Head of Payroll and Personnel Administration 100%

About the job

• You lead the payroll and personnel administration team with around 11 employees and ensure a high-quality, organisationally as well as safety-compliant and contemporary operation.
• You coordinate the team’s annual scheduling, taking into account the planning of the HR department.
• You actively support the HR management in the strategic realignment of payroll and personnel administration and accompany the further development along automation and AI-supported processes.
• Operationally, you work closely with the HR manager of a division and support with flawless handling in all matters of payroll and personnel administration for this division.
• As a professional point of contact, you and your team advise employees on complex questions regarding payroll accounting and social insurance.
• You lead and are responsible for projects within your specialist area and manage the collaboration with internal and external interfaces.

• You have a university of applied sciences degree or a completed commercial apprenticeship with qualified further training (Swiss federal certificate in personnel or social insurance).
• You have several years of experience in a comparable role, preferably in the public administration.
• You possess good and up-to-date knowledge in payroll, social insurance, as well as labour and public law.
• In addition, you have very good SAP skills in the HR module.
• You are a pragmatic, goal- and solution-oriented personality with empathy and leadership skills and have experience in accompanying change processes.
• Resilience and a high service orientation complete your profile.

• We offer you varied and responsible tasks in a dynamic environment where you can actively shape changes.
• You benefit from flexible working hours and the possibility to work partly from home.
• We promote your professional development through attractive training opportunities and offer generous social benefits.
• The workplace is located in a prime location, in close proximity to Lucerne train station.

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