Swiss Life AG
Zürich
2 days ago
Payroll Manager (m/f/d), 100%
- Publication date:30 September 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
Join Swiss Life as a Payroll Specialist managing payroll for 3000 employees. Enjoy a dynamic work environment with great benefits!
Tasks
- Handle monthly payroll processing, including taxes and social insurance.
- Manage additional salary components and be the go-to for staff inquiries.
- Oversee long-term absence payments and collaborate with HR teams.
Skills
- Experience with SAP HCM; additional training in social insurance is preferred.
- Strong IT skills with a flair for numbers.
- Team-oriented and structured approach to payroll tasks.
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About the job
Your area of responsibility
- Together with your team, you are responsible for the monthly processing of payrolls including the accounting of withholding taxes, family allowances, and social insurances for approximately 3000 employees from the internal and external sales of the Swiss market
- You also manage additional salary components and benefits and are the first point of contact for our employees and managers
- Monitoring of daily sickness benefits (KTG), accident insurance (UVG), daily allowance payments & time tracking during long-term absences is also part of your daily routine
- You enjoy close cross-departmental collaboration with the HR team and external agencies
- Additionally, you are involved in end-to-end testing, various projects, and year-end tasks including the issuance of salary certificates
Your strengths
- You have experience with SAP HCM; Workday knowledge is a plus
- Your strong IT affinity combined with a flair for numbers distinguishes you
- You are a team-oriented, structured person who sees payroll as their "vocation"
- Your good German skills complete your profile; any additional national language is an advantage
- You have further training in social insurance and several years of professional experience in a comparable role
- Market-oriented base salary
- Bonus depending on company success and personal performance
- Between 25 and 30 vacation days
- Recognition of service anniversaries every five years
- Flexible working hours
- Mobile office
- Time-out models
- Flexible working models 58+
- Internal training offers
- Support for external education and training
Your contact
Linda Fackelmayer
About Swiss Life
With our individual pension and financial advice, we accompany people in all stages of life in preparing for their financial future and support them in shaping their lives financially independently.
About the company
Swiss Life AG
Zürich
Reviews
3.5
- Management style3.5
- Salary and benefits3.8
- Career opportunities3.5
- Working atmosphere3.3