Payroll Consultant

AP+ brings together Australia’s three domestic payment organisations into one integrated entity. Operating in the public interest, AP+ focuses on meeting the needs of all payment users and representing the views of a diverse range of stakeholders. BPAY Group, eftpos and NPP Australia continue to operate as distinct brands within a Group Leadership Team structure.

AP+ is intended to create a more efficient and agile payments group, building the competitiveness of Australian domestic payments infrastructure, and delivering significant benefits to Australian consumers and businesses.

**Role Purpose**:
To autonomously administer the AP+ and co’s payroll function including the preparation and lodgement of superannuation, workers compensation, and payroll taxes. The incumbent is also accountable for providing quality advice, support and information to leaders and employees on a range of payroll matters and thinking creatively about how things could be improved to make people’s lives easier.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- To ensure that all staff are paid correctly and on time and all the Group’s payroll obligations are met
- Payroll Services The compilation and distribution of AP+ & company’s payroll (monthly cycles)
- Owning responsibility for maintenance and administration of payroll software including upgrades.
- Administration of employee self-service portal, including setting up employee’s work schedule, updating organisational structure, providing employees with training on the portal’s functionality, and overseeing software upgrades.
- Reconciling and processing of month-end journal ensuring timely calculation and payment of monthly payroll liabilities, including Work Cover obligations, PAYG Tax, payroll tax, Super contributions, and employee deductions. Also, provide monthly variance analysis on payroll costs.
- Preparing end-of-year payroll reconciliations, including Work Cover, Group tax, payroll tax, etc ensuring company policies and procedures are followed and seeking clarification where necessary; preparing and distributing payment summaries.
- Calculating termination/severance payments and executing as required.
- Maintaining the records systems for all employees.
- Continually enhancing payroll processes and practices
- Providing assistance and support to all employees in relation to queries relating to payroll processing, pay queries, personal details changes, self-service portal etc.
- Keeping abreast of legislative changes (tax, super and employment law) and providing recommendations to the People & Culture team on any actions required.
- Annual Remuneration Review, Completing annual and bi-annual salary survey submissions and policies and practices survey and support as and when required
- Supporting P&C throughout the annual salary and performance review spreadsheet, including ensuring all salary and employee data is current and accurate, and the formulas within spreadsheets are accurate and functioning
- Assisting with the coordination and distribution of salary review outcome letters
- Ensuring the accurate and timely processing of salary increases and STIs following the annual remuneration review process.
- Administration and Reporting
- Monitoring the payment of TOIL, study leave days, allowances etc to ensure compliance with people programs/guidelines and the Group Enterprise Agreement. Raising non-compliance issues with the relevant P&C teams where clarification is necessary.
- Liaising with the P&C teams regarding all worker's compensation cases and coordinating the wage reimbursements with the insurer.
- General people reporting, including Board and management reporting, support for Workplace Gender Equality Agency reporting, weekly live reporting, excessive leave, TOIL accrual, and FTE reporting, and/or other reports as and when requested
- Ensuring people changes are managed through payroll and reflected in the payroll system

**Key Opportunities**

Be an organisational lead on Payroll compliance and reporting
- Help plan and implement a new Payroll system and migrate legacy payroll systems
- Build a reputation for quality delivery and value add

**Position Requirements**:

- HSC and/or relevant accounting qualification
- Previous mid-level experience in a payroll function or experience in an accounting role (e.g. Accounts Payable or Assistant Accountant)
- Previous end-to-end payroll experience is desirable but not essential
- Good working knowledge of accounting and/or payroll functions
- Good working knowledge of superannuation and tax as it relates to payroll
- Intermediate Excel working knowledge