Payroll Manager

5 days ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia The Aje Collective Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

Description:

Aje was created in 2008 to translate the effortless Australian lifestyle into fashion.

Designed for an elegance grounded in ease, our garments empower our customers to feel relaxed, assured and beautiful.

Our company strives to invite freedom of self-expression in each architectural store environment, bringing our customers a confidence and beauty that elevates their every day to an occasion.

Join icon fashion house Aje as Payroll Manager at our Aje Head Office in Redfern.

About this opportunity:

As the Payroll Manager, you will take the lead on managing and executing end-to-end payroll processes across Aje Collective's Head Office and Retail teams. You'll ensure pay is delivered accurately, on time, and in line with Australian and New Zealand compliance requirements—while using your expertise to analyse, problem-solve, and test solutions that drive continuous improvement. With a sharp eye for identifying efficiencies and new ways of working, you'll play a key role in shaping the future of payroll at Aje. Plus, you'll be right at the heart of an exciting transformation as we implement our new payroll system, Dayforce—assisting in building a smarter, more streamlined payroll function from the ground up.

You will bring:

Payroll Operations

Maintain a documented system of payroll policies and procedures

Collaborate and work with the internal team and outsourced functions

Provide internal team with timely and insightful retail wages reporting

Provide internal team with training and assistance with retail award

Oversee the Payroll system and other Payroll related software

Ensure appropriate Timesheet authorisation controls are in place and observed

Adhere to, improve, and drive payroll policies, including advice on award interpretation and general IR requirements

Manage the payroll systems component of all employee onboarding and offboarding

Work with the People & Culture Specialist to ensure all onboarding documents reflect the payroll details

Work with the People & Culture Specialist to mitigate all risks around Workers Compensation insurance. Manage the accurate reporting and lodgement of workers compensation declaration forms

Implement and pitch new systems to ensure compliance with payroll regulations.

Play a key role in the implementation of Dayforce, our new payroll system, by supporting setup, testing, training and process integration to ensure a successful rollout across the business

Payroll Transactions

Ensure that payruns are accurate and processed in accordance with relevant legislation, the schedule and deadlines

Ensure that Employee records are kept up to date

Calculate and process termination payments accurately

Ensure that all payroll related enquiries are dealt with in a timely basis

Maintain an orderly filing system

Maintain a system of controls over payroll transactions

Payroll Management

Implement "best practice" methods in all areas of Payroll

Issue timely and complete payroll reporting

Assist with the preparation of the monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports by providing payroll information where required

Compliance

Comply with STP and PAYGW Reporting and payment requirements

Comply with Payroll tax and superannuation reconciliation, lodgement, reporting and payment requirements

  • Comply with Workers Compensation reporting obligations, including salaries and wages declarations

Manage the month end and end of year reporting including providing payroll journals to the finance team

Assist with the completion of FBT returns

Monitor local, state and federal legislation for payroll changes

Adhere to Code of Conduct policies and procedures

Adhere to OHS policies and procedures

Proactively communicate with team members across Retail to flag any issues/concerns related to payroll risk

Team Development

  • Coach team members
  • Responsible for developing team strengths and improving weaknesses
  • Identify team goals and evaluate team progress and performance

Required and desired skills

Technical and Behavioural

7+ Years' experience as a Payroll Manager within the Retail Industry across both Australia and New Zealand

Prior experience with HRIS platforms, ELMO, Swag and Clock me in is preferred but not essential

Demonstrated knowledge of the National Employment Standards and General Retail Award, with the ability to quickly understand other awards when necessary

Proficiency in Microsoft and Adobe Suites

Effective time management skills and experience working within timelines and meeting tight deadlines

High attention to detail that allows you to pick up on potential risks within the payroll cycles

Excellent verbal and written communication skills to build rapport with all team members and stakeholders no matter what position they hold

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills that generate practical insights and solutions when they may arise

Demonstrated drive to continuously expand industry-specific knowledge

Ability to recognise the impact of decisions on other parts of the organisation, customers and stakeholders and take appropriate action where necessary

Ability to work autonomously and as part of the broader team

A strategic mindset and innovative that continuously identifies opportunities for processes to align with our Aje goals and values

Proactively identify and manage exceptions and adjustments, with a continuous improvement mindset

What do we offer?

Generous salary packaging

It is hard not to embrace the Aje style with generous employee discounts, staff wardrobes, pre-order programs, clothing allowances and regular sample sales

Your growth is our growth, training and development programs are recommended and encouraged

Career progression

Celebrate milestones such as, Birthdays with Aje leave benefits

Access to our comprehensive Employee Assistance Program designed to support your wellbeing

No key achievement and success goes unnoticed

Referral incentives



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