Senior Payroll Consultant

About SEEK

SEEK’s portfolio of diverse businesses make a positive impact on a truly global scale. Our purpose is to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and help organisations succeed. We create world-class technology solutions to connect more people to relevant employment, education, small business and volunteer opportunities. We have a culture of high-performance in our workplaces and celebrate the diversity of our employees who contribute to the success of our organisation.

Life at SEEK

SEEK’s purpose is at the centre of everything we do. Our SEEK, which defines the way we work, is all about what makes us unique and a little bit different. Passion, Team, Delivery and Future are our principles that drive innovation and creativity. SEEK strives to support employee wellbeing by providing an amazing experience at work which led us to being named AFR BOSS Top 10 Best Place to Work 2023 In Tech (third year in a row). We are proud to work in an environment that's inclusive where everyone's unique ideas, experiences and perspectives are valued.

Our award-winning head office in Cremorne (just a 4 min walk from Richmond station) provides an exceptional space to collaborate with colleagues. The building provides sweeping views of the city, a games area, sit and stand desks at every workstation, modern end-of-trip facilities and Thursday night drinks which gives our people an opportunity to connect in a social setting.

You will lead the delivery of end-to-end payroll and ensure processes are accurate, timely, compliant, seamless and efficient across the SEEK business and that SEEK are delivering best in market payroll practices and services.

Key responsibilities 

• Ensure all payroll processing, related information and records are maintained in accordance with internal SEEK Policies as well as statutory requirements
• Manual calculations and reconciliations (i.e., terminations, leave reconciliations, Workcover and salary continuance etc.)
• Ensuring EOM/EOY/other reporting & payroll activities (i.e., annual salary review, salary continuance reporting, ABS, reconciliations, payroll tax, 3rd party payments etc) are completed as required
• Work with the HR Coordinators to ensure successful completion of Workday integrations
• Maintaining pay records, employee records and files, leave records and related information
• Ensuring data accuracy within payroll and downstream/upstream systems
• Proactively keeping tabs on and updating leader and team on legislation (i.e., employment, tax, super, payroll related, security, privacy, data) and industry requirements
• Management of the Payroll inbox ensuring all requests are actioned with speed, accuracy and efficiently.

• Extensive end-to-end payroll experience
• Payroll system experience (Preceda and/or Workday experience desirable)
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to interpret relevant legislation and compliance
• Sound judgement and decision-making that balances the employees experience as well as commercial and functional needs
• Ability to adapt and contribute to a changing environment
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel Skills
• Capability to think differently, understand current landscape, suggest improvements, and advocate change.

At SEEK we offer:

• Annual Performance Bonus Plan
• Support of flexible working, including a mix of office and work from home days depending on your role.
• Paid and unpaid leave benefits including Personal Flexi Days and Volunteer Days, as well as the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Support for parents with 14 weeks paid primary carers leave and 2 weeks paid leave for partners.

At SEEK, we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.

We know teams with diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages. If you have the skills, curiosity and an adaptable mindset but don't meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement, please still get in touch with us.

Should you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please advise us and we will be happy to assist.

For this role, only those candidates with the eligible right to work will be considered.

SEEK kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies and will not be responsible for any associated fees.