Payroll Compliance Specialist

7 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Appreciating Talent Full time
Job Description

The company: Appreciating Talent is working exclusively with a high-profile, multi-faceted organization that has influenced the lives of millions since its conception over 60 years ago. They have recently undertaken a large-scale transformation drive across all back office functions, including Payroll, Finance, Technology, and HR.

The role: Reporting to the Head of Payroll, as Payroll Compliance & Audit specialist you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the integrity and compliance of Payroll data across the business, including a wage remediation program and upcoming Workday implementation.

Responsibilities:

  • Delivering the payroll validation phase in a remediation process, ensuring it aligns with legal standards
  • Coordinating with external consultants, HR, finance, and legal teams to ensure a cohesive approach
  • Supporting the Payroll Manager in the identification and solving of complex employee entitlement matters identified during payroll validation
  • Liaising with Auditors as required for compliance audit reviews, on an ongoing basis
  • Identification and problem-solving in a collaborative team environment on enterprise agreement matters, business practices, and other complex employee entitlement matters
  • Ensuring accurate remediation calculations are delivered via a complex multilayered model
  • Supporting highly sensitive employee concerns and queries throughout the remediation process
  • Identifying root causes of business issues and recommending system and process changes
  • Supporting the delivery of future-proofing compliance activities
  • Preparing for and managing any regulatory scrutiny or audits related to the project
  • Identifying control or compliance issues, and making recommendations to enhance payroll and timekeeping practices

About the candidate: You are an experienced Payroll professional with many years of interpreting multiple awards and adhering to payroll legislation. You have had previous experience analyzing and auditing existing award interpretations to ensure accuracy and compliance. Ideally, you have worked through a remediation project and understand the sensitivity of your output. You can also display:

  • Demonstrated extensive experience in employee and payroll-related legislation and compliance
  • Demonstrated capacity to develop policies and procedures related to employee entitlements
  • Demonstrated capacity to articulate complex and specialist matters in a clear and concise manner
  • A demonstrated high level of understanding of equal opportunity principles and a commitment to the application of EEO policies in a business context

A salary between $150k - $200k package is on offer, with flexible WFH options (2/3 days office-based).

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