Payroll Administrator

At Youi, we don't believe in conforming to the status quo. We're not your typical insurance company - and that goes for our approach to both selling insurance and hiring our team. With over 1,800 employees, we have ambitious goals to keep growing and continue delivering awesome insurance solutions across new products and distribution channels. We pride ourselves on our diversity and individuality, both among our employees and the customers we serve. We believe that it is the unique combination of skills, perspectives, and experiences of our people that makes us truly stand out. Our company values reflect this - we are a dynamic, human-focused, honest, and passionate team who is dedicated to providing awesome service to our customers. We recognise and value the contributions of each team member to our culture and success. At Youi, we're not afraid to be different, and we're looking for people who share our values and want to be part of a team that is making a difference in the insurance industry.

About the Role

We have an opportunity for an experienced Payroll Administrator to join our established payroll team to be involved in the payroll process from end to end, including analysis and ensuring accurate entry/recording, processing, and continual auditing of our payroll and employee records database.

Key responsibilities will be:
Accurate processing of fortnightly payroll

End-to-end processing of all selected (manual and electronic) approved wage records in a timely and accurate manner ensuring compliance of all policies, procedures and legislative requirements

Preparing fortnightly payroll reports inclusive of posting to General Ledger and maintaining payroll and leave liabilities

Ensure the operational aspects of payroll processing and associated activities, overpayment recovery, leave management and reporting are accurate and delivered within appropriate timeframes

Prepare complex payroll information for data input and assist with checking, quality control and maintenance of records to ensure accuracy, service quality and data integrity

Assist the Payroll Team to ensure the business meets its taxation, superannuation and other legislative and statutory obligations through processing and preparation of returns, related reports, forms, and other documentation as requested

Provide a responsive, accurate client advisory service on payroll matters, resolve difficult enquiries and assist in identifying payroll errors and implementing corrective action where required to ensure employee payments are processed accurately and database integrity is maintained

About you:
Diploma or equivalent certificate in Finance/Accounting will be highly regarded

Competence and experience in the use of payroll packages, preferably iChris payroll software

Excel skills – intermediate to advanced

Approx. 2 – 3 years of experience in a similar role

Knowledge of Australian & NZ legislation affecting employees, incl. tax legislation, leave entitlements, etc.

Demonstrated working knowledge of relevant Industrial Acts, Superannuation Guarantee Legislation, Awards and Agreements

Unquestionable integrity and the ability to maintain confidential information

Impeccable attention to detail

Must have the demonstrated ability to effectively handle a large volume of work

Demonstrated ability to consolidate data from multiple systems to produce analytics

Experience with variable payroll payments (i.e., commission/performance based) would be beneficial

The Youi Difference

We are well known for having one of the best company cultures in Australia. Whether it is chatting to our CEO in the elevator (who favours shorts and a T-shirt!) or sharing your favourite camping spots with a colleague whilst waiting for your haircut or massage at The Hub at HQ, everyone is warm, friendly, and approachable and you will love getting to know the talented people that call Youi home.

We live and breathe our “Human” values and embrace flexible working. We have team members who work remotely and on different schedules, designed to suit their needs with a focus on employee wellbeing. We believe when you are feeling your best, you will do your best work and that means awesome outcomes for our customers and our community.

How to apply

We would love the opportunity to get to know you better, but we know it works both ways. Get to know a little more about us at youi.com.au and click to take that next step.

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