FY26 - IFS - HC Staff - Zürich - Senior Associate 2 - Start 01.02.2026

At PwC, this Senior Associate role in Internal Firm Services (Human Capital) in Zürich focuses on payroll administration and financial advice. Responsibilities include accurate and timely processing of payroll for employees, expats, and inpats in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, handling year-end tasks, and managing salary declarations. The role involves processing inquiries, corresponding in German and English with various stakeholders, creating salary statements, and reconciling HR and Finance data. The ideal candidate will have a commercial background with experience in payroll and accounting, strong organizational skills, and excellent communication abilities.

Must Have

• Execute payroll runs in SAP HR for all employees, expats, and inpats of PwC Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
• Conduct year-end tasks and annual salary declarations.
• Process inquiries in the ticketing tool.
• Handle written and oral correspondence in German and English with employees, superiors, and internal/external interfaces.
• Create salary statements.
• Report and process accident and sickness daily allowances via UKA.
• Perform monthly reconciliations between HR and Finance.
• Provide expert information to internal contacts and within the HR team.
• Possess a commercial basic education and experience in payroll and accounting.
• Be familiar with payroll timelines.
• Demonstrate reliability, meet deadlines, be customer and team-oriented, resilient, and communicate proactively.
• Have a flair for numbers and value accuracy.
• Maintain calm and overview under high workload, prioritize activities, and be flexible.
• Possess very good user knowledge in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Have excellent English and German skills, both oral and written.

Good to Have

• Experience in social insurance.
• SAP HR knowledge.
• French language skills.

Line of Service

Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

IFS - Human Capital (HC)

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in finance focus on providing financial advice and strategic guidance to clients, helping them optimise their financial performance and make informed business decisions. These individuals handle financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and risk management. Those in payroll at PwC will assist in the accurate and timely processing of payroll for employees. Working in this area, you will handle payroll administration, including calculating wages, deductions, and taxes, as well as confirming compliance with relevant laws and regulations. Your responsibilities include collaborating with HR teams to maintain employee records, address payroll-related inquiries, and assist in payroll accuracy. You will play a crucial role in making sure employees are paid correctly and on time, contributing to the overall financial well-being of the organisation and supporting employee satisfaction.

Payroll Specialist

100%

Your Impact

• You are jointly responsible for executing the payroll run with the corresponding activities in SAP HR for all employees, expats, and inpats of PwC Switzerland and Liechtenstein, including carrying out year-end tasks and annual salary declarations.
• You process inquiries in our ticketing tool and are jointly responsible for written and oral correspondence in German and English with employees, superiors, and internal and external interfaces (e.g., withholding tax office, compensation fund).
• You are jointly responsible for creating salary statements.
• You are jointly responsible for reporting and processing accident and sickness daily allowances via UKA.
• You are jointly responsible for monthly reconciliations between HR and Finance.
• You provide expert information to internal contacts and within the HR team and consult experts for clarification in complex cases.
• You work in a dynamic, complex environment where you are encouraged and challenged and can contribute.

Your Skill Set

• You have a commercial basic education and experience in payroll and accounting.
• Experience in social insurance is an advantage.
• Independent work is normal for you, and you are familiar with payroll timelines.
• Your personality: very reliable, you meet deadlines, are customer and team-oriented, resilient, and communicate proactively.
• You have a flair for numbers and value accuracy.
• Even with a high workload, you remain calm and maintain an overview, can prioritize activities, and are flexible.
• Very good user knowledge in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); SAP HR knowledge is an advantage.
• Your English and German skills, both oral and written, are excellent; French language skills are an advantage.

Minimum years experience required

• Additional application instructions

Education

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Reasoning, Analytical Thinking, Communication, Compensation and Payroll, Creativity, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Escalation Management, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Learning Agility, Optimism, Payroll Accounting, Payroll Calculation, Payroll Legislation, Payroll Management, Payroll Records, Payroll Software, Payroll System Documentation, Payroll System Integration, Processing (Finance) {+ 2 more}

Desired Languages

Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?