Payroll Specialist 60 – 80%

About the job

Payroll Specialist 60 – 80%

The Intercantonal University of Special Education (HfH) is the most important Swiss centre of expertise for special and remedial education with around 2,000 students. In teaching, research and services, we are committed to participation and educational equity. Our work combines scientific excellence with social responsibility and is oriented towards the needs of practice, politics and the education system.

To strengthen our team, we are looking for a Payroll Specialist from 1 January 2027 or by arrangement. We are seeking a committed individual who enjoys teamwork and will take primary responsibility for payroll.

Your area of responsibility

• Independent and timely processing of monthly payroll and fee payments (payroll software: Abacus)
• Ensuring correct and legally compliant payroll accounting, taking into account relevant labour, social insurance and tax regulations
• Reconciliation of payroll accounting with financial accounting and collaboration on monthly and annual financial statements
• Competent contact person for employees, managers and external bodies on all payroll and social insurance matters
• Preparation of withholding tax, social insurance and annual declarations as well as execution of year-end tasks including ELM transmission
• Participation in payroll and social insurance audits
• Preparation and implementation of the annual salary review
• Creation of evaluations, statistics and payroll-related reports
• Participation in the optimisation and further development of payroll processes and HR projects
• Support of the HR team with administrative tasks; representation within the payroll department is ensured

Your profile

• Completed commercial basic training or equivalent
• Further training in Human Resources with a focus on payroll and social insurance administration 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
• Precise, very independent and reliable working style
• High level of digital skills (Abacus, MS Office especially Excel, SAP is an advantage)

We offer you

We offer

Flexible working hours

With annual working hours, home office options and various working models, you can shape your working day.

Training and development

We promote your professional development with an annual time budget and access to internal and external training opportunities.

Vibrant corporate culture

You work in interdisciplinary teams where knowledge is actively shared and collaboration is lived. Regular staff events – such as team days or joint activities – encourage exchange across departments and strengthen cohesion.

Health and well-being

Offers in the area of corporate health management as well as discounted sports opportunities at the Academic Sports Association support your well-being.

Attractive social benefits

We support you financially with the pension fund (BVK), insurance and offer you a high level of security.

Meaningful work

At HfH, you work on topics with societal impact.

Questions about the position:

Ms Daniela Telesco
Human Resources HfH
Phone +41 44 317 12 41
daniela.telesco@hfh.ch

Questions about the application process:

Ms Vera Schürmann
Human Resources HfH
Phone +41 44 317 12 55
bewerbung@hfh.ch

We look forward to receiving your complete application documents by 30 October 2026 via the online platform.

www.hfh.ch
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