Senior Payroll Specialist

1 week ago

Adelaide, South Australia beBeePayroll Full time $120,000 - $150,000

As a key member of our payroll team, you will oversee and manage the end-to-end payroll function, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of services in compliance with legislation.

About the Role

This role will lead and oversee payroll operations in a fast-paced environment, providing guidance and leadership to the Payroll Officer. You will act as an escalation point for payroll queries and complex cases, ensuring all payroll services are delivered accurately and on time.

The key responsibilities include:

  • Supervising, training, and supporting the Payroll Officer
  • Acting as the escalation point for payroll queries and complex cases
  • Overseeing high-volume, end-to-end payroll processing, including new starters, terminations, cash-outs, long service leave, parental leave, and other entitlements
  • Ensuring compliance with awards, enterprise agreements, ATO requirements, superannuation, and other relevant legislation
  • Managing salary packaging arrangements, deductions, and remittances to providers
  • Fulfilling end-of-year processes, including STP and reconciliations
  • Preparing and delivering payroll reports for management and auditors
  • Reconciling payroll-related balance sheet accounts
  • Monitoring payroll KPIs and recommending process improvements
Requirements

To succeed in this role, you will need:

  • Strong skills in payroll and invoicing
  • Several years' experience in payroll, with increasing responsibility (minimum two years in a similar role)
  • Experience with high-volume payroll processing (300+ employees)
  • Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, awards (e.g. Clerks Award & SCHADS Award), enterprise agreements, leave entitlements, and superannuation
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritise workload, and work under pressure to meet tight deadlines
  • High-level communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to resolve complex issues
  • Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
  • Proficiency in payroll systems (e.g. MYOB, Visipay, UKG, Payroll Metrics, Xero) and Microsoft Office, with the ability to learn new software

About You:

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Senior Payroll Officer who is passionate about delivering excellent payroll services and committed to building strong relationships with Finance, HR, Business Unit Managers, and external stakeholders.

What's in it for you?

This role offers career expansion programs, well-being packages and financial benefits available through our partners.

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