HR Controller

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Switzerland.

📋 Description

• Overseeing the planning, budgeting, and forecasting of personnel expenses, headcount, and full-time equivalents (FTEs) in collaboration with the Payroll and Finance Controlling teams.

• Performing budget versus actual comparisons, variance analysis, and cost center assessments, while establishing actions to address budget discrepancies, cost risks, and data irregularities.

• Evaluating critical HR metrics, including turnover rates, absenteeism, and employee hires and separations.

• Compiling HR reports, dashboards, management analyses, and decision-support materials for HR leadership, Finance, and executive management.

• Creating business cases and conducting cost-effectiveness analyses related to personnel decisions.

• Assisting with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closings, including provisions, accruals, and account reconciliations, particularly concerning bonuses, vacation, and variable compensation.

• Ensuring data integrity and seamless integration between HR, Payroll, ERP, and controlling systems.

• Maintaining and enhancing KPIs, reporting standards, and dashboards, as well as automating and standardizing HR controlling procedures.

• Enhancing collaboration among HR, Payroll, Accounting, and Finance Controlling, while contributing to HR and Finance digital transformation projects.

• Assisting with internal and external audits.

⛳️ Requirements

• A completed degree in Business Administration, Economics, Human Resources Management, Finance, Controlling, Accounting, or a similar qualification.

• Several years of experience in HR controlling, financial controlling, accounting, payroll, or a related role.

• Strong knowledge of personnel cost planning, cost accounting, budgeting, and forecasting processes.

• Proficient understanding of accounting and closing practices, especially concerning provisions, accruals, and account reconciliations.

• Familiarity with payroll, social insurance, and personnel-related accounting and balance sheet processes.

• Excellent proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel.

• Experience with Abacus ERP and business intelligence tools such as Power BI.

• Analytical, meticulous, and organized approach to work, with a keen interest in IT and data.

• Proficient in both German and English.

🏝️ Benefits

• At least 25 days of annual leave.

• Exceptional employee benefits.

• Opportunities for individual development.

• A collaborative atmosphere and welcoming team.

• Competitive employment conditions.

• Certified pay equity.