Payroll Manager

Just as aluminium is the element of possibility, so too, are our current and future employees. When you join Alcoa, you have the opportunity to help define what it means to be a sustainable aluminium company. Come grow your career, collaborate on a global scale, and deliver materials essential to the world. While some roles are based on-site, Alcoa also offers a flexible working model for certain positions. Learn more about the endless career possibilities for you at Alcoa

About the job

Our People Solutions team is looking for an experienced Payroll Manager to manage the full end to end payroll delivery for over 4500 employees across multiple Australian States and Territories. We have a combination of fortnightly and monthly pay cycles within a diverse remuneration strategy, ranging from award or enterprise agreements, through to executive remuneration contracts, so experience with complex payroll systems and processes will be highly advantageous.

The role supervises the day-to-day payroll process and coordinates, plans and educates the Payroll Officers and other Payroll Specialists required to deliver on the payroll strategy and requires functional and technical knowledge of compensation and payroll systems along with the ability to lead and implement change.

This includes but is not limited to:
- Being responsible for the leadership, direction, development, training and planning of local and global resources, to seek the best cost and process delivery optimisation for payroll services.- Identifying opportunities to amalgamate and leverage available resources.- Developing and reviewing payroll processes, procedures and systems.- Ensuring alignment to strategies and business requirements.Ensuring that all statutory reporting and compliance activities relating to payroll delivery are completed within the payroll team accurately and on time, including;- Regular and ad-hoc government reporting, such as PAYG tax withholding, State Revenue and Superannuation submissions.- Supporting the reporting requirements for end of Financial/ FBT/ Tax year activities, including necessary reconciliation and reporting requirements.- Ensuring compliance with Single Touch Payroll (STP) reporting requirements.- Providing operational guidance on responding to queries from employees, internal stakeholders or external agencies.

This role liaises with global management and is accountable to achieve global payroll targets and drive change associated with global initiatives as required.

About you

To play a part in our ongoing success we are seeking someone with:
- Diploma of Payroll Management or similar, with Tertiary qualifications highly desirable.- Demonstrated experience leading a high-volume payroll processing team for a complex employer.- Experience in planning and implementing new systems and processed within a complex or large organisation.- Proven ability for analytical, and innovative thought and action, lateral thinking when analysing and identifying business solutions.- Current and up-to-date knowledge of the business and legislative frameworks in which they are required to operate (e.g. superannuation policy and legislation, employment related tax matters, industrial legislation and instruments, leave policies, business strategies, etc)- High business acumen and being able to communicate, negotiate and influence across a broad range of stakeholders to achieve the necessary outcomes for effective and efficient payroll delivery.- Confidence sharing knowledge and expertise and to understand when and how further professional advice is required to be sought.

Why Alcoa?

Our values - act with integrity, operate with excellence, care for people, lead with courage - are at the foundation of everything we do.

At Alcoa we strive to create an inclusive workplace where employees can bring their whole selves to work regardless of their background. We know it starts and finishes with you, which is why our value ‘care for people’ is so important to us. It ensures not only your physical safety but also provides an inclusive and welcoming workplace for people from all walks of life, encouraging diversity of thought from each and every person.

As an Alcoa employee, you will embark on growth opportunities and can truly make a difference being part of an organisation that respects and considers flexibility whilst empowering you with stimulating and challenging work.

What’s on offer?- Ongoing career development opportunities- Excellent remuneration package- Monthly Leisure Day- Benefits allowance- Performance related bonus (variable)- Novated car lease scheme- Paid volunteer time- Employee groups including the Social Club, Alcoa Women’s Network, EAGLE (Employees at Alcoa for Gay, Lesbian, bisexual and transgender Equality) and AWARE (Alcoans Working Actively for Racial-ethnic Equality)

Our Locations

Alcoa’s Australian operations represent one of the world’s largest integrated bauxite mining, alumina refining and alu