Payroll Specialist (1 year fixed-term) 80 - 100%

Payroll Specialist (1 year fixed-term) 80 - 100% # The Personalamt of the Canton of Zürich is the competence center for all personnel, labor, and social insurance law questions of the over 35,000 employees of the Canton of Zürich as well as many public-law institutions and municipalities. The Payroll team in the Finanzdirektion coordinates and monitors the payroll-relevant data management in SAP and ensures legally correct settlement of social insurances and withholding tax as well as family allowances. The Payroll department is also responsible as the contact point for directorates, offices, and employees for questions regarding payroll processing and payroll calculation, as well as for account reconciliations in this area. Due to a large-scale project and the resulting resource bottleneck, we are looking for an engaged, service-oriented, and number-savvy support in the area of account reconciliations, starting immediately or by arrangement. The position is initially fixed for one year. Your tasks ### • You reconcile the payroll accounts assigned to you monthly and ensure correct posting. • You check and process the content of the SAP interfaces and support questions regarding postings and wage types. • You analyze reconciliation differences, clarify them with the relevant specialist departments, and ensure a sustainable solution. • You support the creation of control reports and evaluations and the year-end account reconciliations. • You compile the necessary audit documents and coordinate the cooperation with the audit and the team. • You contribute ideas for optimizing the reconciliation processes and implement them where possible. • With free capacities, you support the Payroll team in daily business as well as in projects. Your profile ### • You have a commercial basic education (EFZ) and several years of professional experience, ideally in payroll accounting and in the area of account reconciliations. • Further training in the payroll or finance area is an advantage. • You are proficient in using EXCEL and ideally bring SAP knowledge. • You communicate with stylistic confidence in German, both orally and in writing, and possess a networked way of thinking. • Teamwork, confidentiality, independence, a flair for numbers, and resilience characterize you. We offer ### • The opportunity to actively contribute and make a difference. • Sufficient challenges; it will not get boring. • A solid, fair, and reliable employer. • Attractive employment conditions such as flexible working hours, a modern workplace, Lunchchecks, etc. • A central place of work in the middle of Zürich, only a few minutes' walk from the main station. Do you feel addressed? ### You come to us not only because of the benefits, but above all because you want to make a difference, like working in a team, and achieve goals together with us. Then we look forward to receiving your complete application documents. For information, Frau Karin Müller, Leiterin Payroll, is at your disposal, Tel. No: +41 43 259 33 57. Please note that we only accept and process applications that come in via the online tool. Your new environment: www.personalamt.zh.ch