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Payroll Specialist, 50%, temporary until August 31st 2027.

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Seeking a Payroll Specialist for a temporary, 50% role in Spreitenbach, Switzerland, until August 31st, 2027. This position requires knowledge of Swiss payroll, social security, and taxation, with SAP Success Factors being a plus. Responsibilities include managing payroll data, ensuring compliance with regulations, and liaising with authorities and internal partners.

Responsibilities

  • Record and administrate personnel master data in payroll system, timekeeping system and CDS.
  • Record and check variable payroll data.
  • Start payroll process and check payroll data to secure correct data for payment/accounting.
  • Secure a correct registration of co-workers for the different social insurances/tax authorities.
  • Secure registration/announcement of co-workers to different daily allowance insurances and monitor payments of daily allowances and prepare and forward credit notes for accounting.
  • Establish monthly statements to tax authorities (withholding tax) and monitor incoming invoices and forward invoices to accounting.
  • Monitor expiration of child allowances.
  • Establish year-end statements for social insurances and tax authorities and assistance for reconciliation.
  • Establish of diverse personnel and salary data reports.
  • Complete various forms for public authorities (social insurances, execution offices).
  • Contact to external or internal partners and support line managers, co-workers and local HR in social insurance and HR system related matters.
  • Establish personnel ID cards (Badges) and secure correct building accesses for co-workers in the units.

Requirements

  • Relevant education or further training in Payroll, HR or Social Insurance.
  • Knowledge of Swiss payroll, social security, taxation and employment-related regulations combined with hands-on payroll experience.
  • Good analytical skills and a flair for numbers.
  • Ability to strike a balance between keeping a good overview and paying good attention to detail.
  • Ability to prioritize and organize own work.
  • Good service mindset.
  • Quick learner who is easily able to adapt to changing demands.
  • Ability to communicate confidently and clearly with various audiences both verbally and in writing.
  • Role model for IKEA Culture & Values.
  • Self-reliant and motivated with proven ability to work as part of a team as well as independently.
  • Ability to ensure integrity of HR systems, guidelines, labour, tax and social security law.
  • Ability to recognize connectivity to accounting.
  • Fluency in German and preferably in English as well.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge in SAP Success Factors would be a plus.
  • Any other national languages are a significant plus.

Benefits

  • 28 vacation days (based on a 100% workload).
  • 8 weeks paid parental leave for fathers; 20 weeks paid parental leave for mothers.
  • Very attractive social benefits.
  • 15% staff discount on your purchase - in every Swiss IKEA store.
  • Reimbursement for public transport travel tickets (85% to 100%).
  • Free parking facilities.
  • Unlimited access to the LinkedIn learning platform.
  • Affordable and healthy meals in staff canteen (CHF 4.50 for meat dishes and CHF 3.50 for veggie dishes).
  • Bonus payments for all employees.
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Company

IKEA

Job Posted

2 weeks ago

Expires

in 11 months

Employment Type

Temporary

WorkMode

On Site

Experience Level

Mid-Senior

Locations

Spreitenbach, Switzerland

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