People & Culture Payroll Specialist

EMEA Recruitment is delighted to be partnering again with an exciting business as it looks to recruit an Interim People & Culture Payroll Specialist for a period of 6 months.

Due to the urgency of the role, we are ideally looking for someone to start as soon as possible. This is a full-time position that offers hybrid working flexibility.

As the People & Culture Payroll Specialist, you will be responsible for providing timely and accurate Payroll advice and support, managing the HR administration processes, and maintaining the HRIS.

• Ensure timely and accurate reconciliation of Payroll accounts to financial statements
• Coordination with the external vendor - assisting with any Payroll queries and liaising directly with the vendor
• Work with external vendors to produce compliant year-end statements
• Maintain and update the HRIS and other HR-related databases
• Support the onboarding process for new hires
• Assist with employee compensation-related activities
• Processing of employee enquiries and requests related to Payroll, Compensation and Benefits, and Taxes

• Proven experience working in an HR and Payroll focused role - strong with onboarding and Payroll processes
• Sound working knowledge of SAP Success Factors
• Excellent knowledge of Swiss Labour Law
• Fluent English and German (essential) - other languages are a plus
• Technically strong with IT systems

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