Assistant Payroll Officer

**Adelaide Festival Centre Trust**

**Job reference**: 528435

**Location**: 5000 - ADELAIDE

**Job status**: Long Term Contract

**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone
- **Fixed term part-time contract at 0.6 FTE**:

- **Must be able to work Tuesdays and Wednesdays of pay week**:

- **Based in the riverside precinct at the iconic Adelaide Festival Centre**

**About the Adelaide Festival Centre**

Established in 1973, Adelaide Festival Centre is South Australia’s principal performing arts venue and a leading Asia Pacific cultural centre. Adelaide Festival Centre produces a bold, exciting and extensive program of festivals, events and performances all year round, to inspire educate and entertain audiences from a variety of ages and cultures. Adelaide Festival Centre prides itself on providing support and development and maintaining a positive work environment for all employees. As the home of performing arts in South Australia, we aim to uphold exceptional customer service to external organisations and patrons.

**About the vacancy**

Reporting to the Manager, Finance the Assistant Payroll Officer will assist the Payroll Officer in administering and managing the Adelaide Festival Centre Payroll System to ensure all statutory and legislative requirements are met and staff are paid in a timely manner. The role also assists the financial services team responsibilities and supports with Records Management for Financial Services records.

In order to succeed in this role, you will have demonstrated experience in providing an end-to-end payroll service or a depth of financial experience in government or not-for-profit enterprise, be self-motivated and able to work autonomously. A comprehensive understanding of payroll terminology, activities and how these impact on human resource functions is required.

**Responsibilities**
- Contribute to the development and implementation of appropriate standards and procedures for payroll activities in consultation with the Payroll Officer
- Provide support to the Payroll officer including delegated tasks during Payroll Officer's absence

**To assist with**:

- The Super Stream processing
- Processing payroll including end of month
- Other finance functions including banking and invoice processing
- The provision of excellent customer service in accordance with department objectives
- Ensure the Adelaide Festival Centre employee salaries and wages including leave requests are paid in an accurate and timely manner in accordance with Award conditions, relevant Enterprise Bargain Agreements and conditions of employment
- Attend Meridian, Rostering, CommBiz or Tech1 Training and seek further training as needed to perform this role
- Ensure appropriate records are maintained for employee salary and wage rate entitlements
- Provide support to ensure accurate payments are made in accordance with relevant industrial instruments for superannuation payments, Long Service, Annual and Sick Leave entitlements, termination and TVSP separation payments, engagement of staff and changes to employment conditions and increments
- Ensure payroll documents are processed and checked to comply with audit requirements and data entered into the Meridian system
- Provide administrative support when required for the effective functioning of the Financial Services Department

**Competencies**
- A consultative and supportive team building style with an analytical approach to problem solving
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Well-developed interpersonal skills and a high level of cultural awareness
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
- Understanding of legislative requirements impacting on payroll processes, payroll tax, superannuation, withholding tax
- Tertiary qualification in Finance or related field (Desirable)

**Benefits and Culture**

Adelaide Festival Centre offers a range of benefits to its employees including salary packaging and staff price tickets to shows, festivals and productions.

Adelaide Festival Centre is located on Kaurna Yerta. We respect First Nations people around Australia and acknowledge the Kaurna people as the traditional custodians of the Adelaide Plains. We honour their spiritual relationship with their country, and we do so in the spirit of reconciliation. Adelaide Festival Centre is committed to being an inclusive, supportive workplace and has recently submitted its ambitious Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan ‘Reconciliation Australia’ for final approval.

Adelaide Festival Centre is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. First Nations people and people with disability are strongly encouraged to apply.

The public sector is diverse and desires to increase in diversity and to create opportunities for more South Australians.

The South Australian public sector supports flexible ways of working including part-time worki