Burkhalter Services AG
Zürich
2 months ago
Payroll Specialist (80 - 100%)
- 21 February 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Zürich
Job summary
Join Burkhalter Services AG as a Payroll Specialist, handling payroll for 750 employees. Enjoy a dynamic work environment with great benefits.
Tasks
- Manage monthly payroll runs for hourly and salaried employees.
- Oversee employee onboarding and offboarding, maintaining records.
- Administer social insurance and process related claims accurately.
Skills
- Completed commercial training with further education in Payroll or Trust.
- Several years of experience managing payroll and Swiss social insurance.
- Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel, and Abacus Payroll.
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About the job
Your Tasks:
In this versatile role, you take on the operational responsibility for the payroll accounting of several group companies (approx. 750 employees). You will perform the following tasks:
- Independent execution of monthly payroll runs (hourly and monthly wages)
- Management of entries and exits including master data maintenance
- Administration of social insurances (AHV, BVG, child allowances, withholding tax, etc.) including processing of sickness and accident daily allowances, maternity insurances as well as EO settlements
- Preparation of withholding tax and social insurance declarations, salary certificates as well as annual closing tasks via ELM
- Competent contact person for internal and external partners regarding payroll and social insurance topics
- Administrative support of accident and illness cases including ensuring correct billing
- Close cooperation with the financial accounting department for reconciliations
- Support in HR budgeting and annual audits
- Development and further advancement of various internal Abacus projects - hinge function
- Assistance in HR administration and participation in various HR projects
Your Profile:
- Completed commercial training as well as further education in payroll or fiduciary
- Several years of proven experience in independently managing payroll accounting and Swiss social insurances
- Understanding of the connections between payroll and financial accounting
- High IT and system affinity and very good MS Office skills (especially Excel)
- Confident handling of Abacus payroll accounting
- Fluent German skills in spoken and written form, French skills are an advantage
- Service-oriented personality with team spirit and high resilience
- Reliability and discretion are a matter of course for you
- Motivation to learn new things and actively contribute
What Awaits You With Us:
- Varied and diverse range of tasks in a responsible position with plenty of scope for design
- A collegial and appreciative working environment including a first-name culture
- Modern and central workplace with good transport connections
- 40-hour week with flexible working hours and home office options after onboarding
- 27 days of vacation per year
- Support for your personal and professional development
- Various catering options nearby
Have we sparked your interest? We look forward to receiving your complete application documents by e-mail at:
Burkhalter Services AG
Rusani Fatlume
Flurstrasse 55
8048 Zurich
+41 44 537 65 34
bsag-personal@burkhalter.ch
More information about us: www.burkhalter.ch
