Payroll & Finance Officer

POSITION AVAILABLE: PAYROLL AND FINANCE OFFICER

About our organisation

Aurora Support Services is a community organisation which provides services and supports to people with disabilities. Our services focus on promoting abilities and encouraging independence. 

Aurora Support Services’ vision is to create opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in and shape their own future. 

At Aurora Support Services we value individuality and acceptance. We promote equal opportunity and community inclusion, and we deliver our services with respect and integrity.

About the role

The Payroll Officer is primarily responsible for processing the organisation’s fortnightly payroll (approx. 70 employees, permanent and casual), ensuring that the organisation’s payroll processes are compliant with all relevant legal requirements in relation to employees’ pay and entitlements, and communicating and implementing any changes in line with any legislative or industrial updates.

The Payroll Officer is responsible for processing fortnightly pay to staff and completing all required reports and payments associated with payroll, including superannuation, Instalment Activity Statements, salary packaging, Portable Long Service Leave and WorkCover. As the Payroll Officer, your role is to ensure the accuracy of data processing, and to address employee inquiries with precision and in a timely manner. The Payroll Officer is responsible for inputting and maintaining employees’ pay and entitlement details within MYOB. The Payroll Officer will also be responsible for tasks relating to Accounts Payable and Receivable, working in collaboration with the Finance Officer.

This is currently a part-time position, 5 days (38 hours) a fortnight. Tuesday and Wednesday are required as full working days on pay week, but there is some flexibility in hours of work throughout the rest of the fortnight. This role is required ongoing, and we expect that the position will increase to a full-time permanent role in future; as such, this position will initially be implemented in 6-monthly contract/s to facilitate the likely increases in required hours.

Salary is as per the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services (SCHADS) Industry Award 2010. Classification: Social and Community Services Employee, Level 4, with Pay Point based on years of experience.

About you

We are looking for a friendly, polite and helpful person with a passion for supporting people with disabilities. If you are a team player with a great sense of humour, then this may be the role for you!

It is essential that the successful applicant has relevant and comprehensive payroll experience, and in-depth knowledge of MYOB and experience in using MYOB to process payroll and to generate reports. Knowledge and experience completing the tasks and reports listed above are essential, as is experience in working with salary sacrifice, Portable Long Service Leave and WorkCover.

We are seeking an applicant with excellent written and verbal communication skills, who can work flexibly in response to changing priorities, and with time management skills that enable them to prioritise and complete tasks by required deadlines. Respect for privacy and confidentiality are an essential component of this role. Experience in the disability sector is a bonus.

How to apply

Submit a written application, including a resume and a letter telling us why you would like this position and demonstrating your ability to meet the requirements of the role as explained above.

Send to:          Jacinta Taylor, Executive Director - **************@aurorasupportservices.org.au

Due by:           Monday 18th March at 9am.