Payroll Specialist – Murarrie QLD

1 day ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Sparrow Early Learning Full time $70,000 - $95,000 per year

Payroll Specialist
Sparrow Early Learning Support Office
Murarrie based – 1 day WFH
Full Time Position
At Sparrow Early Learning we are a professional early childhood education team dedicated to creating quality, child-led learning programs where children feel valued and safe. Our guiding principles are to Inspire, Nurture and Grow. We adopt a holistic approach to children's learning through our Reggio Emilia inspired environments, rituals, and experiences.

We are looking for an experienced and thorough Payroll Specialist who:

  • Thrives in a fast-paced, continuously improving payroll environment
  • Is a proactive and results driven team player
  • Has strong attention to detail, an ability to meet deadlines, and a thorough understanding of payroll procedures and relevant legislation

Key Responsibilities Will Include

  • End-to-end processing of weekly and fortnightly National pay runs in accordance with instructions, agreed expectations and best practice
  • Performing full function payroll tasks including on-boarding, variations, increment increases, offboarding and reporting
  • Interpreting Awards (Children's Services Award and Educational Services (Teachers) Award) and employment law correctly
  • STP reporting to ATO
  • Payroll Tax and Superannuation reconciliations
  • Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and regulations while staying up to date with any changes that may impact payroll procedures
  • Providing exceptional customer service to our services and timely resolution of their payroll enquiries.
  • Providing support to the wider team as required
  • A focus on process improvement

What You'll Need

  • 1 year proven experience as a Payroll Specialist processing high-volume end-to-end full function payroll
  • Knowledge of legislation/awards relating to PAYG, payroll tax, superannuation and employee entitlements
  • Strong knowledge of payroll processes, procedures, and regulations.
  • Experience with payroll and time and attendance systems (Micropay and Tanda desirable).
  • Advanced working knowledge of MS Excel
  • Proficient computer skills and a high level of attention to detail & organisational skills
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written alongside a high level of integrity & confidentiality.

The Sparrow Benefits
Flexibility:
Work from home 1 day per week.

Financial Satisfaction:
A competitive salary package will be offered to the preferred candidate.

Generous incentives:
We offer up to 95% Childcare Discount for all staff*, Paid Birthday leave*, 4 weeks Annual Leave, access to rewarding Referral Programs.

Recognition:
We reward for outstanding efforts with our monthly recognition programs

Culture:
We love Team Building Celebrations  Sparrow is more than just a workplace. When you join Sparrow, you become part of a supportive and inclusive community. We foster a warm culture where everyone feels valued and finds joy in coming to work each day.

We review applications as they are submitted. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible for your best chance to progress to the next stage of the process.
At Sparrow, we are an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment.

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