Bern
Payroll & Social Insurance Specialist 60 - 80% (m/f/d)
- 27 October 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Native language), French (Basic knowledge)
- Bern
About the job
What is my role?
Our client is looking for a Payroll & Social Insurance Specialist for the HR IT Systems and Operations area in Bern. These exciting tasks await you:
You are jointly responsible with the team for the timely monthly payroll processing including posting runs
You prepare payrolls with social insurances and withholding taxes and support three HR Operations teams with specialist questions
You maintain organisational structures for around 50 subsidiaries, participate in controls (ICS) for approximately 11,000 employees and continuously optimise data quality as well as processes
Active participation in specialist department projects
What do I need to be successful?
We look forward to:
Several years of professional experience as a payroll / HR specialist with solid knowledge of Swiss social insurance law and payroll accounting, ideally in a larger company
Very good SAP HCM knowledge
Confident handling of MS Office and UKA Solutions as well as the motivation to familiarise yourself with new IT tools (ATOSS)
Additional training in payroll and/or social insurance desirable
Strong customer and service orientation
Fluent German in spoken and written form, French skills are a plus
Structured and precise way of working
What are my benefits?
Your benefits at a glance:
Become part of a committed team with over 11,000 colleagues in a traditional Swiss company with a 150-year history
Benefit from a permanent position with a flexible workload between 60-80% and the possibility of mobile working
Make a valuable contribution to supporting Swiss agriculture and work in a diverse corporate group with well-known Swiss brands
Attractive workplace in Bern
Work in a varied environment with around 50 subsidiaries
Meaningful activity with direct reference to Swiss food production - from the field to the plate
What distinguishes the company?
Our client is the largest agricultural cooperative in Switzerland with over 150 years of tradition and more than 80 subsidiaries in Switzerland and Europe. Together with over 11,000 employees, the company ensures that valuable Swiss food reaches from the field to the plate. The corporate group operates in the areas of agriculture, food industry, retail and energy and supports farming members in their economic development.
Languages
German: C2 - native level
French: an advantage
Workplace
Bern
Vacancy number
VA-HTT-BKL