Swiss Payroll Operations - Senior Associate

Job DescriptionAre you ready to take your payroll expertise to the next level? 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. Be part of a team that values precision, compliance, and continuous improvement in payroll operations.As a Senior Associate of Payroll Operations within our HR Global Operations team, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the accurate and timely delivery of payroll for Switzerland. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with key stakeholders and external vendors to streamline payroll processes, and lead improvements to the current model. This role offers the chance to enhance the overall control environment, and proactively mitigate risk through effective governance. You will also be responsible for building positive relationships and partnering with external vendors, business, and functional colleagues to ensure consistency, best practices, and effective communication with stakeholders.Job ResponsibilitiesEnsure 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 solutioningComply with data privacy regulations and maintain confidentiality at all times.Work across the EMEA region in partnership with other team members identifying opportunities to standardize procedures and processes.Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And SkillsExperience 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 of managing complex cross border, shadow payroll and expatriate work arrangements.Strong organization skills and ability to prioritize deliverables for oneself and team. Be a self-motivated and result-oriented individual with an ability and experience to manage, motivate and a lead team of skilled staff consistently, while taking equitable and fair decisions in leadership.High attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure within tight deadlines.Ability to make sound business decisions and understand when to escalate issuesAbility to develop strong partnerships with colleagues across the firm and external partners.Agile and able to facilitate changes in procedures, processes and systems.Fluent in English and French (verbal and oral) with a strong customer focus and strong communication skills with the ability to articulate complex payroll processes or decisions to a variety of audiences.Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And SkillsExperience with ADP Global View and ADP DecidiumAdvanced Excel skills with ability to analyze/ reconcile multiple data points and be able to articulate and present findings.Vendor management experience.Previous experience in a large global multi-nationalExperience with other EMEA payrolls, in internal or external payroll organizations.About UsJ.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.About The TeamOur professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.Human Resources plays a critical role in driving the employee experience, shaping the firm’s culture and building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are a strategic partner to the business — working with leaders across the firm to hire, develop and retain the best people and help meet business goals. Together, we foster a work environment in which our people are supported, feel like they belong and are able to make an impact through their work. 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