Senior Payroll Officer - Taronga Zoo

Company description:

Find your calling at Taronga where you'll join a passionate community on a mission to save wildlife and the planet

Job description:

• Immediate start
• Vibrant and collaborative team
• Mosman OR Dubbo location with hybrid working (3 days working from home)
• Base salary range $93,295 - $102,941 plus superannuation and annual leave loading)

Find your calling at Taronga where you'll join a passionate community on a mission to save wildlife and the planet

Taronga is looking for an experienced Senior Payroll Officerto join our People, Culture & Safety team.

This full-time, ongoing role reports to the Payroll Manager, and you will be responsible for processing Taronga's fortnightly payroll covering ~1,000 employees, including a large casual workforce. Additionally, you will handle payroll tax and superannuation processing as well as workers' compensation payments.

• Ensure the accurate and timely payroll processing and compliance.
• Provide internal and external reporting and analysis of payroll and employee related information in conjunction with our time and attendance system.
• Provide ongoing support and advice to managers and employees on employee entitlements and payroll related matters.
• Manage any discrepancies in payroll processing including liaising with banking institutions, the Australian Taxation Office, Government agencies, and employees to identify and implement resolutions.
• Manage reconciliations of statutory requirements i.e., Superannuation and Single Touch Payroll.

This position is well suited to a Senior Payroll specialist who prides themselves on their ability to deliver results and meeting employee needs. You will have:

• Previous experience in a Senior Payroll processing role with end-to-end experience.
• Strong knowledge of payroll regulations including superannuation, Group Tax, STP reporting
• Proficiency with SAP SuccessFactors and intermediate Microsoft Excels skills (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables). Knowledge of UKG is desirable.
• Brilliant communication skills.
• NSW paid working with children check (WWCC)

You will have a people-first focus and have a deep understanding of employment legislation and enjoy understanding industrial awards and how they apply to payroll compliance and processing.

• Flexible hybrid work environment - 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home
• Free on-site car parking
• Complimentary family and friends passes across both Taronga's Sydney & Dubbo zoo's
• Discounted food and beverage purchases across the sites
• Meaningful, interesting work

Taronga is an equal opportunity employer, where we recognise the diversity of our workforce and community - be it on the basis of gender, age, culture, religion, language or personal circumstances.

Taronga is also committed to building on the perspectives, experience, knowledge and skills that this diversity brings to our organisation.

Please submit your resume and a cover letter of one page. You are also required to complete the following question as part of your application.

1. Can you please explain a time when you had to resolve a complex payroll discrepancy? What approach/s did you take?

Applications Close:11:59pm7 July 2024