Payroll and Finance Officer

Jumbo Interactive Limited; Milton; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive program

Employee Assistance Program

Talent management programs

On-site chefs (Brisbane)

Remote work up to 120 days/year

Generous parental leave

Novated Leasing

Job summary

Jumbo Interactive Limited, based in Brisbane, seeks a Payroll & Finance Officer to own end-to-end payroll for Australian entities and contribute to broader transactional finance and month-end processes. You’ll handle wages, superannuation, PAYG, terminations, and reconciliations, while supporting AP/AR and journal entries.

The role reports to the Senior Finance Manager in a collaborative team. Hybrid working in Brisbane with in-office days and flexible schedule is offered, along with

Qualifications

• Experience running Australian payroll end-to-end, including entries and reconciliations.
• Strong knowledge of payroll obligations, including awards, terminations, back pay, long service leave, and workers' compensation.

Responsibilities

• Run Australian payroll for weekly and monthly cycles, record in Xero, reconcile accounts.
• Manage accounts payable/receivable and supplier inquiries.
• Support month-end close with journal entries and reconciliations.
• Reconcile bank and credit card statements and complete balance sheet reconciliations.

Skills

Payroll end-to-end

Excel

Google Sheets

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

CPA qualification or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Xero

ExpenseMe

Zendesk

Job description

Over 30 years, we've grown from a single computer to a global digital lottery technology business (ASX: JIN), operating across Australia, the UK, Canada and the USA. We partner with thousands of good causes worldwide and have helped raise over $290M in FY25 alone.

We build the platforms and products that power lottery and not-for-profit fundraising at scale. It's a business that's still growing, still evolving, and still figuring things out, which means the people who do their best work here are comfortable with ambiguity, think laterally, take real ownership of their work, and adapt well to change.

About The Role

As our Payroll & Finance Officer, you’ll own end-to-end payroll for our Australian entities, alongside a broader remit across transactional finance and month-end accounting. Your payroll responsibilities will include wages, superannuation, PAYG, terminations, back pay and leave payments, together with compliance documentation and reconciliation of payroll accounts to the General Ledger.

Beyond payroll, you’ll manage accounts payable and receivable, supplier enquiries and the accounts inbox. You’ll also contribute to month-end close through transaction processing, bank and balance sheet reconciliations, and preparation of journal entries, ensuring work is accurate, complete and ready for review.

Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, you’ll join an experienced finance team and work closely with colleagues across the business. You’ll investigate discrepancies, research payroll queries, and bring recommendations for resolution, keeping current with legislative changes and identifying opportunities to improve processes and automate manual work.

What Success Looks Like

You'll learn our pay cycles, systems, and review processes with training from the team. By the end of your first 90 days, you'll independently run our payrolls and understand the cutoffs and approvals. You'll produce clear payroll reconciliations that are straightforward to review. You'll know when to research an issue yourself and when to seek clarification.

What Your Day-to-Day Will Look Like

• Run Australian payroll, covering fortnightly employee pay runs and monthly director payments. Record payroll in Xero, reconcile the accounts, and prepare payments for finance leadership approval.
• Review customer service officer (CSO) timesheets and award-related checks. Handle terminations, back pay, long service leave, and workers' compensation matters.
• Prepare wages, superannuation, payroll tax, and pay as you go (PAYG) payments, with associated compliance documentation. Keep up to date with payroll legislation and policy changes.
• Complete month-end and year-end payroll reconciliations to the General Ledger and Australian Taxation Office (ATO) reports, ensuring they are clear and ready for review and sign-off.
• Manage accounts payable and receivable in line with contracts and trading terms. Handle charity invoices, payments, and revenue recognition.
• Reconcile bank, credit card, and ledger accounts. Carry out weekly and daily banking across our Australian entities.
• Reconcile expenses, check coding, and pull reports in ExpenseMe, our expense system. Record transactions correctly in Xero.
• Support month-end close through transaction processing, journal entries, and balance sheet reconciliations. Assist with accrued expenses, prepayments, and the fixed asset register.
• Manage the accounts inbox through Zendesk, respond to supplier enquiries, and reconcile supplier statements.
• Identify and elevate exceptions, discrepancies, or control issues to the Senior Finance Manager, and suggest opportunities to streamline or automate manual processes.

What You’ll Be Able to Bring to the Role

• Experience running Australian payroll end-to-end, including the accounting entries and reconciliations, not just processing pay runs.
• Practical knowledge of payroll obligations, including award-related checks, terminations, back pay, long service leave, and workers' compensation.
• The ability to undertake broader finance work alongside payroll, including accounts payable and receivable, banking, reconciliations, and month-end processing.
• Strong spreadsheet skills in Google Sheets or Excel, and the ability to learn new finance and payroll systems. The team uses Google Sheets.
• The judgement to research unfamiliar payroll issues, bring a considered recommendation where appropriate, and recognise when to elevate.
• The ability to check your work before each review and prepare clear reconciliations. Clear written and verbal communication to resolve enquiries and build working relationships.
• CPA qualification or equivalent professional accounting qualification would be advantageous.

Salary Banding

$110,000 to $130,000, plus superannuation

Our Ways of Working

At Jumbo, we value balance and flexibility. Based in Brisbane and working out of our Head Office, our hybrid working model combines in-office collaboration (three days per week) with WFH work (two days per week). We also offer flexible working hours, with core collaboration times from 10 AM to 2 PM, allowing you to design a schedule that suits your life.

Tuesday and Thursday are the finance team's shared office days, with flexibility over the remaining office day.

Why Join Jumbo

You'll work with a friendly, sociable team whose members bring experience from different backgrounds. You'll use both payroll and finance skills, learn from experienced colleagues, and contribute ideas to improve how we work.

Find Your Freedom

Working at Jumbo comes with some genuine perks. Here's what you can expect:

• A short-term incentive program that rewards your contributions, dependent on the company's performance
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, providing counselling and coaching
• Award-winning talent management programs for career growth and skill-building
• On-site chefs (Brisbane) offering fresh, gourmet lunches daily and breakfast twice a week
• The freedom to work from almost anywhere in the world for up to 120 days a year
• A social culture, with activities like lunchtime chess, Jumbo band, corporate games, an indoor rock climbing group, Friday socials, and events celebrating diversity and inclusion
• Novated Leasing - Origin 360 EV Program
• Generous parental leave: 14 weeks of paid leave for primary carers and 4 weeks for partners

Candidates who are offered a position will be required to complete pre-employment checks through our partner, Checkmate.

We are a 2026 Circle Back Initiative Gold Employer; we commit to responding to every applicant.

As part of our recruitment process, we may use AI tools at various stages. AI supports our hiring teams; it doesn't make any hiring decisions; every decision is made by a person. If a stage of the process for this role involves AI, we'll let you know.