Payroll Specialist

Payroll Specialist

The People & Culture Team's vision is to grow a community where we want to work, where we are valued and where we belong. Our purpose is to put our people first so that they can put our customers first. The operational heartbeat of the Bank delivers employee payments accurately and on time.

We have an internal secondment opportunity for a Payroll Specialist to join the Group Payroll Team. Reporting into the Payroll Lead, you'll be responsible for accurate maintenance of employee records, correctly calculating withholdings, superannuation, and entitlements, complying with employment laws, and relevant Enterprise Agreements and Awards, adhering to payroll schedules and deadlines.

You'll join an experienced team where the work is fast-paced, and everyone nurtures and supports each other.

This role is based in Bendigo or Melbourne for the days that you are in the office, and then other days you'll be working from home to help better balance your life and work.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing effective and accurate payroll services, ensuring efficient and timely delivery of the Bank's payroll and activities
• Collecting, calculating and entering data in order to maintain and update payroll information
• Processing selected correction pay-runs including the calculations of all pay-related adjustments
• Managing and processing leave calculations, long service, and sick leave payments
• Accurately processing Centrelink parental leave payments, Child Support deductions and ATO tax variations, superannuation requests adhering to superannuation stapling requirements, termination payments, ensuring long service leave is reconciled and paid in accordance with the relevant state legislation
• Administering personnel, leave, and timesheet records, ensuring data integrity through high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Identifying overpayments and accurately calculating, registering update and overpayment letters
• CALCULATING BACKPAY AND PROCESSING TAX IN ACCORDANCE WITH ATO RULES
• Maintaining various tracking tools such as off-cycle payments, terminations, and error registers
• Processing LeasePlan, Payroll Tax, Creditor payments (fortnightly deductions) as required for the group
• Conducting analysis, problem-solving and testing as appropriate/required for effective payroll delivery

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• Previous experience in payroll and strong attention to detail
• Experience with CIA/Ci software highly regarded but not essential
• Intermediate competency across the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Word and Excel
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, and the ability to set work priorities to meet deadlines
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving ability
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• FANTASTIC CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively building positive working relationships with team members and key client stakeholders

We offer flexible work options that put our people first, and a hybrid model of two days in a local Head Office per week.

About Us

We're Australian's most trusted retail bank, committed to putting our customers and communities at the heart of everything we do.

Our Perks and Benefits

We're proud to offer:

• Flexible work arrangements to suit your needs
• Ongoing development opportunities to support your career growth
• A range of benefits to support your physical and mental wellbeing

Join Our Team

As a Payroll Specialist, you'll be part of a close-knit team that values collaboration, innovation, and excellence. We're looking for someone who shares these values and is passionate about delivering exceptional results.