Payroll and Financial Accountant 80 %

Kalaidos Fachhochschule is a federally recognized and accredited university of applied sciences and offers flexible, career- and family-friendly education and training in the fields of business, law, music, applied psychology, and health. Founded in 1997, Kalaidos Fachhochschule is today the largest private university of applied sciences in Switzerland with over 12,000 alumni and around 4,000 students and offers the widest range of part-time degree programs. To strengthen our team, we are looking for an engaged personality for our payroll and financial accounting 80 % per immediately or by arrangement. Payroll and Financial Accountant 80 % Do you value working at the interface between Human Resources and Finance and enjoy taking on versatile, responsible tasks? In this role, you will take over the payroll accounting for our company as well as the financial accounting of our subsidiaries and foundations. With your expertise and your eye for quality, you ensure compliance with legal requirements, internal control systems, and high standards. At the same time, you actively contribute your ideas to the further development of our payroll and financial processes, thereby making an important contribution to the company's success. If you also enjoy working in a team, taking on responsibility, and are looking for a new challenge, you could be the perfect addition to our team! These are your main tasks: Independent execution of monthly payroll processing Settlement and mutations of social insurances and withholding tax via ELM Maintaining selected financial accounts (general and subsidiary ledgers) Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements according to OR Participation in the dunning and collection process as well as in payment transactions and accounts payable Active co-design and further development of payroll and financial processes Further development and documentation of existing processes What you bring with you: You have a commercial basic education with further training in the finance area (e.g., federal diploma in finance and accounting) or a comparable qualification. Several years of professional experience in financial or payroll accounting as well as very good knowledge of the respective other area, ideally in a group environment or a larger SME Confident handling of Abacus, especially in financial and payroll accounting Good MS-Office skills, especially Excel Very good German skills in speaking and writing; other languages are an advantage High level of personal responsibility as well as a careful, structured, and independent way of working Service orientation Solution-oriented way of thinking and working Joy in collaborating with different internal and external stakeholders What we offer you: A varied function with a lot of personal responsibility and the opportunity to actively shape things A dedicated team and supportive colleagues in a professional working environment Modern employment conditions (40 h/week, at least 25 days holiday, coverage of KTG and UVG contributions, UVG supplementary insurance, own pension fund, etc.) Internal education and training opportunities as well as attractive employee discounts Flexible working hours, possibility for home office, as well as a centrally located workplace in Zürich Oerlikon (approx. 5 walking minutes from Zürich Oerlikon station) Does this task appeal to you? Then we look forward to your application via this application link. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applications by e-mail or by post. For further information, our Head of Accounting, , at as well as our Head of Human Resources, Häusler, at are happy to assist you. jpidf44fd15jm jit0831jm jiy26jm