Payroll Team Leader

MinterEllison is Australia’s largest law firm and provides legal and consulting services.

Purpose is at our core. We create lasting impacts with our clients, our people and our communities. Our teams collaborate and deliver to our Purpose, and consistently work to embed our values into everyday actions. Clients rely on our expertise and insights. They value our responsive, creative and commercial approach. We are curious by nature, diverse in our disciplines and authentic in our relationships.

Diversity and inclusion is at the core of our Purpose and informs the way we work with each other, our clients and in the community. We know that when we bring together diversity of thinking, skills, experience, gender identity, backgrounds and orientations, we get better results.

**Your Role**

The Payroll Team Leader manages the Payroll Analysts and is responsible for monitoring individual team

members workload to ensure monthly and off-cycle payrolls are processed accurately and on time.

The Payroll Team Lead is required to carry out a range of duties relating to the effective running of the

Payroll Team, including but not limited to:

- Monitoring individual workloads to ensure work is evenly distributed amongst the payroll processing team
- Responsible for running the payroll process for the monthly and off-cycle payrolls
- Identifying opportunities for process improvement to increase efficiencies
- Mentoring Payroll Analysts to create an environment where all team members are continually learning / upskilling
- Providing advice to employees and other stakeholders in relation to all facets of payroll processing
- Solid understanding of current legislation relating to payroll and the ability to keep up to date with changing legislation
- Thorough understanding of LSL State legislation
- Responsible for calculating Payroll Tax for each State
- Responsible for reconciling and submitting STP
- Leave Liability reporting at month end
- Other month end tasks as required
- Assist with testing configuration changes in SAP before transporting to production database
- Work closely with the Talent team to build an effective working relationship with the Payroll team
- Assist Payroll Manager with tasks as directed

**More About You**

We welcome applicants who have:

- Minimum 5 years' end to end payroll experience
- Thorough understanding of current legislation eg Superannuation, Payroll Tax and the ability to keep up to date with changing legislation
- Excellent numeric and analytical skills including excel based reporting skills
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills
- Ability to investigate payroll results and manually calculate pays
- Ability to work productively in a team environment and contribute to a positive team spirit
- Highly motivated with a focus on the stakeholder experience
- Experience leading and developing high performing teams in a payroll environment
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills
- Previous experience working with SAP Payroll - Desirable
- A working knowledge of Success Factors - Desirable

**Why MinterEllison**:
We are recognised as Australia's Most Attractive Firm, a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality in Australia and we hold Gold employer status with the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI).

We make diversity in all its forms central to collaboration. This is why we offer hybrid working options to encourage balance, wellbeing and support for sustainable ways of working. We offer up to 20 weeks paid parental leave for the primary carer within the first 24 months following birth or adoption, and a range of social, financial and health benefits, including free gym membership - all with no minimum tenure.

**How to apply**: