Employment Tax & Payroll Compliance Specialist (12-Month)

u&u Recruitment Partners; Ryde; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

u&u Recruitment Partners seeks an experienced Payroll Compliance and Employment Tax Specialist to join a major Australian payroll project. Based in North Ryde with hybrid work (2 days from home), you will review taxation and compliance of employee payments and advise on sustainable treatment.

The role focuses on applying FBT, payroll tax, PAYG withholding and superannuation across diverse employee scenarios.

Qualifications

• Experienced employment tax or payroll tax specialist with strong compliance background.
• Able to communicate complex issues clearly to non‑tax stakeholders.
• Big 4, specialist tax practice or large corporate experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Review a broad range of employee payments, allowances and deductions from an employment tax perspective.
• Apply knowledge of FBT, payroll tax, PAYG withholding and superannuation to various scenarios.
• Work through complex tax matters and provide practical recommendations.
• Consider awards and Enterprise Agreements when assessing payroll treatments.
• Highlight areas needing attention and help the project team find solutions.
• Partner with stakeholders across the organisation to implement findings.
• Apply technical judgement to project findings and investigations.
• Make complex tax issues understandable for the wider business to act on.
• Ensure analysis and recommendations are clearly documented and supported.

Skills

5+ years experience

FBT knowledge

Payroll tax

PAYG withholding

Superannuation

Awards & Enterprise Agreements

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Complex payroll environments

SAP

Oracle

JD Edwards

Tools

SAP

Oracle

JD Edwards

Job description

u&u Recruitment Partners seeks an experienced Payroll Compliance and Employment Tax Specialist to join a major Australian payroll project. Based in North Ryde with hybrid work (2 days from home), you will review taxation and compliance of employee payments and advise on sustainable treatment.

The role focuses on applying FBT, payroll tax, PAYG withholding and superannuation across diverse employee scenarios.