The successful candidate will have experience in providing Australia payroll and payroll related operational support services to clients; ensuring client specific Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are met; ensuring that all payroll services provided are in accordance with organization policies and SLAs as well as liaising with partners, where necessary to provide client services.
Attributes and Experience Required:
- Well versed with Australia payroll legislation and statutory requirements and filings
- Ability to interpret of awards, legislation, tax and superannuation
- Preferably 2 to 3 years of hand-on processing in-house Australia payroll experience
- Minimum Degree with Payroll, HR and Accounting experience
- Experience in regional payroll will be an advantage
- Good communication skills and able to explain payroll processing matters clearly.
- Proficiency in MS Office especially advanced excel skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
- Able to work under pressure and independently
- Able to priorities own workload
Key Responsibilities Daily Duties and Main Responsibilities Will Include:
- Prepare and process end to end Australian payroll (on and off cycle) on a weekly, bi-weekly and monthly basis for clients within APAC region
- Collate payroll information, process, produce report and journals
- Process redundancies, termination, new hires, increases and back pays
- Perform AU statutory contribution and deductions for superannuation, taxation, child support, tax treatment for termination and redundancy, PAYG
- Remit monthly superannuation contribution, payroll tax, PAYG and quarterly employee statements
- Perform uploading of bank file and mass changes for entry into payroll system
- End of year processing and reconciliation including payment summaries
- Handle all payroll and tax matters and queries from clients on a timely manner
- Perform payroll reconciliation related to General Ledger accounts
- Produce statutory and payroll reports and submit to various business units
- Proactively identify risk areas and work with team to establish solutions
- Ensure Service Level Agreement (SLA) are met
- Maintain up to date knowledge of payroll legislation and statutory requirements