Payroll Manager

**Australia’s leading residential lighting retailer and trade supplier**:

- ** State of the art offices above our latest flagship store in Nunawading**:

- ** Great company culture and benefits + hybrid working arrangements**

**ABOUT BEACON LIGHTING**Our story began in Melbourne in 1967 with a single store and the drive to brighten up people's lives. Since then, we’ve grown to become Australia’s leading residential lighting retailer and trade supplier, with over 120 stores nationwide and a team of over 1,100 people in Australia and beyond. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. And it’s their wellbeing that drives us to develop stylish, innovative and energy-efficient products that help them live brighter, live lighter, live cooler, live warmer, live well, live smarter and to simply, live life.

**THE ROLE**We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Payroll Manager to join our wider HR team at the Nunawading office, reporting directly to the Group HR Manager. This role will be responsible for the accurate and timely administration and execution of all Beacon Lighting payrolls including Brightlite Nominees, Beacon Lighting Group, Masson Manufacturing, Light Source Solutions NZ and Beacon International, to ensure that it meets all the business and legislative requirements and support the business objectives.

**Key responsibilities include**:

- Operate and maintain Payroll and Time & Attendance systems
- Develop and update payroll processes and procedure
- Train colleagues to ensure payroll function backup capabilities
- Manage employee records and oversee system maintenance
- Manage relationships between payroll and T&A system providers
- Ensure accurate and timely processing of payroll every second Wednesday
- Process allowances, deductions, reimbursements, and adjustments
- Prepare payroll month-end journals for General Ledger entry
- Reconcile payroll-related general ledger accounts (Tax, Super, Workers Comp)
- Ensure timely month-end payroll processing and reports for all entities
- Manage payroll tax and superannuation payments across all states
- Complete year-end processes and setup for new financial year
- Ensure timely incentive payments to staff members
- Manage wage declarations and workers comp premiums
- Process fortnightly workers comp wage payments
- Ensure accurate processing of NZ and US payroll and review and approve monthly China and Germany payroll payments
- Provide guidance on remuneration packaging and taxation
- Work with the Taxation Manager to manage liabilities
- Prepare spreadsheets for remuneration reviews and process salary changes
- Mentor, train and support the Payroll team and drive continuous improvement

**ABOUT YOU**To be successful in this role you will have:

- Minimum of 5 years' experience in Payroll (Retail experience is highly regarded)
- Strong numeric and computer skills
- Sound knowledge of payroll work practices and procedures
- International Payroll experience (Desirable)
- Ability to read and understand payroll reports and information
- Competent at using all necessary computer programs and systems
- Demonstrates sound understanding of required reporting and administrative tasks

**BENEFITS**We are looking for someone to join our close-knit team of HR professionals, with great culture and friendly environment.

To reward you for your efforts, we offer a competitive salary package, paid birthday leave and well-being days, generous product discounts, and the opportunity to purchase shares through the Beacon Lighting share scheme.

Based in our purpose-built offices Nunawading this role also offers the security of on-site parking, as well the flexibility of hybrid working arrangements. This is a fantastic opportunity to work within an ASX listed company that has been constantly evolving and striving for success for over 50 years.