Payroll Operations Specialist

4 months ago

Melbourne, Australia Australian Unity Full time

**About us**

Established in 1840, we are Australia’s first wellbeing company, delivering health, wealth and care services for our members and the community.

As a social enterprise, we’re motivated by our purpose to positively impact the wellbeing of millions. We reinvest profits to deliver products and services sustainably that matter most to our members, customers and the Australian community.

For us, Real Wellbeing encompasses the whole experience of life. It’s about feeling supported in your health, connected with your community and empowered to live life on your terms.

**Your New Role Looks Like This**:
As a Payroll Operations Specialist you will be working closely alongside the Payroll Team assisting a pay-group and payroll activities across our business as required. You will be managing the day-to-day payroll workload, including assisting on new starters, wage queries, processing retrospective payments, processing terminations, regular reporting and ad-hoc reports as requested.

You will provide a responsive, accurate employee service on payroll matters, resolving enquiries, assisting in identifying payroll errors and implementing corrective and improvement opportunities where required to ensure employee payments are processed accurately and in line with our enterprise agreements. This role will allow you to make a tangible impact on the business and will develop your skills managing the end-to-end payment processes.

Key Responsibilities Include:

- Management of the end to end payroll process
- Undertake the production of the fortnightly payroll, performing consolidations, balances, and dispersals.
- Support month end and year end processes
- Interpret and advise on payroll related acts, awards, agreements, policies, and procedures
- Provides monthly statistics on payroll performance
- Backfill for the compliance analyst when on leave for monthly payroll tax
- Assist with collation of FBT information

**Please note that we have both permanent and fixed term contract opportunities**

**About You**:

- Degree qualification preferable combined with specialist training and substantial relevant payroll experience
- Extensive experience working in a complex payroll environment within a large organization
- Knowledge of Income Tax, FBT, PAYG, Workers Compensation, EA agreements and awards
- Demonstrated knowledge in coordinating and managing the delivery of pay processing with a demonstrated ability to provide professional advice that provides reliable services to our customers
- Current understanding of relevant legislation
- Significant proven ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships with vendors, customers, and stakeholders
- Highly developed interpersonal, communication, presentation and relationship building skills, gained through experience working with staff at all levels of a large organization
- Extensive proven ability to work to tight deadlines
- Exemplary attention to detail and accuracy

**What’s on Offer**:
You will enjoy a range of great employee benefits and rewards including:

- Competitive salary + bonus program
- Enjoy additional yearly Well-Being and Community leave days
- 14-week paid parental leave, with equal benefit for both parents PLUS our Bump to Baby
- Employee Referral Program
- Employee Assistance Program - support and assistance for you and your partner at those times in life when you need it most
- Maxxia Rewards - a great range of discounts and benefits at selected retail outlets, department stores, attractions, travel, cinemas, restaurants.
- Discounts across the Australian Unity business including Private Health Insurance, General Insurance + more
- Available access to LinkedIn Learning courses through our great Learning platform

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