About Us
The Uniting Church in Australia (the Church) is a large, uniquely Australian Christian denomination in Australia with heritage from historical reformed evangelical denominations. In Queensland, the Uniting Church has around 250 congregations and has early childhood, schools, colleges and large community services (such as UnitingCare Queensland – BlueCare, Lifeline, Wesley Hospital and Wesley Mission Queensland).
We are a church that values relationships, collaboration, and service, seeking to steward our resources in ways that reflect the love of Christ. The Queensland Synod Office works to enable, equip, and encourage a growing and renewing Church across Queensland, acting in alignment with the discernment of Synod in Session. We are mission-driven and service-oriented, fostering an environment of collaboration, support, and care for the communities we serve.
The Uniting Church is multicultural, committed to reconciliation with First Peoples, calls for reconciliation across its communities and aims to use its people and property resources wisely and in the furtherance of God's mission in the world.
Position purpose
The purpose of this role is to provide assistance to key internal and external stakeholders and complete the full range of activities associated with the successful delivery of a complex payroll. This position will also provide human resource services for employees and ministry agents, such as placement administration, on-boarding and stipend/remuneration/allowance advice ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, policy and church regulations.
Responsibilities
Process end to end monthly and fortnightly pays as required, to ensure that all staff and ministry agents are paid in accordance with contracts of employment/terms of placement, relevant Awards and other industrial instruments, ministry agent stipend notice, fringe benefits procedure and organisational policy and legislative requirements.
Manage, maintain, and create user access, data governance, Payroll and HR Systems.
Provide specialist advice on payroll matters including stipend; ministerial fringe benefits; leave entitlements under the National Employment Standards; leave eligibility and manual calculations required for ministry agents; and capacity to interpret requests from internal and external stakeholders while always maintaining confidentiality and discretion.
Complete reconciliations for payroll and liaise with and prepare reports and returns for key stakeholders including accountants, line managers, the ATO, congregations, superannuation and insurance companies, WorkCover and The Department of Human Services as required to fulfil the Synod's obligations.
Provide human resource administration support to Payroll Manager, including preparation and distribution of various documentation relating to engagement, maintenance of personnel records, monitoring of leave entitlements, probity checks, probationary periods and end of contract dates, redundancy calculations etc.
Liaise with the Finance team and provide assistance for the annual external audit process.
Model the values of the Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod in day-to-day work including interactions with managers, lay staff, ministry agents, clients and stakeholders.
Undertake other duties as and when directed within the scope of the role and the capabilities of the incumbent.
What\'s in it for You?
9 Day Fortnight
Hybrid (2 days in the office a week)
Free off-street parking at the office
Employee Culture Club Activities
Experience and Skills
Demonstrated experience with payroll and rostering systems.
Experience with Kronos highly regarded.
Strong analytical and reporting skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other reporting tools.
High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
Suitability Card for Child Related Employment (Blue Card) or ability to obtain
The successful applicant must be eligible to legally work in Australia and proof of eligibility may be requested.
How to Apply
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Applications are being reviewed as received.
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