Payroll Officer

2 weeks ago

Alexandria, Australia Lyka Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year
Who are we?Our MissionThe RoleRole responsibilities:
  • Lead end-to-end payroll processing for all employee types (salaried and timesheet-based), ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance at every stage.
  • Manage statutory obligations, including PAYG, Superannuation, Payroll Tax, and Single Touch Payroll submissions to the ATO.
  • Ensure full compliance with employment regulations, including Fair Work, NES, modern awards, and contractual terms.
  • Own payroll accounting deliverables including journals, month-end accruals, and reporting that feed into financial performance.
  • Oversee 3PL labour compliance, managing weekly timesheets, verifying invoice alignment, and ensuring accurate vendor reporting.
  • Drive gross margin labour cost insights by contributing to data transformation, workforce cost tracking, and cost centre allocations.
  • Optimise payroll systems (e.g. Rippling, Deputy), championing automation, accuracy, and scalable workflows.
  • Own and administer the Employee Share Scheme (ESS), including tracking, compliance, and reporting.
  • Lead payroll audits by providing clear documentation, process insights, and system transparency.
  • Identify and implement continuous improvements; deliver data-driven insights to support payroll accuracy, compliance, cost control, and operational decision-making.
Requirements
  • 2 years' experience in end-to-end payroll processing, ideally within a high growth or complex labour environment.
  • Strong working knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, Fair Work compliance and single touch payroll.
  • Experience with cloud-based payroll platforms (e.g. Rippling, Deputy, Xero or similar), proficiency in Excel, and comfort working with reporting tools and reconciliation templates.
  • Detail obsessed with strong analytical and reconciliation skills; a strong sense of ownership and accountability for accuracy, outcomes and process integrity.
  • Organised, with the ability to meet recurring deadlines while also handling ad hoc requests.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, where initiative and cross-functional collaboration are key
  • Proactive and curious mindset, with a drive to automate and improve processes.
  • Commitment to confidentiality and discretion in handling sensitive information.
Benefits
  • Work in a fast-growing start-up, experiencing what goes behind the scenes to sustain hyper-growth for a start-up with a physical product
  • Growth and Development – Lyka is growing extremely quickly, which means you will have the opportunity to experience different challenges every day and progressively acquire more responsibilities as our facility and team expands. We provide an annual L&D budget for you to continue your personal development.
  • Work for a sustainability focused company - we care about the health of our dogs and our planet. We're proud to be Australia's only carbon-negative and plastic-negative pet company and we're always looking at ways for us improve sustainability practices.
  • Be part of a diverse top talent team, coming from widely different backgrounds and geographies.
  • Up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave top-up.
  • Wellbeing assistance and tools to take care of your mental and physical wellbeing so you can do your best work.
  • Hybrid working - 3 days per week in office. We have pet-friendly offices and industrial kitchens in Sydney and Melbourne. Onsite days are required during your onboarding.
  • Pupper parent support to care for your furry friends - flexible arrangements for new pets, pet-friendly offices, discounts, and financial allowance for dog training & care to help them live their best life

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