Zürich
HR Specialist with Payroll Responsibility (m/f/d)
- 31 July 2026
- 60 – 80%
- Permanent position
- CHF 80 000 - 95 000 /year
- German (Fluent)
- Zürich
About the job
We have developed a web-based online platform for job searching and talent acquisition that digitalises the application process and supports the company in quickly recognising talents in the market and securing them for the long term. With a digital Rocken profile, every applicant can quickly and easily connect with market-leading companies and share their profile.
Our work places people at the centre, both technologically and organically. Rocken® offers executive search and talent management consulting to address the personal and individual needs of each person and to implement these optimally in personnel recruitment and career planning.
HR Specialist with Payroll Responsibility (m/f/d)
Salary - CHF80,000 - 95,000Role:
In this role, you will take charge of the expert handling of payroll and ensure that all payroll runs are correct, timely, and comply with legal requirements. You are responsible for the entire spectrum of social insurances, from registration and change processing to coordination with external bodies. As a contact person for employees and managers, you answer complex questions about salary, social insurance, and labour law frameworks. Additionally, you analyse and optimise existing processes in payroll and social insurance to ensure a modern, efficient, and high-quality service. Through your professional and structured working method, you contribute significantly to transparency, reliability, and trust in the HR area.
Responsibilities:
- You independently conduct the monthly payroll runs and ensure correct, timely salary processing.
- You maintain personnel master data and ensure its completeness and currency.
- You manage all matters related to social insurance, handle absences, and take care of notifications and daily allowance controls.
- In this role, you are the central contact person for employees and managers regarding salary, insurance, and master data topics.
- As an HR specialist for payroll and social insurance, you support personnel administration throughout the entire employee lifecycle, including contracts, references, and changes.
- You create reports and HR key figures and actively participate in recruiting, onboarding and offboarding, as well as HR projects and process optimisations.
Qualifications:
- You have a commercial basic education and ideally have started or completed further training in HR (e.g., HR specialist with a federal diploma).
- You bring solid experience in payroll and social insurance processing.
- You are familiar with labour and social insurance law and can confidently apply this knowledge in practice.
- You are comfortable working with numbers, proficient in Excel, and very meticulous.
- You have practical experience with the Abacus software.
- Reliability and a strong sense of responsibility characterise your working style.
Benefits:
- Well-coordinated and dynamic team
- Attractive training and development opportunities
- Flexible working hours
- Home office
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Workplace
Zurich
Contact
Benjamin Citaku,
+41443852179
