Senior Payroll Officer - Outsourced Payroll
- Immediately available
- Full time permanent role
- Hybrid role – working a mixture of in our Southbank office and remotely from home.
About the business
Employee Managed Services (EMS) is a subsidiary of Groupelephant.com - a global technology company. EMS has operated for over 20 years in HRM outsourcing, whilst our sister company, EPI-USE Systems, have a 30 year history of implementing more than 1,000 HRM-based solutions around the world. Together we support over 1,000,000 employees globally.
About the role
Do you have Outsourced Payroll or Client Services experience & have managed multiple client portfolios. Are you super organised with great time management skills? Are you familiar & up to date with Australian and/or NZ payroll legislation. Is your attention to detail on point? If so, then this is the role for you! This role is not for the faint hearted. We’re looking for go-getters looking for their next challenge and ready to join a fun, knowledgeable and collaborative team.
Skills and experience (Essential):
- Proven experience in using multiple payroll and T&A systems (experience in Payroll Metrics highly desired)
- Previous experience in running pays (weekly, fortnightly, monthly)
- Previous end to end payroll experience (minimum 3-5 years) including but not limited to:
- New Employees, Terminations
- Single Touch Payroll (STP)
- Redundancies, deed, settlements
- Variations to Employment
- Leave Processing/Deductions/Allowances/bonuses/Choice of Super
- Statutory Third Party Payments/Management (i.e. Payroll Tax, Super, Workcover, Centrelink, PAYG Remittance);
- Overpayment/Underpayment calculations/management (including investigating, reconciling, calculations, reporting)
- Salary Packaging Processing
- Remittance of all payroll related transactions (i.e. EFT, Super, Payroll Tax, PAYG);
- Month End/ Year End reconciliations
- Previous Award/Contractual Interpretation
- Query management / resolution / Customer Service
- Ability to work autonomously or in a team, attention to detail/accuracy, ability to problem solve
- Liaising with Senior Management/Clients as well as employees
- Payroll legislation & award knowledge
- Experience working autonomously within a complex environment
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet payroll deadlines
- Client/Key Stakeholder Engagement
You must have full working rights to work in Australia to be eligible for this role.
Desirable
- Previous experience working in a Payroll Outsourcing or shared services environment
- Tertiary qualified with business related discipline
- Proven experience within a similar role
- Open to some element of regional/interstate travel where required
In return, EMS can offer you a:
- Great working environment with a fun, collaborative and experienced team!
- Southbank office with an 8-10 min walk from Flinders Street (Melbourne candidates)
- Career progression opportunities
- On-job/internal/external Training and development opportunities
- Flexible working arrangements
- Employee Referral program
- Team building events
- 12 weeks of company paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Provider (EAP) Service access with a great range of services including a Wellbeing Gateway app
As part of the Groupelephant group, 1% of our revenue is applied to the protection and preservation of at-risk elephants and rhinos, through a strategy that is based on poverty alleviation https://erp.ngo
Diversity & Inclusion
EMS is committed to continuing to drive a diverse workforce that is inclusive of everyone. We seek to bring new perspectives & backgrounds to our team actively providing a workplace where everyone feels involved, respected, valued, treated fairly and a part of our culture.