Payroll Officer

ECMS’ philosophy is simple; We foster lifelong learning. As a result, we have been operating for over 27 years and are one of Victoria’s largest Early Years Managers - through 70 Kindergartens and Early Learning and Care Centres, ECMS Educators impact the lives of 5,500 Victorian children each week. We are dedicated to consistently good learning outcomes, and being the place where the best early years people choose to be.

ECMS is seeking an enthusiastic **Payroll Officer** to join the team on a **casual** basis. This customer service-orientated role will be dedicated to the accurate and efficient payment of all (nearly 1000) employees at ECMS You will be a support to the Payroll Team and be able to respond to employee queries promptly. This is a fantastic opportunity to join the learning journey in our growing organisation. If you are looking for experience in a Payroll Team and to build up your skills in the area, this is the perfect flexible role for you

**What will you do?**
- Assist the Payroll Team with the fortnightly payment of all employees.
- Assist with updates, and backpays (if required) for staff increments and classifications.
- Assist with outstanding payroll issues including, but not limited to, the backlog of reimbursement claims to the Portable Long Service Leave Scheme.
- Provide timely, customer responsive and accurate advice on simple, and at times, complex staff payroll and entitlement queries.

**More about you**
- You have organisational skills and attention to structure and detail. You can stay focused to achieve the desired
- Team-oriented with a willingness to flex and adjust to support workload and collaborate across other teams.
- Professional, with a business acumen and someone that recognises the importance of maintaining professional standards and behaviours.
- Has a positive attitude towards work.
- Ability to maintain and process accurate data within strict timelines.
- Curious problem solver with the ability to be able to research and form or propose a point of view.
- Experience creating payroll reports for costing and other purposes.
- Proficient in all Microsoft systems including Excel.

**What’s in it for you?**
- Autonomy to decide where and how you work to achieve agreed outcomes and manage your personal commitments.
- 50% childcare discount.
- Opportunity to accelerate your career due to high level of responsibility and opportunities supplemented by exposure to high calibre colleagues and a wide variety of learning opportunities.

‘ECMS promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children. Successful applicants are required to adhere to our child safe practices, policies can be located here.

Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people from diverse communities and backgrounds are encouraged.