation in the payroll and social security accounting of our subsidiaries and ensure the timely continuation of processes.
- You actively contribute your expertise to the team and participate in the further development of processes, controls, workflows, and projects.
Your skills – our requirements
- You have a commercial or equivalent basic education and have further trained in the HR field, for example as an HR specialist with a federal certificate or with further training in payroll and/or social security.
- You bring professional experience in payroll processing and social security matters.
- You have good knowledge of Swiss social security and a good understanding of accounting contexts.
- You have very good user skills in MS Office and ideally experience with SAP and Abacus.
- You communicate very well in German and French, both orally and in writing.
- You convince with a strong numerical understanding and a structured, reliable, and efficient working style.
- Networked thinking as well as a good understanding of processes and interfaces characterise you.
- You are communicative, responsible, and enjoy working with different contacts.
Your opportunities – our offer
You can expect a varied specialist role in which you do not exclusively handle payroll or social security but can apply and further develop your knowledge in both fields. You work independently and take responsibility for your topics but can at the same time rely on professional exchange with experienced colleagues.
The People & Culture team stands for a forward-looking, positive, supportive, and dynamic culture that is great fun and motivates us to shape the future of the hospital together.
And beyond the role, the BHZ has a lot to offer! As an employee of the Biel Hospital Centre, you benefit from attractive employment conditions according to the GAV as well as numerous additional advantages. These include offers to reconcile work and private life, opportunities for personal and professional development, offers related to health and recreation, as well as attractive discounts and other benefits.
Discover all the advantages of working at the Biel Hospital Centre here: Your advantages at the Biel Hospital Centre
If you have any questions, Noémie Aebischer, Head of Consulting & Recruitment, People & Culture, will be happy to assist you: noemie.aebischer@szb-chb.ch .
We look forward to your online application!
