Department Head Payroll & Admin Abacus, 80-100%

For our client, a well-known international company, we are looking for a leadership personality with operational know-how. You will be responsible for the further development of the teams as well as for structured and successful project management and will actively participate in the implementation.

Your tasks

• Lead your department in the company with multiple entities under a specific GAV for around 2,500 HC's with 6 employees.
• Ensure daily business including reports and key figures and lead the Payroll & Administration area.
• Support in special cases and year-end work, audits, and salary rounds including bonus calculations, early retirements, and compensation payments.
• Ensure, optimize, and simplify existing processes across all 4 GAV teams.
• Implement the HR digitalization strategy, introduce and further develop (new) tools.
• Sparring partner for the Shared Services management.

Your profile

• Approximately 10 years of operational experience in Payroll & HR Administration and labor law with the appropriate further training, complemented by proven leadership experience of about 5 years.
• Versatile in payroll accounting; taxes, social insurance, and labor law.
• IT and system-savvy, good knowledge in Abacus and SuccessFactors Employee Central.
• Independent work and strong self-organization skills.
• Native German, knowledge of French or Italian is an advantage.

The company offers

• Employment conditions: 42h/week and at least 5 weeks of vacation.
• Benefits: pension fund with choice models, further exciting benefits.
• Free parking.
• Workplace: Mittelland (Region Solothurn).
• Start: immediately or by agreement.