Payroll Specialist
4 weeks ago
About the Role
The Payroll Specialist will be responsible for providing exceptional customer experience to payroll customers by delivering timely and accurate fortnightly and monthly payroll. This role will provide ongoing support to the Senior Payroll Specialist to ensure all facets of the payroll function are delivered by managing customer queries, maintaining accurate employee data and reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and process end-to-end fortnightly and monthly pay run with support from Senior Payroll Specialist
- Ensure fortnightly and monthly pay run is as accurate as possible before being checked by the Senior Payroll Specialist and/or the Payroll Manager by performing self-checks i.e. via audit reports, payroll reports
- Calculate and process any ad-hoc payments as required. terminations, bonuses/commissions, and other additions/deductions
- Calculate and process manual adjustments for back payments, including but not limited to, salary changes, higher duties, secondments and any other changes to employee payroll records
- Have an understanding of STP reporting
- Assist and train employees and managers on any ESS Timecard queries being their first point of contact and escalating to Senior Payroll Specialist where necessary
- Respond to payroll queries and any ad-hoc payroll requests from internal and external customers.
- EOM HR reporting including New Starters, terminated employees, total headcount, annual leave balances
- Assist Senior Payroll Specialist with financial and legislative reporting such as Superannuation, Payroll Tax, payroll/costing reconciliations
Requirements
- Micro pay experience essential
- Connx desirable
- Strong computer literacy skills including proficiency in the Microsoft Office Professional suite with Intermediate to advanced Excel skills and experience in data analytics using Pivot tables, V-Lookups and Sum
- Previous experience using large payroll systems
- Accurate data entry skills with high level of attention to detail
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of the team
- Payroll related qualifications/certificates desirable but not essential
- Previous experience with processing pay runs for 500 + employees minimum
- Discretion and the ability to manage confidential and sensitive information
- Self-motivated and driven
- Shows initiative and has a go-getter attitude
About Us
Torrens University Australia is a modern and agile university that is committed to providing high-quality education to its students. We are a Certified B Corporation and a member of the global community of future-focused companies that use business as a force for good. We believe in the transformative power of education to change lives, families, communities – and the world.
What We Offer
- Flexible working conditions, allowing you to work remotely and from a campus near you
- Access to internal opportunities - Be supported to learn, grow and move across the organisation
