Payroll Operations - Associate/Vice President

Job Description

Are you ready to take your payroll expertise to the next level? Join our Global Operations team as a Vice President leading payroll and play a crucial role in ensuring the accurate and timely delivery of payroll for Switzerland. This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, collaborating with key stakeholders and external vendors to streamline payroll processes. Be part of a team that values precision, compliance, and continuous improvement in payroll operations.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate and timely end-to-end processing and delivery of monthly payroll.
• Ensure monthly tax payments and compliance requirements are met for Switzerland Payroll.
• Respond to and resolve employee payroll queries with a strong customer service ethos.
• Collaborate with internal partners (Finance and HR) to ensure seamless payroll processing.
• Partner with external payroll vendors for timely and accurate service delivery.
• Evaluate payroll processes for continuous improvement and identify risks with proposal for solutions
• Comply with data privacy and protection laws and maintain confidentiality of payroll and related data.
• Work across the EMEA region in partnership with other team members identifying opportunities to standardize procedures and processes.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Experience leading a team both locally and through a distributed model.
• Demonstrate ability to derive efficiency through the use of Intelligent Automation.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end Payroll processes, Tax and Employment Laws as well as knowledge of Payroll Accounting practices.
• Experience of managing complex cross border, shadow payroll and separate work arrangements.
• Strong organization skills and ability to prioritize deliverables for oneself and teams.
• Be a self-motivated and results-oriented individual with an ability to manage, motivate and lead a team of skilled staff consistently, while maintaining a positive attitude and fair decisions in leadership.
• High attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure within tight deadlines.
• Ability to make sound business decisions and when able to evaluate issues
• Ability to develop strong partnerships with colleagues across the firm and external partners.
• Agile and able to facilitate changes in procedures, processes and systems.
• Fluency in English and French (verbal and oral) with a strong customer focus and strong communication skills with the ability to articulate complex payroll processes or decisions to a variety of audiences.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Experience with ADP Global View and ADP Decision.
• Advanced Excel skills with ability to analyze reconcile multiple data points and be able to articulate and present findings.
• Vendor management experience.
• Previous experience in a large global multi-national
• Experience with other EMEA payrolls, in internal or external payroll organizations.