Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization
adidas Global Business Services delivers high-quality services across Finance and HR functions for adidas companies in Europe and the Americas. Within HR Services, the Payroll & Compliance function ensures accurate employee compensation, operational excellence, and strict adherence to legal requirements. The Manager Payroll & Compliance Switzerland operates as a strategic individual contributor for Swiss payroll operations and compliance. This role ensures flawless execution of end-to-end payroll, strong governance, and full compliance with Swiss tax, labour, and social security rules.
Key Responsibilities
- Execute, oversee, and validate monthly end-to-end Swiss payroll processing, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with legislative requirements.
- Ensure compliance with salary taxability rules through robust internal controls and timely corrective actions.
- Drive the transition to in-house payroll, including process design, control implementation, and vendor offboarding where applicable.
- Provide expert guidance on complex payroll scenarios involving senior leadership, expatriates, mobility cases, and shadow payroll requirements.
- Conduct root-cause analysis for payroll issues and coordinate sustainable solutions with Technology, Legal, Finance, Tax, Rewards, and Mobility.
- Maintain payroll process documentation, SOPs, and internal control frameworks for audit readiness.
- Support internal and external audits and prepare payroll and statutory reports for stakeholders and Swiss authorities.
- Build relationships with HR Partners, Rewards, Mobility, Finance, Tax, Legal, external authorities, and vendors.
- Ensure governance, confidentiality, and data security of payroll information.
- Contribute to operational excellence, harmonization initiatives, and the testing and implementation of payroll tools and processes.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong knowledge of Swiss payroll, taxation, labour law, and social security legislation.
- Deep understanding of international mobility, expatriate taxation, and shadow payroll processes.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Experience with process governance, internal controls, audits, payroll vendors, and authorities.
- Affinity with HR and payroll systems; SAP HR/EC experience preferred.
- Excellent English communication skills; German is highly valued.
Minimum Qualifications
- University degree in Business Administration, HR, Finance, or a similar field.
- Several years of experience in Swiss payroll operations, including complex cases and mobility scenarios.
- Experience transitioning between outsourced and in-house payroll models.
- Proficiency with MS Office and HR systems.
Culture and Inclusion
adidas fosters an athlete’s mindset through courage, ownership, innovation, teamplay, integrity, and respect. The company is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and to creating a culture where employees feel a sense of belonging.