Payroll Officer

We at Chandler Macleod are seeking an experienced Payroll Officer who will work cross-departmentally with the Accounting/Finance, HR and Operations departments and ensure that all staff receive on-time weekly remuneration and have a full and thorough understanding of their salaries and entitlements.Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the CFO with accounts preparation, report preparation, and reconciliation, including reconciling reports to third-party records such as bank statements.
• Ensure efficient and timely processing of payroll transactions, including collecting, calculating, and entering data to update payroll information.
• Compile summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and non-taxable wages, and report on payroll liabilities.
• Resolve payroll discrepancies with staff and maintain payroll operations by adhering to company and legislative policies and procedures.
• Develop ad hoc financial and operational reports as required by Senior Departmental Managers.
• Verify timekeeping records, consult employees about discrepancies, and update employee tax status and banking records as needed.
• Record employee complaints and concerns about payroll services and communicate issues to the HR Manager.
• Maintain compliant policies and procedures for processing payroll requirements.
• Provide cross-departmental support and assist with administrative duties as needed.
• Backup duties include maintaining financial records, filing, processing payments, data entry, and livestock processing data entry.

Required Skills/Experience:

• School leaver’s certificate required (Accounting or similar qualification preferred)
• Minimum three years payroll department experience
• Dealt with complex EBAs and/or Awards.
• Familiarity with payroll software (MYOB, Micro Pay, Mitrefinch/Time Management System)
• Ability to process basic functions and formulas in Microsoft Excel
• Excellent Written and Verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to thrive in a fast past environment.

If this sounds like you hit “Apply” now or alternatively contact me on Emily.simmons@chandlermacleod.com or 04 2409 3862 for more information.Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusionShare this jobInterested in this job?Save JobCreate as alertSimilar JobsSCHEMA MARKUP ( This text will only show on the editor. )Part of RGF Staffing APEJ, Chandler Macleod, we get people.sOur specialtiesOur specialtiesAdviceMore from usChandler Macleod acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country. We pay our respects to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and to elders past and present, whose land we stand upon today.