Payroll, Accounts

**Your NEXT Opportunity**

We are seeking a Payroll, Accounts & HR Assistant to join our Next Payments team in our facilities in Cheltenham, Victoria. This is a maternity leave cover position for a 12-month fixed term, with strong potential for extension or permanency.

Reporting directly to the Group Financial Controller and working closely with the HR Manager, you will run a fortnightly payroll for around 140 staff and 10 contractors using Employment Hero Payroll, MYOB NZ & Reckon software. You will also assist across all HR generalist activities such as recruitment, onboarding, staff retention and general administration and provide support to the Accounts & Finance team.

We are looking for a reliable and motivated person - someone with numerical accuracy and amazing attention to detail, who is driven and naturally takes ownership over your responsibilities.

With new product launches, strong business growth (140 employees currently, and we expect that number to increase to 170 by this time next year) and recently winning Casino and TAB cashless gaming tenders, it really is an exciting time to join Next Payments

**The Role**

Your main responsibilities in this role will include:

- Accurate and timely delivery of fortnightly payroll for AU & NZ employees and contractors.
- Ensuring timesheets, leave requests, payroll changes, records and other related material are completed prior to commencement of processing the fortnightly payroll.
- Responding to all payroll related queries in a timely manner.
- Accounts payables entry, reconciliation and payments.
- Company credit card expense allocation and reconciliation.
- Accounts records daily maintenance.
- General assistance within the Finance & Accounts department.
- Assist with onboarding and offboarding staff.
- Drafting of letters for role changes, salary increases, and other HR related situations.
- Provide well researched HR advice, direction and consultation to the business where required.
- Assist with adhoc HR administrative tasks such as handling staffing issues, mediating disputes and directing disciplinary procedures when directed by the HR Manager.

**About You**
- Approachable and friendly, with a great sense of humour
- Excellent PC skills.
- Intermediate to Advanced MS Excel Skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite - Word & Outlook in particular.
- At least 2 years’ previous experience processing end-to-end payroll.
- Previous experience using ‘Employment Hero’, ‘Hero Pay’ and ‘Reckon’ software is highly desirable.
- Experience handling statutory requirements including reconciliation, Workcover, superannuation, PAYG withholdings, overall payroll reconciliation, payroll tax in multiple states.
- Competence in understanding relevant legislation, awards, taxation and superannuation.
- An awareness and ability to maintain the confidential nature of payroll data and other sensitive information.
- Extremely high level of attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to work effectively under tight deadlines.
- Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Human Resources or Business highly desirable, along with strong understanding of general HR principles.
- Prior experience in recruitment and/or delivering HR initiatives favourable.
- Sound business acumen and analytic skills.
- Knowledge of office management systems and procedures.

**The Perks**
- Friendly and fun work environment - we are extremely proud of the culture we have created
- Provided tea, coffee, fruit and sweets and quarterly gourmet BBQs.
- Strong staff enjoyment and involvement profile, with our Social Club Committee regularly planning fun activities for us.
- Free and accessible parking all day (Don’t pay $20+ a day with city parking)
- Close to public transport. We are 10 minutes away from Cheltenham train station and have the 767, 811 & 812 bus stop right outside our front door
- True appreciation and recognition of hard work.
- Ongoing training and development opportunities.

**About Us**

Established in 2013, Next Payments is one of Australia’s most profitable, multi award winning and fastest growing payments companies. Headquartered in Melbourne with branches in Sydney, Brisbane, and Wellington, we are 97% Australian and 3% New Zealand owned with Macquarie Group being a significant investor in our business.

At Next Payments, our success is due to our proven and reliable products which ensure the seamless operation of our customers’ businesses. We provide end to end solutions in the payments space, with our core capabilities including ATM installation and services, issuing, and managing digital wallets, QR code payments, debit and prepaid card issuing, and bespoke customer experience integration.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We actively recognise our committed people and provide exciting learning and career development opportunities.

Next Payments is environmentally conscious and after 3 years of hard work, we