Payroll Specialist (Switzerland)

GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems.

Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines.

Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges.

Our Payroll department characterizes by being open towards clients, supportive, with a great culture and atmosphere of creativity, strong team spirit and is looking for a talented and internationally oriented professional to join us!

Payroll Specialist (Switzerland)

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure payroll accuracy by effective administration of the payroll process and relationship with the payroll suppliers;
• Experience in execution of the end-to-end payroll processing (including calculations, deductions, bonuses, leave, terminations, and all lifecycle changes)
• Experience in collaborating with external payroll providers is considered as an advantage;
• Manage payroll month-end close process, prepare payroll reports and ensure smooth payroll authorization;
• Maintain close contact with internal and external auditors to ensure the payroll calculations;
• Ensure accuracy of data and salary calculations through effective payroll controls and validations;
• Address and resolve payroll-related questions from employees, managers, and other departments.
• Stay up to date on changes in Swiss labor law, tax regulation, social insurance policies; implement necessary changes in payroll process.
• Share feedback with HR lead, and regional/global contacts to continuously improve processes linked to payroll

Why You?

Necessary Qualifications & Skills:

• Min. 3 years of experience in payroll for Switzerland.
• Very good German and communicative English
• Practical knowledge of payroll and tax regulations for Switzerland
• Good knowledge and practice in using MS Office

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• Ability to perform the tasks in compliance with existing procedures, strong internal customer focus, excellent communication skills as well as the proactiveness;
• Sense of ownership of assigned tasks;
• Excellent organization, accuracy, team spirit, attention to details
• Knowledge of Workday, SAP and Abacus HR systems very welcome
• French language – nice to have

Why Gsk?

At GSK we offer a wide range of additional benefits: 

• Career at one of the leading global healthcare companies
• Hybrid work ( 2/3 days per week from the office)

• Contract Of Employment

• Attractive reward package (annual bonus & awards for outstanding performance, recognition awards for additional achievements and engagement, holiday benefit)
• Life insurance and pension plan
• Private medical package with additional preventive healthcare services for employees and their eligible

• Sports Cards (Multisport)

• Possibilities of development within the role and company’s structure
• Personalized learning approach (internal trainings, mentoring, access to online training’ platforms: Keep Growing Campus, LinkedIn Learning, Business Skills, Harvard Manage Mentor, Skillsoft and external training)
• Extensive support of work life balance (flexible working solutions, short Fridays option, health & well-being activities). 
• Supportive community and integration events
• Modern office with creative rooms, fresh fruits every day

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As an Inclusive employer, we encourage you to reach out if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team at pl.recruitment-adjustments@gsk.com to discuss your needs.

Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

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