Payroll Officer

**Payroll Officer**

**Part time
- 3 days: Monday-Wednesday**

**(W**ith the opportunity to work full-time
- please see in Job ad)**

**Why MXstore?**

We are a team of fun and fast-paced people who love pushing boundaries and building value in the industries we play in. We are driven by a passion for e-commerce and for people, especially the customers and team members who keep us going. Our approach to business (and life) is underpinned by a tried and tested set of core values that permeate everything we do:
**Be a good human**:

- Good humans are genuine, they care about people and they have a positive impact on the team. We choose to be them and to work with them

**Foot forward first**:

- Anyone can step up and lead the way to keep us moving forward. With a relatively ‘flat’ structure we need people who are excited to do the job that needs to be done.

**Kaizen**:

- It’s Japanese for ‘Continuous Improvement’. We continually iterate and adapt by seeking out feedback, challenging the status quo and asking ‘why not?’.

**Embrace growth and change**:

- We see change as motivating, necessary and a reason to build new capabilities. Challenges and setbacks become learning opportunities when you have a growth mindset

**Communicate with equality and empathy**:

- We are all equal as human beings, so listen with an empathetic ear and speak with kindness. That’s what a good human would do.

Our Finance Team is looking for an experienced Payroll Officer to be responsible for the accurate and efficient processing of weekly wages for our 140 hard-working team members. This is a great opportunity for a meticulous payroll professional to bring technical expertise and ownership to our payroll function. You can probably tell from our core values that we have a unique approach to how we work and are not your typical corporate thinkers, so you’ll need to be adaptable, collaborative and willing to challenge the status quo.

**You will be responsible for**:

- Processing weekly pay runs in preparation for payroll payments
- Updating payroll records for existing employees as well as new starters and terminations through Deputy, Employment Hero and BambooHR
- Preparing all state and federal tax obligations - including PAYG tax, payroll tax, superannuation contributions, workers compensation
- Providing advice and consultation to employees/team leaders in relation to pay issues, award changes, new policies
- Resolving all payroll queries in a professional and timely manner
- Preparing internal correspondence to reflect payroll changes
- Preparing payroll reporting as well as other ad hoc reports as requiredComplete End of Month payroll journals and reconciliations

**Your skills and experience include**:

- Solid experience in a full function payroll role and ideally in a retail environment. Knowledge of the General Retail Industry Award would be ideal.
- A broad and comprehensive knowledge of modern awards, state legislation and the ability to interpret award legislation.
- Experience administering and using payroll and associated systems. We use Deputy, Employment Hero and BambooHR.
- A willingness and desire to keep abreast of changes in award legislation and the ability to know where to research and go looking for information.
- You must be meticulous in your work with a high degree of attention to detail.
- You are respectful to the discretion and confidentiality required to work in payroll.Interpersonal skills that reflect your ability to naturally build rapport with your colleagues and peers. This includes the ability to address discrepancies or issues impacting employee pay or team with the person.**The perks**:
This is an amazing opportunity to join a dynamic and fast-growing business, where you'll be surrounded by positive people who love to learn and do things differently. You'll enjoy real growth and development opportunities, flexible working options, an epic HQ in Burleigh Heads and a fun, social work environment.

We offer quality coffee and pantry goodies, team social events and ride days, discounted memberships at local gyms, and a sports incentive program for the competitive athletes among us We also offer an Employee Assistance Program that provides our team members with coaching and counselling to support their wellbeing.

Our team member engagement surveys

According to our employee engagement surveys, the top five things that our employees love about working here are the culture, atmosphere, co-workers, sense of community, and the physical work environment.

In your cover letter, make sure you include answers to the three questions below:

- **Who are you? (Tell us about yourself, your strengths, weaknesses, loves, pet peeves, personality typeanything that helps us understand YOU).**
- **Why have you chosen payroll as a career? What is it about payroll that you love and are good at?**
- **What is your availability? (You'll definitely be needed Mon-Weds, but hours on those days are relatively flexib