Payroll Expert 80-100% (M/F/X)

Michael Page; Lausanne; Vor Ort; CHF 120.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Michael Page is seeking a senior HR Operations expert in Lausanne to oversee payroll, compensation & benefits, social insurance, and workforce cost analysis.

You will lead end-to-end payroll in compliance with Swiss law and collective agreements, manage time management data, and drive HR digitalization and analytics with BI tools.

The role requires a Swiss HR diploma, 5–8 years of payroll experience, fluency in French with English, and collaboration across multi-site teams.

Qualifikationen

• Swiss Federal Diploma in HR or Social Insurance or equivalent.
• Higher education in HR, Finance, or Business Administration.
• Specialisation in Payroll, Compensation & Benefits or HR Controlling is a plus.
• 5–8 years of experience in a complex payroll environment.
• Strong knowledge of Swiss social insurance and payroll taxation.
• Experience in HR reporting, workforce cost controlling and compensation.
• Proficient with end-to-end payroll and time management processes.
• Experience with HRIS, payroll and time management systems.
• Advanced Excel and BI tools experience (Power BI).
• Interest in data, automation, digitalisation and new tech.
• Experience in HR transformation or digitalisation projects.
• Multi-site exposure and fluency in French; English intermediate; German an asset.

Aufgaben

• Oversee end-to-end payroll cycle in compliance with Swiss law and SLAs.
• Coordinate Swiss social insurance, withholding tax and year-end activities.
• Monitor regulatory developments impacting payroll processes.
• Ensure time and attendance data aligns with payroll and rules.
• Act as functional expert for payroll systems; drive configurations and improvements.
• Ensure compliance with collective agreements, controls, data protection and confidentiality.
• Prepare audits and contribute to risk mitigation actions.
• Conduct compensation analyses and support salary structures and benefits.
• Support pay equity initiatives with relevant data.
• Model salary review simulations and financial impact assessments.
• Contribute to workforce planning and personnel cost budgeting.
• Produce HR and financial KPIs and dashboards; support monthly closings.
• Provide decision-support to HR, Finance and management; liaise with external partners.

Kenntnisse

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Communication skills

Ausbildung

Swiss HR/Social Insurance qualification

Higher education in HR/Finance/Business

Tools

HRIS

Excel

Power BI

Jobbeschreibung

• Build on your expertise in payroll, C&B and HR analytics.
• Contribute to HR process improvement and digitalisation.

About Our Client

Our client is a large Swiss organisation

Job Description

As a senior subject-matter expert within HR Operations, you will act as a key point of contact for Payroll, Compensation & Benefits, social insurance, time management and workforce cost analysis.

Your Main Responsibilities Will Include

• Oversee the end-to-end payroll cycle, ensuring accurate and compliant payroll processing in accordance with Swiss legislation, collective labour agreements and internal policies.
• Manage and coordinate Swiss social insurance processes, withholding tax, salary certificates, statutory declarations and year-end activities.
• Monitor regulatory, social security and payroll tax developments and assess their impact on processes and policies.
• Ensure consistency between time and attendance data and payroll, including working time, absences and related rules.
• Act as a functional expert for payroll and time management systems, supporting complex cases, system configuration and process improvements.
• Ensure compliance with collective labour agreements, regulatory requirements, internal controls, data protection and confidentiality standards.
• Prepare and support internal and external audits, identify compliance risks and recommend corrective actions.
• Conduct compensation analyses and market benchmarks and contribute to the development of salary structures, variable compensation and employee benefit programmes.
• Support pay equity initiatives and provide relevant compensation data and analysis.
• Prepare salary review simulations and assess the financial impact of salary increases, promotions and bonus programmes.
• Contribute to workforce planning, headcount forecasting and personnel cost budgeting.
• Produce and analyse HR and financial KPIs, dashboards and management reports covering payroll, headcount, workforce costs and related indicators.
• Provide recommendations and decision-support analysis to HR, Finance and management.
• Perform reconciliations between HR, payroll and accounting data and contribute to monthly and annual financial closing activities, including personnel-related accruals and provisions.
• Participate actively in HR transformation, digitalisation and automation projects, including the development of analytical and data-driven solutions.
• Liaise with external partners including social insurance institutions, pension funds, insurers and public authorities.
• Support and train HR teams and key users, maintain functional documentation and promote best practices across the organisation.

The Successful Applicant

You are an experienced Payroll professional with strong expertise in Swiss payroll, social insurance and employment-related regulations, combined with excellent analytical and financial skills.

You Ideally Bring

• A Swiss Federal Diploma in Human Resources, Social Insurance or an equivalent qualification, complemented by higher education in HR, Finance, Business Administration or a related field.
• A specialisation in Payroll, Compensation & Benefits or HR Controlling would be an advantage.
• At least 5-8 years of relevant experience in a complex payroll environment.
• In-depth knowledge of Swiss social insurance, payroll taxation and employment-related regulatory requirements.
• Proven experience in HR reporting, workforce cost controlling and Compensation & Benefits.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end payroll and time management processes.
• Experience working with HRIS, payroll and time management systems.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with Business Intelligence tools such as Power BI or equivalent solutions.
• Strong interest in data, process automation, digitalisation and emerging technologies.
• Previous involvement in HR transformation or digitalisation projects.
• Experience in a multi-site organisation and/or an environment governed by collective labour agreements would be highly valued.
• Fluency in French, intermediate English; German would be an asset
• You combine strong analytical capabilities with accuracy, attention to detail and sound judgement. You are solution-oriented, comfortable handling confidential information and able to communicate, influence and collaborate effectively across HR, Finance, management and external stakeholders.

What's on Offer

This position offers the opportunity to apply and further develop your expertise in Payroll, Compensation & Benefits and HR analytics within a well-established Swiss organisation.

You will work closely with HR, Finance and other internal stakeholders, while contributing to process improvement, digitalisation and automation initiatives. The role offers varied responsibilities in a complex, multi-site environment. Occasional travel between Swiss sites and additional availability during closing periods may be required.

Quote job ref: JN-092026-7101050