Payroll Officer

**Payroll Officer**
- ** Gain exposure to the payroll function of a large and diverse business**:

- ** Work with a high functioning, supportive and experienced team**:

- ** Permanent role based in North Sydney with flexible working arrangements**

**About us**

Pacific National (PN) is the largest private provider of diversified rail freight services in Australia. We haul a variety of freight including coal, intermodal containers, steel, and a range of bulk commodities and materials that keep the region’s economy, businesses and households running. We are a company built on solid foundations and we are incredibly proud of the essential role we continue to play supporting Australia’s supply chain. At Pacific National, we take great pride in delivering our best every day and have a relentless focus on customer service and place safety above all else.

We operate nationally with approximately 3,500 staff in over 90+ sites across Australia. We respect and care for the communities in which we operate and continue to evolve our community engagement and strengthen relationships through partnerships and investment. We are focused on reducing the carbon emissions of our business, while also enabling the reduction of carbon emissions in the broader supply chain to support the National targets.

**About the role**

The role of Payroll Officer is to assist with the timely and accurate processing of payroll services for Pacific National employees in compliance with Pacific National policies and Government legislation. The Payroll Officer is responsible for managing the payroll inputs, calculation and report compilation of the relevant pay run utilising PeopleSoft Payroll. This position is an integral member of the payroll function, providing quality customer service to our employees and relevant stakeholders.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

- End to end payroll of over 1200 common law contract employees.
- Accurate and efficient processing of all payroll transactions.
- Resolution of payroll discrepancies & provision of payroll reconciliation services.
- Develop strong business partnerships across Pacific National with key stakeholders.
- Regular payroll reporting, audit, and administration.
- Management of payroll and other related queries.
- Assist the Payroll Manager and Payroll Team Lead with regular monthly reporting to management on payroll information.

Success will be defined by the seamless, efficient, and accurate provision of payroll services to Pacific National employees, timely query resolution management, delivery of on time and accurate reporting, and demonstrated customer service values within the Finance team.

**About you**

To be successful in the role you will need experience in end-to-end payroll, ideally within a large enterprise organisation. No formal qualifications are required, however, experience working with common law contracts, demonstrated problem solving skills and excellent communications skills will set you up for success in this role.

In addition, you will possess the following skills, experience, and attributes:

- Intermediate skills in the use of Word, Excel and PC based financial systems.
- Ability to time manage successfully to achieve objectives within required timelines.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced multi focused, high volume work environment.
- A commitment to continuous improvement and finding new, more effective ways to achieve objectives.
- High level of quality, attention to detail and timeliness.
- Self-motivated, acting before being required to by events to improve job performance, avoid problems or find or create new opportunities.
- Approaches change or new environments positively.
- Ability to work unsupervised within a team environment.
- Understanding in transport, logistics, heavy industry highly regarded.

**The benefits**

At Pacific National we value diversity, inclusion, and the contribution of each team member. Our values underpin our commitment to create an inclusive culture where everyone is accepted and valued for who they are, enabling everyone to bring their authentic selves to work.

When you join the Pacific National team, you’ll be encouraged to take ownership of your career and we’ll be there to support you with a range of exciting initiatives including:

- Industry leading programs focussed on your growth and career development
- Paid parental leave up to 14 weeks, with superannuation - after only 6 months service
- Parental benefits for birth, surrogacy, adoption, foster care, and kinship care
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- A focus on your mental health and wellbeing through our PeerConnect program
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program, administered by Benestar, offering confidential counselling services for employees and their eligible family members, paid for by us at no cost to you
- Access to Unmind, a digital platform that gives you access to tools, training and exercises that will support y