Location- Victoria, Melbourne- Discipline- Accounting & Finance Recruitment- Reference- 649154**Are You Ready?**
Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, energetic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.
We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.
**Why work for Deakin University?**
- Deakin University is a flexible employer
- Onsite parking
- Onsite gym and catering
- Superannuation paid at 17%
- Additional leave days
- Choose either the Burwood or Geelong campuses
- Close to public transport
- Enjoy the full campus experience! Students, open days, events, graduations etc.
**About the role**:
Our client currently have multiple vacancies to join their People Services department in the position of Adviser, Payroll Services. This is an exciting time to be joining Deakin University which is experiencing much growth, in particular the People Services department. Read on to learn more about your new role!
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**Key responsibilities**:
- Gather relevant information and seek the expertise and advice of other people as appropriate in order to provide timely advice to staff
- Generate new ideas and shares those ideas with others in the work area to improve processes and practice
- Understand local processes, prepare standard documents, manage records, regularly track progress of work tasks and identify key issues
- Deliver effective and efficient outcomes and outputs against team and operational work plans
- Recognise the importance of teamwork, and of effective communication amongst team members, and build rapport within immediate team
- Clarify expectations and respond promptly to client requests, queries, or complaints, to ensure client needs are met to agreed standards and timelines
- Build productive relationships with a diverse range of existing stakeholders and actively seek to maintain positive relationships
- Present information in a clear, structured, concise and tailored way by focusing on key messages and check that messages are understood and meet audience needs
**You will ideally have**:
- Experience in payroll processing and working collaboratively in a team environment
- Completion of a Degree without subsequent relevant work experience; or
- Completion of an Associate Diploma and at least two years subsequent relevant work experience; or
- An equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training
Successful applicants will need to comply with vaccination mandates imposed by the relevant state/territory government. Applicants who attend third-party sites to undertake University activities will also be required to comply with any other directions or requirements in place at the third-party location.
Please APPLY NOW and send your resume, together with a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role. For a confidential discussion, please call Katrina Turner on 03 9535 9500.