Payroll Architecture and Reporting Specialist

Are you ready to shape the future of payroll systems and reporting?

This position is a fixed term full time position (2 years) with a 9 day fortnight.

About Us:

The Uniting Church in Australia (the Church) is a large, uniquely Australian Christian denomination in Australia with heritage from historical reformed evangelical denominations. In Queensland, the Uniting Church has around 250 congregations and has early childhood, schools, colleges and large community services (such as UnitingCare Queensland – BlueCare, Lifeline, Wesley Hospital and Wesley Mission Queensland).

We are a church that values relationships, collaboration, and service, seeking to steward our resources in ways that reflect the love of Christ. The Queensland Synod Office works to enable, equip, and encourage a growing and renewing Church across Queensland, acting in alignment with the discernment of Synod in Session. We are mission-driven and service-oriented, fostering an environment of collaboration, support, and care for the communities we serve.

The Uniting Church is multicultural, committed to reconciliation with First Peoples, calls for reconciliation across its communities and aims to use its people and property resources wisely and in the furtherance of God's mission in the world.

Position purpose:

The purpose of this role is to enhance payroll system architecture and reporting capabilities across the organisation, ensuring stakeholders experience a reliable, user-friendly system with insightful and accessible reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Design and maintain payroll system architecture to support operational efficiency and compliance.
• Develop and optimise reporting frameworks to meet the needs of managers and decision makers.
• Collaborate with other teams within Synod Services to ensure system integration, data accuracy and system alignment with organisational goals.
• Identify opportunities for automation and process improvement within payroll operations.
• Maintain documentation of system configurations, reporting templates, and workflows.
• Ensure data integrity and confidentiality in all payroll-related reporting and system activities.
• Design, create and implement enhancements to the rostering and payroll systems, in consultation with the Payroll Manager and Payroll Systems Administrator.
• Provide payroll best practice support and troubleshooting for payroll processes across the systems utilised for the payroll function (UKG Ready, Payroll Metrics, and integrated work in a 365 environment.
• Mentor and support payroll team members in understanding system enhancements and reporting tools.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and capability uplift across the payroll function.
• Assist with payroll processing during periods of staff absence to ensure continuity of service.

What's in it for You?

• 9 Day Fortnight
• Flexible work hours
• Hybrid (2 days in the office a week)
• Free off-street parking at the office
• Employee Culture Club Activities
• Paid Parental Leave

Experience and Skills:

• Demonstrated experience with payroll and rostering systems.
• Experience with Kronos highly regarded.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other reporting tools.
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments.
• High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
• Suitability Card for Child Related Employment (Blue Card) or ability to obtain
• The successful applicant must be eligible to legally work in Australia and proof of eligibility may be requested.

How to Apply

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Applications are being reviewed as received.

If you are a culturally & linguistically diverse, living with a disability or returning to the workforce after a period of time off raising children, we recognise you are less likely to apply for this position, however we strongly consider those who can meet most of the above and have a great work ethic to formalise their application.

Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod is committed to being a child safe, child friendly organisation and for all children who come into contact with our services we will provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services, prevent child abuse and neglect within our services and appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur.

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