Payroll Specialist

2 weeks ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia beBeePayroll Full time $100,000 - $130,000
Job Description

The primary responsibility of the Payroll Manager is to oversee the entire payroll process, ensuring timely and accurate processing in compliance with Australian legislative requirements.

This role plays a key part in payroll strategy, governance, process improvement, and systems optimisation. The Payroll Manager will be responsible for:

  • Managing the full payroll cycle across all Australian entities, including monthly and ad hoc payrolls.
  • Collaborating closely with outsourced payroll providers to ensure accurate and timely processing.
  • Ensuring all employees are set up correctly and promptly in the payroll system, in accordance with onboarding documentation.
  • Managing payroll calculations and reconciliations, including salaries, wages, bonuses, allowances, terminations, redundancies, and leave entitlements.
  • Performing monthly leave reconciliations and ensuring accurate leave accruals and balances.
  • Managing senior management share plan dividend payments and coordinating preparation of annual statements.
  • Verifying casual hours in consultation with relevant segment managers.
  • Interpreting and applying relevant employment legislation, including payroll tax, superannuation, and PAYG withholding.
  • Processing and submitting all required statutory payments and reports: PAYG, payroll tax, superannuation contributions, Single Touch Payroll (STP), and annual reconciliation statements.
  • Maintaining payroll compliance and internal controls, including data security and confidentiality.
  • Acting as a primary contact for employee payroll-related inquiries, resolving issues promptly and professionally.
  • Driving continuous improvement of payroll processes, systems, and policies.
  • Leading or supporting payroll system upgrades or implementation projects.
  • Partnering with HR and Finance teams to ensure alignment of payroll with employee data, general ledger coding, and reporting.
Required Skills and Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and qualifications:

  • Minimum of 8 years' end-to-end payroll experience within medium to large corporate environments in Australia.
  • Proven experience managing outsourced payroll providers and vendor relationships.
  • Strong understanding of Australian payroll legislation and compliance requirements.
  • Experience working in a professional services or consulting firm environment.
  • Familiarity with salary packaging, fringe benefits, or salary sacrifice arrangements.
  • Understanding of remuneration reporting obligations and year-end payroll processes.
Benefits

The successful candidate will enjoy a range of benefits, including:

  • Excellent attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and timeliness.
  • Strong organisational and time management skills; able to meet multiple deadlines.
  • Well-developed written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain payroll-related matters simply and clearly.
  • High level of discretion and confidentiality in handling sensitive payroll and employee information.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a continuous improvement mindset.
  • Capable of working independently with minimal supervision while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.
  • Experience with Workday will be highly regarded.

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