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Payroll team leader

Canberra
Dfp Recruitment Services
Posted: 12 September
Offer description

**Job description**:

- **$93,859 - $101,903 pa plus 15.4% Superannuation**:

- ** S.26 transfers available**:

- ** 12 to 18 months - Ongoing and Non-ongoing or Perm s26 for Ongoing APS employee avilable.**:

- ** Location: Adelaide - SA, Brisbane - QLD, Canberra - ACT, Melbourne - VIC, Perth - WA, Sydney - NSW**

**About the Organisation**
The Payroll Delivery Section of a large Federal Government Department is seeking APS6 Payroll Team Leaders to undertake tasks of moderately complex to complex in nature, and work under limited direction.

**The Opportunity**
Working in a dynamic environment where good judgement and strong attention to detail is required. You will lead the payroll team to deliver payroll services - processing of payroll variations, leave entitlements and interpretation and provision of advice regarding complex conditions of service.

You will supervise lower-level employees and be responsible for organising you and your team's workflow, managing staff performance, allocating work and identifying opportunities for on-the-job training.

**Responsibilities may include**
- Processing/checking of pay variations including overtime and restriction claims, allowances, tax variations and salary sacrifice deductions.
- Management of employee taxation and superannuation entitlements, including management of taxation and superannuation requirements for overseas engaged employees who are Australian Residents for tax purposes.
- Processing permanent and temporary movements, non-ongoing extensions, home based work and part time work approvals.
- Ensuring the Payroll team is ready for cut-off each fortnight and assist the Payroll Manager to run the fortnightly pay where required.
- Processing and management of studies assistance reimbursements.
- Calculation and processing of overseas posting and short-term overseas assignment pay entitlements.
- Compensation payment processing. Processing pay increases and IFA allowances.
- End of year processing, including payment summary processing and reconciliation, and ATO reporting.
- Calculate/check final entitlements and provide advice on various separation entitlements (including redundancies).
- Regular audit of records and system to ensure Aurion records are maintained to a high level, including updating employee records and undertaking data integrity checks.

**Skills and capabilities**
- Experience in effectively leading and managing a payroll team to deliver quality outcomes
- Ability to build the payroll team's capability
- Strong skills in payroll systems, helpdesk systems and Microsoft office products
- Qualifications in business management, finance/payroll, or human resources desirable
- Ability to effectively lead and manage a payroll team to deliver quality outcomes
- Well-developed written, communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to effectively negotiate and influence outcomes
- Exceptional customer service skills, including using initiative and the ability to foster effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels

Applicants must be
**Australian Citizens** and be eligible for a
**Baseline Clearance**.

**How to Apply**

Note: You may be required to provide evidence of your COVID-19 vaccination status.

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