Payroll Specialist (m/f/d) 50-60%
- 09 November 2026
- 50 – 60%
- Permanent position
- German (Native language)
About the job
With over 3500 commercial apprentices, 200 teachers and 40 administrative staff, the Wirtschaftsschule KV Zürich is the largest commercial vocational school in Switzerland. To complement our team, we are looking immediately or by arrangement for a responsible, team-oriented and very independent personality as
Payroll Specialist (m/f/d) 50-60%
Your task
- Independent and timely execution of the monthly payroll processing for all employees and teachers
- Ensuring correct and legally compliant payroll accounting taking into account the relevant labour, social insurance and tax regulations
- Preparation of withholding tax, social insurance and annual declarations as well as execution of year-end closing tasks including ELM transmission
- Competent contact person for employees, managers and external bodies in all payroll and social insurance related matters
- Coordination of payroll accounting with financial accounting as well as participation in monthly and annual closings
- Preparation of HR key figures, statistics and evaluations as well as involvement in HR budget planning
- Support in the further development and optimisation of payroll processes and the HR system Abacus
- Support of the HR admin team as well as taking on deputising duties within the specialist area
Your profile
- Completed commercial basic training with further education as a personnel clerk as well as payroll specialist or payroll expert
- Further education as a social insurance clerk is an advantage
- Several years of professional experience in independent payroll processing as well as sound knowledge of the Swiss payroll and social insurance system
- Very good user knowledge in Abacus Payroll as well as a pronounced IT and system affinity
- Very good MS Office skills, especially Excel
- Understanding of the connections between payroll and financial accounting
- Precise, structured and responsible working method as well as a high degree of discretion and reliability
- Strong service orientation, team spirit and enjoyment in exchanging with different stakeholders
- High initiative, enjoyment of independent working as well as a solution-oriented and entrepreneurial mindset
We offer
- A responsible and varied activity
- An appreciative working environment and a pleasant working atmosphere
- Attractive employment conditions as well as contemporary social benefits
- Individual training and further education opportunities
Interested? Please send us your complete application documents including your desired workload and salary expectations via our application platform . We look forward to getting to know you. For enquiries, our HR department is happy to assist you at 044 444 66 40.