Payroll Specialist (all genders)

About the job

Payroll Specialist (all genders)

🚀 Making the impossible possible

About Beyond Gravity

Beyond Gravity, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, is the first space company to combine the mindset, agility, speed, and innovative power of a start-up with decades of experience and proven quality.

Approximately 1,800 employees at 12 locations in six countries (Switzerland, Sweden, Austria, USA, Finland, and Portugal) develop and manufacture products for satellites and launch vehicles – with the goal of advancing human progress and enabling the exploration of our world and space.

Beyond Gravity is the preferred provider of structures for all types of launch vehicles as well as a leading supplier of selected satellite products and constellation solutions in the New Space sector. In 2024, the company achieved a turnover of around 359 million CHF. More information can be found at: www.beyondgravity.com

Your Team

Become part of a rapidly growing company undergoing an ambitious industrial transformation. You will work in a dedicated team characterised by daily challenges and a strong continuous improvement spirit. You can expect a structured yet agile working environment where precision, collaboration, and shared growth are central. Every contribution counts – you make a significant contribution to our shared success.

Your Mission

Responsibility for the correct and timely payroll processing in collaboration with the relevant interfaces as well as for the administration of time management.

Payroll Coordination and Management

• Coordination and control of all relevant payroll activities

• Maintenance of master and payroll data in SAP, including all social insurances

• Execution of payroll changes for senior management and the board of directors

• Responsibility for daily sickness benefits, accident, EO, and parental allowances including the corresponding payroll processing

• Responsibility for the administration of social insurances and withholding tax

• Collaboration and support in expense accounting

• Coordination of payroll activities between P&C, Finance and – if necessary – IT

• Escalation of payroll issues and coordination of their resolution

Payroll Control & Compliance

• Ensuring compliance with legal and internal requirements

• Coordination of the implementation of legal and regulatory changes in the payroll area

• Review of year-end documents (e.g. salary certificates, annual declarations) and coordination of internal further processing (e.g. transfer to Aconso)

• Clarification of queries with authorities (e.g. withholding tax) and auditors

Time Management

• Responsibility for administration, monitoring, control/reporting and employee support for the time recording system "Time & Attendance" together with the P&C admin team

• Ensuring completeness and accuracy of time data before payroll processing or accruals

• Coordination and support of future developments of the time recording system

Finance & Reporting

• Conducting monthly payroll reconciliations with Finance

• Checking payroll booking files and supporting payroll-related financial postings

• Supporting monthly and annual financial statements as needed

• Preparing payroll reports, statistics and management evaluations, e.g. salary or bonus round reports

P&C & Employee Support

• First point of contact for employees as well as P&C admin and business partners on payroll and time management topics (training/knowledge transfer)

• Coordination of complex payroll cases with relevant interfaces

• Support for expats and global mobility assignments as well as contact person for the global mobility team and external tax advisors

System & Process Management

• Coordination of payroll-relevant system changes, interfaces and releases with IT

• Participation in system tests, user acceptance tests (UAT) and process improvements

• Maintenance and updating of payroll and time management processes, work instructions and documentation

• Support of continuous improvement of payroll and time management processes

• Accompanying payroll projects with internal and external interfaces

Your Story

Must-haves

• Commercial basic training

• Federal HR specialist certificate or federal social insurance specialist certificate

• Further training as a payroll clerk

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with SAP and Abacus

• Good communication skills

• Strong numerical understanding

• Structured, systematic and organised working style

• Team-oriented personality

• Resilience and discretion

• Precise and independent working style

Why Beyond Gravity?

• Become part of a dedicated team with the ambition to shape and further develop space travel.

• Work in a growing high-tech company with diverse career prospects – locally and internationally.

• In Switzerland, you will find a down-to-earth corporate culture, experienced and competent employees as well as a versatile management team.

• We offer you a hybrid working model and flexible working hours that adapt to your life rhythm.

• Look forward to an attractive salary and benefits package.

🌌 Ready for take-off?

Our values – Passionate, Together and Curious – turn challenges into opportunities. Join us on a journey that leaves the ordinary behind. We review applications continuously and will select the suitable person for our team promptly.

If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact: Mari Vargas

Beyond Gravity is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals – regardless of ethnic origin, skin colour, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.

Applications by email cannot be considered. For this position, we do not accept application documents from recruitment agencies or recruiting firms.

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