Senior Payroll Officer

6 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Lead Group Full time $120,000 - $145,000 per year
  • Full-time, continuing position
  • Harness your expertise as Senior Payroll Officer
  • Base Salary from $112,628 plus 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

The Senior Payroll Officer is responsible for overseeing and performing a wide range of payroll-related activities, including the fortnightly pay run, reconciliations, interpreting awards and contracts, and resolving complex queries. This position plays a key role in supporting the Payroll Team, implementing efficient processes, resolving enquiries, stakeholder management and ensuring compliance.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

  • support leading the team responsible for processing the fortnightly payrun, fostering a high-performing and collaborative team environment
  • take responsibility for, and lead the fortnightly payrun processing in Ascender Pay
  • utilise performance metrics to ensure the delivery of efficient and effective payroll services
  • serve as a point of escalation and provide technical expertise to resolve complex payroll matters
  • assist with continuous improvement initiatives to optimise payroll processes, systems, and service delivery, leveraging innovative technologies and practices
  • assist the Manager of Payroll Processing in the development of team in upskilling on payroll knowledge, critical thinking and process improvement
  • assist with managing risk and workplace health and safety within the work area and ensure a safe working environment and compliance with company policies and procedures.

About you

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent combination of training and experience
  • demonstrated experience in end-to-end payroll processing and payroll administration
  • experience in a high-volume customer service environment
  • sound knowledge of terminations and redundancies procedures
  • strong understanding of taxation laws and their application to payroll
  • proven ability to interpret and apply legislation and enterprise agreements
  • ability to apply policies and procedures.

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