Payroll Compliance Team Lead

4 weeks ago

Sydney, Australia University of New South Wales Full time

**Job no**: 528806
**Work type**: Full Time
**Location**: Sydney, NSW
**Categories**: Finance
- Employment Type: Full Time, Fixed Term to 31st December 2025 (35-hour week)
- Remuneration Level 8: $123,044 - $138,637 + 17% Superannuation.
- Location: Kensington, NSW (Maximum 2 days required a week on campus after initial training period)

**About UNSW**:
UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re one of the top 20 universities in the world and a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.

**Why This Role Matters**:
The Payroll Compliance Team Lead will play a pivotal role in ensuring the university meets its Payroll compliance requirements. The role involves analysing existing processes, identifying potential compliance risks, and recommend solutions to mitigate those risks. This role will oversee a small team of payroll compliance officers and assist in the implementation of strategic and operational compliance processes.

**Accountabilities**:
(please review the Position Description for a full list of Accountabilities)
- Lead a team of payroll compliance specialists to ensure timely and accurate operational support is provided to the Quality & Compliance team and Remediation and Pay Confidence Streams.
- Lead the delivery of timely and accurate historical entitlement calculations, with the support of the general claims team.
- Engage with the HR Systems and Salaries regularly to identify and support the implementation of best practice including in relation to the maintenance of the payroll system when remediating general claims.
- Lead the development and implementation of Payroll compliance strategies and initiatives to ensure UNSW meets its obligation with applicable regulations and legislation.
- Provide training and development to the wider Salaries team on an agreed methodology to resolve payroll discrepancies occurring in the future.
- Conduct regular audits and assessment of Payroll processes and procedures to identify potential compliance issues and make recommendations for improvement
- Build and maintain accurate and up to date documentation of Payroll compliance monitoring activities. Ensure relevant team members understand their responsibility and effectively embed those processes.
- Build and foster effective working relationships with the Employee Relations, HR Business Partnering, Remuneration and Benefits teams and UNSW management across all Faculties and Divisions to ensure ongoing compliance.

**Skills and Experience**:
To be considered you will hold Australian Working Rights or Australian Citizenship. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

(please review the Position Description for a full list of Skills and Experience)
- Relevant tertiary qualification and/or experience in a complex payroll role in a large organisation
- High knowledge of payroll regulations, tax laws, and reporting requirements
- Proficiency in using payroll systems and software (such as Peoplesoft)
- Comprehensive analytical and problem-solving skills and proven capacity to exercise initiative, flexibility and to be proactive in development of solutions to problems
- Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and data integrity
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Sound judgement and the ability to exercise initiative, tact and discretion in dealing with sensitive and confidential matters.
- Demonstrates ability to lead and develop a team.

**Benefits and Culture**:
People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world.

Our benefits include:

- Flexible Working Options (work from home, flexible hours etc)
- Career development opportunities
- 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments
- Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period
- Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)

**How to Apply**:
Submit both a Cover Letter and CV online via the UNSW Job Board before Sunday 24th November 2024 by 11:30pm. Please ensure your Cover Letter addresses the selection criteria for this position (no more than 1-2 pages).

**Contact**:
The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

Position Description

**Advertised**: 14 Nov 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 24 Nov 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

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