Payroll Manager (m/f)

About the job

Introduction

Swissroc Group designs and carries out real estate operations of all kinds, offering 360° real estate services and leading investments.

Founded in 2013, Swissroc Group rethinks the traditional codes of real estate through technology. Swissroc Group has experienced rapid and organic growth across the entire real estate value chain since its inception. From the beginning, Swissroc Group has advocated a renewed and innovative approach to real estate to support its institutional and private clients. Today, Swissroc Group employs more than 220 people to successfully carry out real estate operations mainly in Geneva and the rest of Romandy.

A "one-stop-shop" for real estate, we bring our expertise in construction (Swissroc Construction and Hestia), brokerage (Swissroc Properties), architecture (Swissroc Architecture) and innovation (Swissroc BuildingIntelligence), management and development (Swissroc Development) as well as real estate investment (Swissroc Investment).

We capitalise on strong alliances and a strong corporate culture to meet today’s demands while anticipating tomorrow’s needs.

Our mission? To become the Swiss reference brand in project management and real estate investments by 2030.

Are you passionate about payroll, social insurance and remuneration issues? Do you want to join a dynamic environment where your expertise directly contributes to the reliability and performance of a growing group?

We are looking for a Payroll Manager (80-100%) to take charge of the complete management of payroll and social insurance for all our entities, while contributing to the development of our Compensation & Benefits policy.

Your mission

You are responsible for the reliability, compliance and punctuality of payroll, from data integration to controls and reporting intended for Management and HR. In this capacity, you:

Manage payroll from A to Z

• Ensure the monthly processing of fixed and variable salaries, bonuses, and other remuneration elements;
• Check and integrate variable elements related to absences and social insurance;
• Guarantee the correct application of withholding tax;
• Perform payroll checks and ensure the justification of elements in collaboration with accounting;
• Manage annual statements, salary certificates, exit statements and various attestations;
• Monitor payroll expenses and ensure declarations to social insurance;
• Prepare controls and audits;
• Manage work permit requests and follow-up;
• Ensure the configuration and updating of payroll software;
• Ensure proper integration of payroll data into the HRIS;
• Check and validate expense claims.

Take charge of social insurance

You are the main contact for employees, compensation funds and insurers.

• Manage incapacity cases related to illness, accidents and maternity, from opening to closure;
• Ensure declarations and follow-up of daily allowances, APG and family allowances;
• Monitor long-term absences in collaboration with managers and insurers;
• Manage affiliations and deregistrations for occupational pension (LPP), old-age and survivors’ insurance (AVS), accident insurance (LAA) and APG;
• Prepare annual declarations to various social insurances;
• Check invoices and reimbursements from social insurances and ensure their consistency with benefits paid;
• Contribute to the implementation and improvement of monitoring processes.

Guarantee data quality and reporting

• Ensure systematic double quality control before payroll validation;
• Ensure data consistency between time management, payroll, HRIS and social insurance;
• Prepare monthly payroll expense reporting for Management and HR;
• Participate in provision management with the accounting team;
• Ensure close collaboration with HR, accounting and tax teams.

Contribute to the development of our Compensation & Benefits policy

Beyond operational payroll management, you actively participate in structuring and evolving our remuneration policy.

• Conduct external salary benchmarks and monitor market practices;
• Participate in updating our salary positioning grid;
• Analyse internal equity and identify any gaps;
• Contribute to structuring remuneration packages (fixed, variable and benefits);
• Analyse the impact of changes in scales and social contributions;
• Participate in preparing annual salary campaigns;
• Produce Compensation & Benefits analyses and reports for Management;
• Contribute to process optimisation, tool digitalisation and payroll function reliability.

Be proactive

You actively monitor legal and regulatory developments in payroll, taxation and social insurance. You identify impacts for the group and contribute to adapting our procedures and practices.

You also participate in continuous improvement of payroll processes, notably through risk mapping, formalising control procedures and evolving our tools.

Your profile

• You hold a Certificate in Payroll and Social Insurance Management, a HR Manager Certificate or a Payroll HRSE Specialist Certificate;
• You have solid experience in payroll and social insurance management in Switzerland;
• You have ideally worked in an environment composed of several entities or subsidiaries, with varied populations and issues;
• You master processes related to Swiss social insurances (AVS, LPP, LAA, APG, family allowances);
• You are comfortable with withholding tax issues and work permit challenges;
• You have excellent command of payroll tools and HRIS;
• Experience in Compensation & Benefits is a real asset;
• You are recognised for your rigour, attention to detail and ability to work under tight deadlines;
• You are comfortable with numbers and know how to analyse, check and explain data;
• You appreciate cross-functional work and collaborate effectively with HR, accounting and tax teams;
• You are discreet and have a strong sense of confidentiality.

What we are looking for above all

We are looking for a reliable, autonomous and proactive person, capable of securing the entire payroll cycle while taking a broader view of remuneration issues.

Do you enjoy understanding numbers, identifying anomalies before they become problems and improving existing processes? Do you want to be a true trusted partner for HR and Management on Payroll and Compensation & Benefits topics? If so, this position is for you and we would like to meet you.

Join us

By joining the group, you enter an environment where ambition, consideration, ingenuity and sustainability guide our way of working. We value employees who take responsibility, propose solutions and contribute concretely to collective improvement.

Benefits

• 6 weeks of holiday per year: 5 weeks of annual leave, days off between Christmas and New Year, Ascension and Geneva/Federal fasting bridges offered, for a better balance between your professional and personal life.
• Internal events: numerous internal events to gather informally and create bonds between teams.
• Training: access to the Swissroc Academy listing various training programmes.
• LPP contribution: 60% coverage of the LPP contribution.
• Fruits and snacks available.
• Free parking.
• Profit-sharing.

Application information

If you are motivated to join an innovative and fast-growing company, we invite you to apply now. We look forward to discovering your application and discussing your professional ambitions with you.