HR Financial & Payroll Expert

UEFA; Vaud; Hybrid; CHF 110.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

UEFA in Nyon seeks an HR Financial & Payroll Expert with 7+ years in Swiss payroll, compensation, social insurance and tax. You will ensure accurate payroll delivery, provide financial analysis to support HR decisions and manage workforce budgeting.

In a hybrid setup (up to one day work from home per week), you will collaborate with HR and Finance to ensure Swiss compliance, guide managers on payroll and benefits, and uphold integrity and service quality across employee finances.

Qualifikationen

• At least 7 years' experience in payroll, compensation, social insurance and tax in Switzerland.
• Robust HR financial infrastructure incl. budgeting and audit support.
• Experience in an international organisation preferred.
• Experience with SAP or similar HRIS/payroll solutions.

Aufgaben

• Deliver accurate monthly payroll delivery in line with Swiss labour law and social security requirements.
• Provide financial analysis to support business decisions and manage workforce budgeting.
• Support governance through compliant payroll, benefits and HR policy processes.
• Advise HR business partners on payroll and compensation matters ensuring guideline consistency.
• Support social security, pension, retirement and tax guidance for employees.
• Partner on organisation-wide HR initiatives and drive continuous improvement in payroll processes.

Kenntnisse

Payroll

Tax compliance

HRIS payroll

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Swiss labour law

Ausbildung

University degree in Finance

Further HR education

Tools

SAP HRIS

Jobbeschreibung

Job information

Division/Unit: Services / HR Operations

Contract type: Permanent (80-100%)

Location: Nyon (up to one day working from home per week)

Start date: 01.12.2026

Application deadline: 02.10.2026

Main goal

Are you a payroll and finance professional who enjoys combining technical expertise with meaningful people impact?

Then join us as our next HR Financial & Payroll Expert. Your role will be to ensure accurate payroll management, provide financial analysis to support business decisions, and manage workforce budgeting and forecasting.

Through close collaboration with the HR and Finance teams, you will help ensure compliance with policies and procedures, contribute to HR projects, and support the effective management of employee-related financial matters across UEFA.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivering accurate staff‑cost budgets and forecasts, anticipating workforce changes.
• Ensuring accurate, timely and compliant monthly payroll delivery, in line with Swiss labour law and social security requirements.
• Supporting strong governance by ensuring robust compliance and risk management across payroll, benefits and HR policies, including coordinating audits, and reporting reliably to UEFA's finance division, internal and external auditors and the competent authorities.
• Providing UEFA's HR business partners and managers with expert advice on payroll and other matters relating to compensation and benefits, ensuring consistent application of the relevant guidelines.
• Supporting employees with clear guidance on social security, pension, retirement and tax matters, improving understanding and compliance.
• Partnering on organisation-wide HR initiatives that strengthen people practices, support workforce decisions and shape the future of work at UEFA.
• Drive continuous improvement, standardisation and operational excellence across payroll, compensation and benefits processes.

Requirements

Experience

• At least 7 years' experience handling payroll, compensation, social insurance and tax in a Swiss corporate environment.
• Proven ability to maintain a robust, transparent HR financial infrastructure (budgeting, reporting and audit support).
• Previous experience within an international organisation, ideally of comparable scale and complexity.
• Experience with SAP or similar HRIS/payroll solutions.

Education:

• University degree in Finance, Business Administration, human resources or similar field
• Further education in human resources (e.g. Swiss brevet fédéral), pensions/insurance, finance or HRIS is an advantage.

Languages:

• English: Proficient
• French: Proficient

Other requirements:

• Excellent knowledge of HR & Financial processes
• Financial background
• Ability to take initiative and lead projects with accountability and turn ideas into impactful results.
• Strong commitment to service excellence and quality
• High level of integrity, discretion and sound judgment, especially when handling sensitive HR and payroll information.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office
• The successful candidate will be expected to be resident in Switzerland or nearby France.

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