Payroll Advisor

At John Holland, our purpose is simple - we transform lives with everything we do.

We've always known that infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day.

That's our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.

Be part of the team that's up for the challenge of transforming lives for good.

We are currently seeking an enthusiasticPayroll Advisor to join our People team, based out of John Holland's Sydney or Melbourne office.

You will be accountable and responsible for primarily processing all employees payroll records from onboarding to termination, and providing accurate, timely, and efficient payroll services support.

• End to end accurate processing of payrolls using Chris21 and other People Systems
• Ensure JHG processes and procedures are complied with in processing of Payroll
• Maintain all employee Masterfile records
• Processing of new starters and transfers within the business
• Processing of termination pays including redundancies and ensure legislative and regulatory rules are followed
• Calculation of redundancies estimates for employees when required
• Processing backpays and overpayment when they arise
• Maintain and drive overpayment register including recovery process
• Process all manual timesheets
• Import Kronos files for payment where applicable
• Process deductions and allowances
• Review FEU or VAA's processes with added explanations
• Facilitate the electronic transfer of salaries and wages to banking institutes (Segregations of duties from Snr Advisor)
• Carry out all reasonable instructions from the Team Leader or Payroll Manager
• Perform all duties in accordance with John Holland policies, processes, systems, and procedures
• Able to process all general employee's updates from People Systems including time and attendance records from Kronos or other forms of timesheets

This position requires you to have previous experience in a payroll role within a medium to large organisation, with demonstrated knowledge of payroll legislation and processes, e.g. tax, superannuation, and terminations.

You will have an appropriate level of computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and other relevant software packages and excellent written and oral communication skills.

Your high level of attention to detail and proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment with strict deadlines will see you succeed in the role. Experience working in the construction industry is highly regarded.

Your success is reflected in ours, so we're committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as we understand that different perspectives and ideas are critical to our long-term success.

We want you to be with us for the long term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

We're about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From generous leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

We offer:

Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.

Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing.

Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you'll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.

Learning and development opportunities where you'll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities.

Inclusion, diversity and equity is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong - that's why we're working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We've also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.

Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it's flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts or flexi-work, we're committed to helping our people work flexibly.