Senior Payroll Specialist

Offices in Lugano and more than 20 other cities share a national tax and technical resources team. We provide audit, tax and advisory services to private companies, public entities and nonprofits. We started in 1957 and have grown to about 390 people. Remote work is fine outside busy season, and most people come in two or three days a week.

Overview:

The Senior Payroll Specialist runs biweekly payroll for about 900 employees in 12 states, hourly and salaried. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in Switzerland. We do not have many meetings. Most updates happen in writing. Day-to-day communication is in Slack and Google Meet.

Responsibilities:

• Set up state and local tax accounts when employees move or new locations open
• Enter new hires, terminations, pay changes and deductions
• Prepare payroll journal entries and accruals for accounting
• Administer wage garnishments, child support orders and tax levies
• Calculate final pay in line with state timing rules
• Answer employee questions about paychecks, withholding and direct deposit

What you need:

• 5-7 years of hands-on payroll processing, ideally multi-state
• Clear communicator with employees who are upset about their check
• Strong Excel for reconciliations
• High school diploma required; associate or bachelor's degree preferred

Salary: CHF 62,000 - CHF 80,000/year

Pay and benefits:

• Company pension scheme
• Holiday pay
• Urban Sports Club membership
• Childcare allowance
• JobRad bike leasing

This posting may close early if we receive enough applications.

Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Gerber & Koch GmbH.