HR Manager & Payroll Specialist (80% over 5 days or 100%)

Company Description

Swiss Medical Network is one of the two leading private groups of clinics and hospitals in Switzerland.

Equipped with state-of-the-art medical infrastructure, the group offers first-class care services, both outpatient and inpatient, across all medical specialties.

With 21 clinics and hospitals as well as more than 60 outpatient centres spread across 15 cantons and the three linguistic regions of the country, Swiss Medical Network is a major player in the Swiss healthcare system.

Job Description

To strengthen our Human Resources team in French-speaking Switzerland, we are looking for an HR Manager & Payroll Specialist (80% over 5 days or 100%).

Do you want to put your expertise in HR administration and payroll management at the service of a dynamic group, in a stimulating and constantly evolving environment?

Within our HR team, you will hold a versatile and responsible role at the heart of administrative and payroll activities.

You will manage the employee lifecycle as well as the complete and reliable processing of salaries.

As the primary contact for employees and internal and external partners, you ensure the quality of HR services, compliance with legal requirements, and continuous improvement of our processes.

Your main responsibilities

• Ensure the complete administrative management of the employee lifecycle, from entry to departure

• Guarantee the autonomous and full processing of salaries for monthly and hourly paid staff, respecting deadlines and legal and contractual provisions

• Monitor absences due to illness, accident and maternity, including declarations to insurance companies and calculation of benefits

• Advise and support employees with questions related to payroll, salary statements and social insurance

• Perform monthly payroll checks, salary reconciliations and follow-up of insurance benefits

• Participate in monthly and annual closings, including preparation and accounting of AHV, BVG and UVG statements, as well as issuing salary certificates

• Ensure the reliability of salary data and prepare documents necessary for internal and external audits

• Develop and analyse reports, statistics and key performance indicators (KPIs)

• Work closely with HR, Finance teams and various external partners

• Actively contribute to cross-departmental HR projects, as well as to the optimisation and digitalisation of processes

Qualifications

Your profile

• Commercial apprenticeship certificate or equivalent training

• Personnel management assistant certificate

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar role

• Excellent knowledge of Swiss social insurance and payroll legislation

• Proven experience in autonomous and complete payroll processing

• Very good command of IT tools and HR and payroll management software

• Knowledge of SwissSalary is a real asset

• Very good command of Excel

Your personal skills

• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously

• High rigour, precision and reliability in work

• Analytical mind, autonomy and sense of responsibility

• Absolute discretion and strict respect for confidentiality

• Solution-oriented and strong interest in continuous improvement

• Excellent team spirit and ease in dealing with various interlocutors

• Service-oriented and professional approach in handling employee requests

Additional Information

What we offer you

• A pleasant working environment within a dynamic and committed team

• A varied and stimulating role, offering a real level of autonomy and responsibility

• The opportunity to actively contribute to the development and improvement of HR processes

• Attractive employment conditions

• The possibility of teleworking one day per week

• Five weeks of holiday and semi-flexible hours

Job conditions

• Workplace: Fribourg (Route de Beaumont 6, 1700 Fribourg)

• Activity rate: 100%

• Contract type: Permanent contract (CDI)

• Start date: To be agreed