Payroll Officer

**Competitive Salary plus Super plus 17.5% leave loading plus generous Salary Packaging**:

- **Join a rapidly growing not-for-profit organisation with a commitment to social justice**:

- **Mobile phone + laptop provided**:

- **Access to NFP Salary Packaging benefits, EAP + discounts to leading retailers**:

- **Wintringham promotes ongoing training and professional excellence**:

- **Full Time Role**:

- **Located close to the CBD in Flemington (VIC) with flexible hybrid working arrangements (incl. work from home)**

**Who are we?**

Wintringham is a not-for-profit organisation providing an extensive range of aged care, housing and related support services to men and women aged 50-plus who have been homeless or at risk of homelessness. We employ over 950 staff and operate from multiple offices across Melbourne, Hobart and regional Victoria. Our Head Office provides the strategic direction and support services for Wintringham’s residential, housing, community care and NDIS services.

**Your new role**

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced and enthusiastic individual to join our friendly and tight-knit Payroll Team as a Payroll Officer at our Head Office in Flemington (on Wurrundjeri Woi Wurrung Country). Reporting to the Manager - Payroll Services, you will:
Your duties and responsibilities will also include (but are not limited to)
- End to end payroll processing in accordance with legislations and company procedures
- On Board new employees and enter contract variations
- Process termination requests and payments
- Process salary packaging arrangements and salary deductions
- Produce payroll reports for P&C and Finance Team
- Ensuring payroll related queries are handled in a courteous and timely manner
- Calculate overpayments and monitor recoveries
- To proactively assist with the maintenance of the quality management system and to accept responsibilities as defined in the relevant policies and procedures.
- Practice open communication and pro-actively participate in problem solving

**What is in it for you?**

We are committed to offering an enjoyable, safe and flexible workplace that provides a work-life balance. When you are working with Wintringham, you will have access to the following benefits:

- Access to exclusive not-for-profit salary packaging: salary package your personal expenses up to the amount of $15,900 plus $2650 meal entertainment benefits.
- Continuous development: we believe in giving our staff the skills they need and will keep you up to date with yearly qualifications such as behaviour management, first aid, CPR and manual handling. We offer many growth opportunities and have a strong internal recruitment program.
- Free access to wellbeing services + discounts to retailers: When you are employed at Wintringham, you will have access to our Employee Assistance Program, Staff wellbeing portal as well as discounts to some of Australia’s leading retailers.

**About you**

You will have:

- Minimum 2 years' payroll processing experience
- salary packaging processing experience
- ability to work autonomously, while being part of a team
- experience in working with EBA's
- experience with PayGlobal payroll system will be highly regarded, however not essential. Training will be provided.
- Demonstrated ability to provide timely and efficient services, set priorities and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and pragmatically with a diverse range of people, from varying backgrounds.
- Commitment to always maintaining strict confidentiality in relation to staff, clients and housing residents.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Well-developed IT skills - Microsoft suite of products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint)
- A current Victorian driving licence (optional)
- You will be aware of relevant legislative standards and guidelines.

**Wintringham’s response to COVID-19**

Client and staff safety is paramount to us at Wintringham. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have and will continue to ensure that our staff are supplied with the resources they need to guarantee they are working in a safe and risk-averse environment. For our office-based staff, we have put in flexible Work From Home arrangements in accordance with the advice from the Department of Health & Chief Health Officer. We have strict COVID-19 policies and procedures to ensure that our staff as well as our clients are kept safe.

**How to apply**

For more information about the role, you can download a copy of the Position Description HERE.

Enquiries can be made to the People and Culture team by contacting our Head Office on (03) 9376 1122. Applications can be submitted via our website by completing the required information below (scroll to bottom of page).

Please upload your CV and Cover Letter in PDF format.

Applicants who have lived in a country other than Australia for a period longer than 12 months in the last 10 years may be required to