Payroll Specialist (a) 80 - 100 %

Key information

  • Publication date:28 January 2026
  • Workload:80 – 100%
  • Place of work:Aarau

Job summary

Join a dynamic team in payroll and HR management! Enjoy a supportive work environment and growth opportunities.

Tasks

  • Advise employees on payroll and social insurance inquiries.
  • Manage interfaces with accounting and HR administration.
  • Maintain and update personnel and payroll data accurately.

Skills

  • Completion of commercial training with payroll or HR certification required.
  • Strong knowledge of payroll processes and social insurance.
  • Proficient in SAP with excellent organizational skills.

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In this diverse job


  • you competently advise our employees on all questions regarding salary, social insurance, and personnel law issues
  • you are responsible for the interfaces to accounting, personnel administration, and HR management
  • you maintain and update personal and salary data within your area of responsibility
  • you prepare the annual financial statement for your assigned area, including the issuance and dispatch of salary certificates and social insurance statements
  • you manage and support files related to social insurance (UVG, KTG, ALV) and withholding tax issues and maintain contact with offices and authorities
  • you post invoices and perform account reconciliations in the payroll accounting area
  • you actively contribute to the further development and optimization of payroll processes and projects

You will succeed here if


  • you have completed a commercial basic education as well as further training in payroll, social insurance, or HR (social insurance specialist, HR specialist, or comparable)
  • you bring several years of experience in payroll accounting and are very confident in social insurance and labor law issues
  • you ideally have experience with international employment or cross-border social insurance topics (e.g., foreign assignments, international employees)
  • you have a good understanding of accounting and accrual processes in the payroll environment and good user knowledge of SAP
  • you have a high process orientation, a very precise way of working, high social competence, good organizational skills, and act committed and confident as a team player
  • you have very good German skills; any additional language is a plus

D(a)iversity



David Frei
Head Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding
career@chmedia.ch
We do not accept applications from recruitment agencies for this position.


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