Job Description
Manage End-to-End Payroll Operations:
* The Senior Payroll Officer is responsible for overseeing the entire payroll process, ensuring timely and accurate processing of all payroll cycles.
* This includes maintaining employee and payroll data, resolving payroll-related enquiries, ensuring compliance with legislation and company policies, and preparing financial and statutory reports.
Prioritizing Candidates:
Candidates based in Sydney are given priority. Remote opportunities are not available.
Responsibilities:
Payroll Processing:
* Full-cycle payroll processing, including collating timesheets, validating hours, overtime, allowances, and leave entitlements, and ensuring accurate and timely payments to all employees.
* Payroll reconciliations are performed at each cycle to confirm accuracy before final submission.
Deductions, Compliance & Statutory Obligations:
* Calculating and processing statutory and voluntary deductions, including PAYG, superannuation, salary packaging, garnishees, and child support payments.
* Lodging and remitting payments to the ATO, superannuation funds, and other authorities in required timeframes.
* Ensuring payroll compliance with relevant awards, the Fair Work Act, state and federal legislation, tax regulations, and internal governance standards.
Employee Data & Record Management:
* Maintaining accurate employee records in the payroll system, including onboarding new hires, processing terminations, and updating pay rates, classifications, and entitlements.
* Monitoring and auditing payroll information to ensure data integrity and compliance with audit requirements.
Reporting & Analysis:
* Preparing monthly, quarterly, and year-end payroll reports, including payroll journals, super and tax reconciliations, and general ledger integrations.
* Providing financial and analytical reports to Finance, HR, and external bodies such as the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) as required.
* Contributing to budgeting and forecasting inputs related to payroll costs.
Query Management & Stakeholder Support:
* Serving as the primary point of contact for payroll-related enquiries, delivering accurate information and resolving issues efficiently.
* Partnering closely with HR, Finance, and department managers to ensure consistent application of payroll policies and award interpretations.