Founded in Switzerland in 1968, Zühlke is owned by its partners and located across Europe and Asia. We are a global transformation partner, with engineering and innovation in our DNA. We're trusted to help clients envision and build their businesses for the future – to run smarter today while adapting for tomorrow’s markets, customers, and communities. Our multidisciplinary teams specialise in tech strategy and business innovation, digital solutions and applications, and device and systems engineering. We excel in complex, regulated spaces including health and finance, connecting strategy, tech implementation, and operational services to help clients become more effective, resilient businesses.

If you share our values and want to do the best work, for the right reasons, we can offer you the chance to do it on a global scale and play a real role in shaping our exciting journey.

The Role
We’re looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Payroll Specialist to support our Payroll team in Switzerland. You take on a central role in the team and, together with your colleagues, you are responsible for the payroll accounting of around 700 employees.

How you’ll make impact

• You are responsible for all payroll processing, including posting and account reconciliation.

• You provide active support with the annual financial statements and are a point of contact for our employees' payroll and social security-related questions.

• You further develop payroll reports and HR key figures and ensure high data quality in Workday and SAP.

• You coordinate cooperation with social insurance companies, authorities and external partners.

• Whether joining or leaving the company, contract changes, withholding tax or family allowances, you provide reliable support to employees and managers throughout the entire employee life cycle in all HR administration and employment law matters.

• You will process sickness and accident reports, invoice daily allowances correctly and ensure that deadlines are met.

• Your varied position will also involve working in HR controlling and reporting.

• You will work closely with our Center of Excellence in Germany and be actively involved in national and global People Operations projects.

• You will bring your experience to bear and make an active contribution to the professionalization and digitalization of our payroll processes.

What is important to us

• You have specialist training in the payroll area (e.g. Payroll Specialist) and a federal HR certificate with a commercial background.

•  You have sound experience in payroll accounting - including annual financial statements, audits and social security accounting.

• You have a sound knowledge of labor law issues, social insurance and occupational benefits and are experienced in dealing with HR key figures and salary reporting.

• You are confident in working with auditors, insurance companies and authorities and have an affinity for figures, systems and processes - coupled with a structured and reliable way of working.

• You enjoy international cooperation and like to get involved in projects in which you actively contribute your ideas and take an active role.

• You have a fluent command of German and a very good command of English and impress internal customers with your competent and professional manner.

• A dynamic, collegial working environment is important to you and you enjoy working both on site and from home.

What we offer

• Work life blend: we offer a safe & healthy workplace, with flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home
• Profit share scheme: In addition to your annual salary, you may receive a profit share defined by the company’s success in the previous year
• Global and Diverse Zühlke community: witness how colleagues from all our 16 offices across the globe come together to create a unique, positive and inclusive work culture, learning from one another at annual team camps, and celebrating year-end parties and other local festivities.
• Committed to development: we are committed to the growth of our people and are investing in your development. We’re empowering you to build the skills you need to make a positive impact, both personally and for our clients, today and in the future.

To dive deeper into local benefits of working in Zühlke follow Welcome to Zühlke in Switzerland – Zühlke .

How to Apply

Please remember all applications must be submitted in English only to be considered.

If you feel you don't meet all the requirements, we are still happy to get to know you, learn more about your ambitions and ideas and look forward to receiving your application!  

We welcome people from all backgrounds, regardless of their gender, personality, national origin, race, religion, colour, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, disability or veteran status.