11/03/2026 updated
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Senior Swiss Payroll Specialist | Global Mobility & Shadow Payroll | SAP HCM | B2B / Freelance
Eivissa, Spain
Only remote
Commercial Diploma (CH-2003), HR Assistant Qualification (CH-2004), Swiss Payroll Seminar (CH-2023)About me
I have over 10 years' experience in Swiss payroll. For more than six of those, I handled shadow payroll for employees on Swiss contracts working abroad. I also work with SAP HCM, payroll reviews and finance processes. Today I support Swiss companies remotely through my consulting firm in Spain.
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I've worked in Swiss payroll for over ten years, most recently in an in-house payroll team responsible for more than 3,000 employees. Together with my colleagues, I handled monthly payroll processing, social insurance, withholding tax, payroll corrections and year-end work. I was also responsible for the annual AHV reporting via ELM and the monthly reconciliation of social insurance accounts.
A large part of my work was shadow payroll. For more than six years, I handled the monthly shadow payroll for employees with Swiss employment contracts who were working at destinations around the world. Many worked seasonally and regularly moved between hotels or even countries. That meant keeping track of contract changes, checking payroll data and working closely with local HR and Finance teams. It was a fairly specialised part of our payroll process, and I became the main contact for these cases within the team.
I mainly worked with SAP HCM and SAP Payroll. When something didn't look right, I investigated the underlying data, tested the process and worked directly with our SAP specialists to find the cause. I was also involved in introducing ELM reporting and independently developed a digital accident-reporting process. In 2021, I coordinated the internal preparation for an external HR audit.
Since early 2026, I've been working independently with Swiss companies. My projects have included payroll reviews, the integration of KLARA into existing workflows, account reconciliations and finance administration. I've also worked with accounts receivable, incoming payments, outstanding invoices and payment reminders.
The systems I know include SAP HCM/Payroll, KLARA, SunetPlus, PeopleHR, Infoniqa/Sage and Opacc. For reporting, data checks and day-to-day work, I use Excel, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Jira and Power Automate.
I work remotely from Spain through my consulting company, mainly on Swiss payroll, shadow payroll and related finance projects.
Experience
Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2026
Languages
GermanNative speakerEnglishGoodSpanishBasic knowledge
Project history
Consulting engagements for Swiss companies.
- My most recent project was an interim management assignment for a Swiss company. I handled accounts receivable and payable, payment processing, reconciliations and outstanding balances, working closely with the external fiduciary.
- Management of project-based engagements focused on Swiss payroll, payroll-to-finance processes and finance operations.
- Operational processing, technical review and quality assurance of payroll and payroll-related activities.
- Support for the integration of payroll systems into existing business and finance processes.
- Analysis and improvement of existing workflows, including support for digitalisation and automation initiatives.
- Functional system testing, structured investigation and follow-up of process and system issues in collaboration with internal stakeholders and external software providers.
- Additional responsibility for accounts receivable, payment processing, account reconciliations, outstanding balances and payment reminders.
- Fully remote collaboration with Swiss companies.
Key areas:
Swiss Payroll | Shadow Payroll | Global Mobility / International Employee Assignments.
- Shared responsibility for Swiss payroll in an environment with 3,000+ employees.
- Independently managed complex shadow payroll for Swiss-contracted staff across international TUI destinations, including seasonal assignments, frequent transfers and coordination with local HR and Finance teams.
- Administered Swiss social insurance (AHV/IV, UVG, KTG), maternity and family allowances.
- Prepared annual AHV submissions via ELM, supported year-end closing and salary certificates, and reconciled social insurance accounts.
- Key contact for complex payroll matters; coordinated the external HR audit internally in 2021.
- Worked with SAP HCM and PeopleHR; improved workflows, digitised accident reporting, performed ELM testing and resolved system issues with IT specialists.
- Independently managed business operations, including bookings, invoicing, customer service and coordination with external service providers.
- Responsible for administrative processes and day-to-day business organisation.