Ascender Payroll System Support

**Ascender Payroll System Support**:
**Position Number**: 0064323
**Location**: Parkville
**Role type**: Full-time; Continuing
**Department**: Enterprise Technology
**Salary**:UOM 7 - $106,432 - $115,211 p.a. plus 17% super
- **Pivotal role / drive payroll compliance and efficiency / be part of a transformative project**:

- ** for an exciting opportunity to shape the University's payroll future**:

- **Investing in you - benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities**

**The University of Melbourne**
We take pride in our people, who all contribute to our mission to benefit society through the transformative impact of education and research. Discover more via our website and stay connected with our stories and people on LinkedIn.

**Your next career opportunity**
Join our dynamic team as a Payroll Administrator, and you'll play a crucial role in supporting the University's transition to a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to the configuration, maintenance, and enhancement of the Ascender Pay platform, ensuring accurate and compliant payroll processing for our diverse workforce.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Acting as the primary point of contact for troubleshooting and resolving Ascender Pay issues
- Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure solutions align with legislation, enterprise agreements, and policies
- Triaging and debugging issues, implement fixes, and manage test execution
- Liaising with Subject Matter Experts to define system improvement requirements
- Developing reports, dashboards, and analytics to support data-driven decision-making
- Assisting the payroll team in processing employee payroll, including salaries, bonuses, and deductions

**You may be a great fit if**:
You are an experienced payroll professional with a strong background in Ascender Pay, eager to contribute your expertise to a transformative project that will shape the University's payroll future.

**You may also**:

- Possess a relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience
- Have strong configuration and functional knowledge of the Dayforce system
- Demonstrate experience with Dayforce system building blocks and industrial instrument analysis
- Possess excellent analytical, problem-solving, and multi-tasking skills
- Exhibit strong attention to detail, focusing on compliant outcomes and exceptional customer service
- Be organised, detail-oriented, and accurate, with the ability to work independently or collaboratively

For further information please refer to the attached PD.

**What we offer you**
We offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits to support your success and sense of fulfillment, including:

- Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being
- Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance
- Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance
- Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program
- Comprehensive career development and training, plus a 25% discount on UniMelb graduate courses for your immediate family members

For more information check out our benefits page

**Your new team - Enterprise Technology**
Enterprise Technology is responsible for all aspects of enterprise & IT foundational technology including both change (project) and run (operational) aspects.

**Be Yourself**
The University of Melbourne values the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcomes and celebrates diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.

**Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants**
We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians, with unprecedented investment to attract, nurture and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff. Tangible support through a range of programs and initiatives will ensure that you personally succeed and flourish while at the University of Melbourne.

**Working at the University - what you need to know**:
**Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.** This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.

**Join Us and unlock your career potential**
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- **Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience**

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