Experienced Payroll Officer Needed, Bacchus Marsh Based role, Education Sector, Full Time, Great Opportunity
**Your new company**
Hays Recruitment have partnered with a well known organisation within the education sector that require an experienced Payroll Officer on a full time basis. This role will begin in the new year.
**Your new role**
- Processing fortnightly payroll for workforce of approximately 450 staff, including full-time, part-time and casual employees. This includes checking payroll information, distributing pay advice and filing processed information.
- Ensuring all payroll transactions are processed efficiently and accurately.
- Preparing and entering timesheet data for fortnightly payroll.
- Balance all payroll ledger accounts, including the posting of all payroll related journals.
- Prepare payroll reports each fortnight and as required.
- Ensure the ATO and Superannuation payments are paid within the required timeframes.
- Calculation of staff leave entitlements, including long service leave as required.
- Setting up new employees within the payroll module in accordance with conditions stipulated on employment contracts.
- Update and maintain employee details in the payroll module. I.e., personal details, taxation, superannuation, bank account numbers, etc.
- Under the supervision of the Human Resources Manager and/or Finance Manager: Process termination payments.
- Process WorkCover and Income Protection claims accurately and effectively.
- Calculate and process annual pay increases and increments.
- Provide information as requested and promptly answer payroll/personnel related enquires from staff, management, and external organisations. In collaboration with the Human Resources Manager resolve payroll discrepancies.
- Processing of end of financial year payroll. Including the balancing and production of payment summaries through STP.
- Provide support to the Director of Finance during the review and approval stage of the fortnightly payroll.
- Calculation of annual leave loading for all employees and process in accordance with the enterprise agreement.
**What you'll need to succeed**
- A minimum of 5 years demonstrated experience processing payroll for a workforce with over 400 employees.
- Demonstrated knowledge of payroll legislative requirements and Award/Agreement interpretation.
- Exceptional attention to detail and time management.
- High level of administration and organisational skills.
- Proven ability to work with stakeholder groups and complete required tasks across varied contexts.
- Ability to work both collaboratively as a member of a team and independently without supervision.
- Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively to deliver priorities.
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise with the School community.
- Experience within the education sector/school environment is highly regarded.
- Completion of Working with Children Check and Police Check
**What you'll get in return**
You will be working in a progressive, positive, hardworking team
Along with the above you will also receive:
- A highly competitive salary between $77-89K, plus incentives, plus super (dependant on experience)
- Work in an environment where your opportunities for progression will not be held back
- Excellent work conditions
**What you need to do now**
At Hays, we value diversity and are passionate about placing people in a role where they can flourish and succeed. We actively encourage people from a diverse background to apply.
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