Payroll Manager

As we continue to expand our teams, we have a newly created role for a Payroll Manager to join Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT) on a permanent full - time basis.

As a member of the Management team, you will hold a pivotal role in supporting staff and ensuring appropriate governance and compliance regarding employee pay and entitlements.

The successful applicant will be responsible for managing the end - end payroll and entitlements processes, Award / Enterprise Agreement interpretation, employee taxes, superannuation and support our budgeting and forecasting process regarding employment related costs.

**Key Responsibilities include**:
**Payroll**:

- Ensure calculation, approval and release of all pays and other disbursements is complete, accurate and on time
- Monitor and reconcile payroll deductions, including employee benefits and salary packaging, superannuation contributions, garnishee, child support etc
- Ensure the highest levels of payroll information integrity, data governance and confidentiality are maintained
- Provide payroll SME & liaison on various business initiatives and projects
- Maintain payroll processes, policies and procedures

**Team Leadership**:

- Manage a team of five including 1 x Payroll Supervisor, 4 x Payroll Officers

**Selection Criteria**:

- Australian Citizenship or Permanent residency essential (We do not offer sponsorship for this position)
- Relevant professional qualification (E.g., Degree or Certificate plus appropriate professional organisation such as CPP
- Extensive experience managing the payroll in a large, multi-location, time & attendance based environment with a complex Enterprise Agreement - We process 2,000 + Fortnightly pays
- Strong people leadership skills, managing conflicting priorities and communicating with staff across the whole organisation
- Strong systems and process knowledge (particularly Payroll Metrics, Optima 11 / RosterOn) desirable however other systems experience will be considered

**What’s in it for you?**
- You will be joining a highly functional & experienced team
- Opportunity to make a significant contribution to the business.
- Not-for-profit salary packaging benefits of up to $15,900 per year plus meal & entertainment to the value of $2,650
- Convenient office location near Epping station and street parking
- An extra paid day off at Christmas
- Annual leave Loading
- Discounted private health insurance
- Wellbeing initiatives such as Reward and Recognition Program, Employee Assistance Program - our employees matter

At SCC we value every employees contribution - Our culture is underpinned by our HEART Values - Honesty, Empathy, Acceptance, Respect and Teamwork.

Come & join our team where our employees make a difference every day.

**About Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT)**

We are a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to empower older people to ‘live life to the full’. For the last 50 years our name has been trusted by the community to provide care and support for thousands of people in over 40 locations across NSW and the ACT.

We have a passion for providing the best care with clinical excellence. We offer person-centred care services to meet individual needs and preferences in residential aged care as well as in-home care. At SCC, people are at the heart of everything we do. We support our employees to excel

**About Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT)**
- We are a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to empower older people to ‘live life to the full’. For the last 50 years our name has been trusted by the community to provide care and support for thousands of people in over 40 locations across NSW and the ACT._
- We have a passion for providing the best care with clinical excellence. We offer person-centred care services to meet individual needs and preferences in residential aged care as well as in-home care. At SCC, people are at the heart of everything we do. We support our employees to excel_