Back-Office & Payroll Team Lead

• 05 September 2026
• 100%
• Indefinite duration
• Ostermundigen

The tilia foundation for long-term care is the main provider of complex long-term care in the Bern region. Across five sites, we create a safe, well-organized and pleasant living environment for people aged 18 and over who depend on care and assistance.

To this end, tilia provides all services in an integrated manner. In addition to care and assistance, this also includes tasks in administration, gastronomy, cleaning & housekeeping, technical services, management and other support areas. These functions are a central part of our offering and contribute significantly to the quality of life of our residents.

At tilia, we attach great importance to humanity, collaboration and mutual support. We create a working environment that puts quality, safety and dignity at the center - both for our residents and for our 650 employees.

Back-Office & Payroll Team Lead #

Are you looking for a varied position within a dynamic and service-oriented team?

Starting from 1 October 2026 or by agreement, we offer an exciting position as

Your mission

As Back-Office & Payroll Team Lead, you are responsible for the central personnel administration and the complete payroll process for approximately 650 employees. With your team, you ensure that monthly salary processing, associated controls and reconciliations, as well as year-end and year-beginning work, are carried out correctly and on time.

At the same time, you lead the HR operations team, establish clear responsibilities and, in collaboration with HR business partners, develop simple, uniform and, as far as possible, digital processes.

The role is deliberately close to operations: you assume overall responsibility for operations and directly contribute your experience in payroll and HR operations in complex cases, shortage situations and replacements.

• Technical and personnel management of the HR Back-Office area, including resource management, replacements and knowledge securing
• Overall responsibility for the correct and timely processing of salaries, including controls, social insurance, withholding tax and year-end work
• Management of payroll interfaces with PEP, financial accounting, insurance and other systems
• Management and quality assurance of the central personnel administration with entries, exits, changes and other HR processes
• Implementation of uniform responsibilities, processes, control mechanisms, checklists and archiving
• Close collaboration with HR business partners and other HRM functions
• Development and digitalization of HR and payroll processes as well as guaranteeing a continuous improvement process

What you bring:

• Solid several years of experience in payroll and personnel administration, including complex salary structures and year-end work
• Very good knowledge of Swiss labor law, social insurance and withholding tax
• Experience in management or proven experience in the technical management of an HR and payroll team
• Experience with payroll, time management and HR systems as well as digitally assisted processes
• Ability to structure, standardize complex processes and pragmatically stabilize an operationally busy area
• Professional certificate in payroll, HR professional certificate or comparable continuing education; ideally experience in a decentralized organization, in the healthcare sector or a comparable 24/7 environment

Our offer

• Varied activity with autonomy in an open team
• Numerous opportunities for continuing education and development
• Corporate health management including participation in the costs of sporting activities
• Attractive and progressive employment conditions such as 11 guaranteed public holidays as well as excellent social benefits
• Adherence to the 2027 long-term care CCT

Contact
Are you interested in this versatile and exciting position?
We look forward to receiving your application online.
Unfortunately, paper applications cannot be taken into account.

We do not process files from placement agencies for this function.

For any information, please contact:
Natascha Arpagaus, HR business partner, telephone: 031 930 33 45.