Kalaidos Fachhochschule AG
Zürich
Payroll and Financial Accounting 80%
- 31 July 2026
- 80%
- Zürich
Job summary
Join our team as a Payroll and Finance Accountant (80%). Be part of a dynamic work environment with great benefits!
Tasks
- Handle monthly payroll processing independently and accurately.
- Manage financial accounting tasks for subsidiaries and foundations.
- Contribute to the development of payroll and financial processes.
Skills
- Commercial training with advanced finance qualifications required.
- Proficient in Abacus for finance and payroll tasks.
- Strong organizational and service-oriented mindset needed.
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About the job
To strengthen our team, we are looking immediately or by arrangement for a committed individual for our Payroll and Financial Accounting 80%.
Do you appreciate working at the interface between Human Resources and Finance and enjoy taking on varied, responsible tasks? In this role, you will be responsible for the payroll accounting of our company as well as the financial accounting of our subsidiaries and foundations. With your expertise and eye for quality, you ensure compliance with legal requirements, internal control systems, and high standards. At the same time, you actively contribute your ideas to the further development of our payroll and financial processes, thus making an important contribution to the company’s success. If you also enjoy working in a team, taking responsibility, and are looking for a new challenge, you could be the perfect addition to our team!
You are responsible for the following main tasks:
- Independent execution of the monthly payroll processing
- Settlement and changes of social insurances and withholding tax via ELM
- Managing selected financial accounts (general and subsidiary ledgers)
- Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements according to OR
- Participation in the dunning and debt collection process as well as in payment transactions and accounts payable accounting
- Active design and further development of payroll and financial processes
- Development and documentation of existing processes
You bring the following:
- You have a commercial basic education with further training in the financial sector (e.g. federal diploma in finance and accounting) or a comparable qualification.
- Several years of professional experience in financial or payroll accounting as well as very good knowledge of the other area, ideally in a corporate environment or a larger SME
- Confident handling of Abacus, especially in financial and payroll accounting
- Good MS Office skills, especially Excel
- Very good German language skills in spoken and written form; additional languages are an advantage
- High personal responsibility as well as a careful, structured and independent working style
- Service orientation
- Solution-oriented thinking and working approach
- Enjoyment in collaborating with various internal and external stakeholders
Look forward to:
- A varied role with a lot of personal responsibility and the opportunity to actively shape things
- A committed team and supportive colleagues in a professional working environment
- Modern employment conditions (40 h/week, at least 25 days holiday, coverage of daily sickness and accident insurance contributions, supplementary accident insurance, own employee pension fund, etc.)
- Internal training and further education opportunities as well as attractive employee discounts
- Flexible working hours, possibility for home office, and a centrally located workplace in Zurich
Oerlikon (approx. 5 minutes’ walk from Zurich Oerlikon station)
Does this role appeal to you? Then we look forward to receiving your application via the ‘Apply’ button below. Unfortunately, applications by e-mail or post cannot be considered.
For further information, our Head of Accounting, Gabriela Vuilleumier, is available at +41 44 200 19 28 and our Head of Human Resources, Thomas Häusler, at +41 44 200 19 78.
Contact
Head of Accounting
Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences AG
Telephone:+41 44 200 19 28
Supervisor
Head of Human Resources
Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences AG
Telephone:+41 44 200 19 78