Payroll Specialist

About the job

About us

Sonic Suisse is a comprehensive network of regional laboratories with more than 2,500 employees at locations in the German-, French- and Italian-speaking parts of Switzerland.

We are part of the global Sonic Healthcare Group, a leading provider of medical diagnostic services. We are committed to the well-being of our customers and their patients, thus making a decisive contribution to medical care throughout Switzerland every day. High quality standards and the continuous training of our employees guarantee the reliability and meaningfulness of our analyses and test results.

The Sonic Suisse SSD (Support Services Division) brings together central functions in the areas of Sales & Marketing, IT, Finance, HR and medical services. With our services, we ensure that our regional laboratory locations throughout Switzerland are optimally supported and operate smoothly. Together, we make an important contribution to high-quality medical care.

Is payroll more than just a monthly pay run for you?

You enjoy working precisely, keep an overview even with more complex issues and want to take responsibility for your own payroll area?

As a Payroll Specialist, you will ensure together with our HR team that our employees are paid reliably and correctly. Your role goes beyond pure payroll processing: you deal with social insurances, absences, year-end processes and reports and are an important contact person for employees and managers. At the same time, you have the opportunity to further develop our payroll processes and systems.

Your tasks

You independently take over payroll responsibility for a defined employee area and ensure correct and timely payroll processing. This includes in particular:

• independent execution and control of the monthly payroll processing including salary changes, variable remuneration and deductions
• processing of entries, exits and mutations as well as ensuring correct final settlements
• handling social insurances, withholding taxes as well as pension and insurance matters
• execution and coordination of year-end tasks, salary notifications and statutory declarations
• preparation of evaluations and reports, for example on personnel costs, audits or other HR key figures
• competent contact person for employees and managers on questions about salary, social insurances and other payroll topics
• close cooperation with our HR partners, the regional payroll management as well as internal and external interfaces
• active participation in the optimisation, digitalisation and further development of our payroll processes and systems

What you bring with you

Payroll only works with trust and accuracy. That is why we are looking for someone who likes to take responsibility and works carefully even with recurring deadlines.

Ideally, you bring:

• a commercial basic education with further training in HR, payroll or social insurance
• several years of solid professional experience in Swiss payroll, ideally in a larger or decentralised organisation
• profound knowledge of Swiss social insurances as well as relevant legal and salary-related regulations
• a strong service orientation and enjoyment in working with employees, managers and the HR team
• a good understanding of compensation topics, HR key figures and related HR processes
• good analytical skills and enjoyment in questioning and further developing processes
• good knowledge of HR and payroll systems; Abacus knowledge is an advantage
• very good German skills as well as good English skills; Italian is an additional plus

What to expect from us

Our HR and payroll organisation is evolving. Processes are being standardised, responsibilities sharpened and our systems continuously developed.

For you, this means: You are close to the operational business and at the same time have the opportunity to jointly further develop our payroll.

• a responsible payroll function with a lot of independence
• 40-hour week and 5 weeks’ holiday
• after the induction, the possibility to work partially from home
• a versatile HR environment with lots of contact with employees and managers
• a team where collaboration and mutual support are important
• short decision-making paths and room for your own ideas
• opportunities to develop professionally and personally within HR
• an environment where you not only execute existing processes but also help to further develop them

What happens after your application

It is important to us that you know from the start what to expect.

You want to take responsibility, develop yourself and actively shape HR? Then we look forward to receiving your application documents.

Before you take the trouble to write a cover letter: with us, this is not mandatory. Just send us your CV as well as your relevant references and certificates and additionally tell us in three short points what distinguishes you and why you are a good fit for us and this role.

If you have any questions, Marc and Ulla will be happy to assist you.