Payroll Expert (80-100%, all genders)

Temporary contract from June through December 2026

  • Location

    Zürich/Kloten

  • Employment level

    Direct entry

  • Function

    HR

  • Working time

    Full-time or part-time

  • Salary

    CLA

  • Publishing date

    03-03-2026

  • Application deadline

    03-08-2026

Do you have a passion for numbers and people? Would you like to contribute your expertise and have a solid understanding of labor and social security law? Do you enjoy putting the customer at the center of everything you do? Then HR Excellence & Operations is the right place for you.

Starting date: June 1, 2026

You may apply in English or German.

Do you have a passion for numbers and people? Would you like to contribute your expertise and have a solid understanding of labor and social security law? Do you enjoy putting the customer at the center of everything you do? Then HR Excellence & Operations is the right place for you.

Starting date: June 1, 2026

You may apply in English or German.

Tasks

HR Excellence & Operations, with its Payroll, Social Insurance, HR Excellence & Digital Solutions departments, ensures customer-oriented and modern HR services for all personnel groups at SWISS. In our team in Zurich Kloten we have a vacancy for the position of Payroll Expert Ground Staff. 

  • Executing monthly payroll runs and handling all pre- and post-payroll activities for Ground personnel
  • Entering and maintaining employee and payroll data in SAP HCM (offboarding, salary changes, variable allowances, etc.)
  • Performing account reconciliations for HR-related accounts in SAP HCM
  • Preparing employment contracts and payroll-relevant certificates
  • Creating various reports and statistics using SAP HCM
  • Supporting the implementation of collective labor agreements, HR policies, HR processes, and legal requirements into administrative, payroll, and technical procedures and systems
  • Collaborating with various departments to optimize and document processes aimed at improving overall efficiency
     

Behind the scenes

Setting the heartbeat of SWISS

As a member of our operations team, you’ll work at the core of the exciting world of SWISS. Driven by a passion for aviation, you are the pulse that keeps our operations up and running. With the planes, passengers and everything around it in view, you'll orchestrate the journeys from the ground up.

Acquire highly valued expertise

In this dynamic environment, you’ll grow personally in terms of confidence, open communication and decision-making. Within Operations, there are numerous areas for development. Your expertise is highly valued across SWISS, offering many opportunities for career advancement within the company.

Together, we fly

We connect cultures and create unique experiences. With exceptional crews in the air and a strong foundation on ground. We are a unity, yet many characters. Carrying Switzerland closer to the world. And the world closer to us. We genuinely want our guests to have a great time travelling with us.

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The leading airline of Switzerland

With one of Europe’s most advanced aircraft fleets, SWISS is a premium airline that provides direct flights from Zurich and Geneva. As a member of the Lufthansa Group, SWISS drives sustainable aviation for our guests, employees and society,  society, offering that distinctive SWISS experience.

Benefits

Attractive company pension scheme

Subsidized parking or public transport

Company health management

Flight benefits

Remote working (e.g. from home)

Flexible workhours and part-time working models

Diversity programmes

Paid maternity and paternity leave

Attractive company pension scheme, Subsidized parking or public transport, Company health management, Flight benefits, Remote working (e.g. from home), Flexible workhours and part-time working models, Diversity programmes, Paid maternity and paternity leave

Requirements

  • Completed commercial training and further education in HR
  • 2 years of experience in payroll and personnel administration
  • Very good knowledge of SAP HCM; experience with SuccessFactors EC and/or UKG People Doc is an advantage
  • Knowledge of Swiss labor- and social security law
  • Interest in HR processes and high affinity for IT applications
  • Enthusiasm for numbers and analytical-conceptual strength
  • Independent working style as well as high quality level
  • Strong customer and service orientation with a high level of problem-solving skills 
  • Very good German and good English skills, both written and spoken
  • Experience in working with Excel

For any further questions, please contact our Recruiting Services Center at +41 44 564 22 66.

Contact

Levi Wisler

Human Resources
Swiss International Air Lines AG

Email address for inquiries
recruiting.services@swiss.com

Company

About Swiss International Air Lines AG

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is Switzerland’s leading air carrier. With one of Europe’s most advanced aircraft fleets, SWISS is a premium airline that provides direct flights from Zurich and Geneva to keep Switzerland connected with Europe and the world. Its Swiss WorldCargo division offers an extensive range of airport-to-airport airfreight services for high-value, time-critical and care-intensive consignments. SWISS embodies Switzerland’s traditional values and is dedicated to delivering the highest product and service quality. The company has also set itself ambitious CO2 goals, and plans to halve its 2019 net CO2 emissions by 2030 and make its business and operations entirely carbon-neutral by 2050, particularly by promoting the use of sustainable aviation fuels. SWISS is part of the Lufthansa Group, and is also a member of Star Alliance, the world’s biggest airline network.
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