Swiss Payroll Operations - Senior Associate

Join our HR Global Operations team as a Senior Associate 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. The team values precision, compliance, and continuous improvement in payroll operations.

Overview

Role: Swiss Payroll Operations - Senior Associate. Location: Warsaw, Poland (as referenced in the posting). This position focuses on end-to-end Swiss payroll processing, with governance and collaboration across internal partners and external vendors to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.

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 solutioning.
• Comply with data privacy regulations and maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Work across the EMEA region in partnership with other team members to standardize procedures and processes.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Experience leading a team both locally and through a disbursed model.
• Demonstrate ability to drive efficiency through use of Intelligent Automation.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end Swiss Payroll processes, Tax and Employment Laws as well as knowledge of Swiss Payroll Accounting practices.
• Experience managing complex cross-border, shadow payroll and expatriate work arrangements.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize deliverables for oneself and team.
• Self-motivated and result-oriented with the ability to manage, motivate and lead a team of skilled staff while taking equitable and fair decisions.
• High attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure within tight deadlines.
• Ability to make sound business decisions and know when to escalate issues.
• Ability to develop strong partnerships with colleagues across the firm and external partners.
• Agile mindset and ability to facilitate changes in procedures, processes and systems.
• Fluent in English and French (verbal and written) with strong customer focus and the ability to articulate complex payroll processes to diverse audiences.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Experience with ADP Global View and ADP Decidium.
• Advanced Excel skills with the ability to analyze/reconcile data and present findings.
• Vendor management experience.
• Experience in a large global multinational environment.
• Experience with other EMEA payrolls, in internal or external payroll organizations.

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their objectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on protected attributes and provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees as needed.

Additional Details

• Seniority level: Not Applicable
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Management and Manufacturing