About The Company
The purpose of Idorsia is to discover, develop, and commercialize innovative medicines to help more patients.
Headquartered in Switzerland – a biotech-hub of Europe – Idorsia is a high-potential biopharmaceutical company, specialized in the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative small molecules, with the aim of transforming the horizon of therapeutic options.
We are looking for a
Payroll Specialist
to join our team
The main focus of this role is to be responsible for the full administration of payroll in Europe and Canada (EUCAN) (with provider) and/or Switzerland (in-house), ensuring employee salaries, bonuses, deductions etc are accurately and timely recorded and processed, as well as accurate and timely reporting with Finance on the relevant accruals and other obligations.
Job Responsibilities
Key responsibilities EUCAN
Responsible for providing the payroll in put to the providers, validating and approving the monthly payrolls for the markets in-scope (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK, Sweden)
Enrolling new hires and deregistering leavers with the external payroll and benefits providers
Acting as first level of escalation for employees' queries
Monthly payroll forecast and bank reconciliation
Validating the monthly cost invoices and tracking payments from local affiliates
Accounting:
Monthly payroll journals, including additional postings following exchange with EUCAN Local Finance team
Accruals (holiday, bonus, severance…)
Accounts reconciliations
Providing audit documentation as required by the local affiliate. EUCAN pension reporting for company financial results
Time & Attendance responsibility and compliance with local legislation
Year-end tasks: employee tax certificates, local authorities' declarations
Key Responsibilities Switzerland
Administer the Payroll (data co llection, data changes, entering new employees data, checking payroll data)
Run monthly payroll and processes all the necessary work related to the monthly payroll
Processing of salary continuation cases (Illness, Accident, Maternity Leave, etc.)
Handle child and education allowances
Responsible for proper withholding tax declarations with the different cantons
Point of contact for HR Business Partners, Employees and Finance in regard to salary questions
Supporting Year-end tasks like tax certificate and attachments/supplements, year-end declarations to authorities
Assisting with internal audits requests
Candidate's Requirements
Commercial Education, Specialist certificate in Payroll or similar
Minimum 3 years of experience in Payroll Management with EUCAN and/or Switzerland, Finance & Bookkeeping background would be an asset
Knowledge of the Swiss Social Insurance System
Knowledge of payroll principles and practices (company & country)
Strong knowledge of the Tax Regulations
Computer and software advanced user, SAP payroll experience is an advantage
Strong communication- and interpersonal collaboration skills
Proactive, results- and customer-oriented mindset
Ability to coordinate different providers, projects, actions and change requests at the same time and also have the skills to get things done from the provider and others
Understanding of HR processes including payroll process, Payroll Interfaces and fiscal laws
Fluency in German & English
What Idorsia Offers
Home-Office possibility
A collaborative and solution-oriented environment where you can make a difference
An innovative and open culture in a truly multicultural environment
A competitive salary and generous social benefits
Work Location:
Allschwil – Basel Area
Country:
Switzerland
Business Area:
Human Resources
Schedule:
Fulltime
Job Type:
Permanent
Job ID:
4607
At Idorsia, we harness the power of difference, authenticity and inclusion to achieve business success. We are committed to fostering respect, fairness and equal opportunities for all job applicants and all our employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.
Please be informed that if you are selected for this position, your employment will be subject to a pre-employment background screening process, of which you will be informed in greater detail in due course.
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