Payroll Compliance Officer

Appreciating Talent; Sydney; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Appreciating Talent is seeking a Payroll Compliance Officer in Sydney to join our team. Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you will help ensure payroll is accurate and compliant with legislation, awards and enterprise agreements.

You’ll analyse large volumes of historical payroll data, investigate discrepancies and work through investigations from review to resolution, documenting findings and supporting remediation with key stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll, payroll compliance, payroll auditing, reconciliation or remediation.
• Comfortable working with large volumes of historical payroll data and detailed employee records.
• Strong analytical skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Proven ability to investigate discrepancies, identify root causes and work through issues to resolution.
• A solid understanding of Australian payroll legislation, awards, enterprise agreements and employee entitlements.
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills.
• Highly organised, methodical and confident working independently through complex data.
• Able to document findings clearly and accurately.

Responsibilities

• Review seven years of historical payroll data to assess compliance and identify potential discrepancies.
• Investigate payroll records, employee entitlements, pay rates, allowances, overtime and other relevant payroll components.
• Identify potential underpayments, overpayments and inconsistencies in payroll processing.
• Analyse large volumes of data to identify trends, anomalies and areas of non-compliance.
• Work through discrepancies from initial investigation through to resolution, ensuring findings are accurately documented.
• Reconcile payroll data against relevant records, awards, enterprise agreements and legislative requirements.
• Prepare detailed reports outlining findings, discrepancies and recommended corrective actions.
• Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to resolve identified issues and support remediation where required.

Skills

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Discrepancy investigation

Independent work

Payroll legislation knowledge

Tools

Excel

Job description

Payroll Compliance Officer

Payroll

• Sydney
• Contract or Temp

Job Description

The Role

Reporting to the Payroll Manager and working alongside other fantastic Payroll Officers. This role will suit someone who enjoys working with data, investigating discrepancies and ensuring payroll has been processed accurately and in line with relevant legislation, awards and enterprise agreements.

You’ll be comfortable reviewing large volumes of historical payroll information, identifying potential compliance issues and working through investigations from initial review through to resolution.

Key Responsibilities

• Review seven years of historical payroll data to assess compliance and identify potential discrepancies.
• Investigate payroll records, employee entitlements, pay rates, allowances, overtime and other relevant payroll components.
• Identify potential underpayments, overpayments and inconsistencies in payroll processing.
• Analyse large volumes of data to identify trends, anomalies and areas of non-compliance.
• Work through discrepancies from initial investigation through to resolution, ensuring findings are accurately documented.
• Reconcile payroll data against relevant records, awards, enterprise agreements and legislative requirements.
• Prepare detailed reports outlining findings, discrepancies and recommended corrective actions.
• Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to resolve identified issues and support remediation where required.

About You

• Previous experience in payroll, payroll compliance, payroll auditing, reconciliation or remediation.
• Comfortable working with large volumes of historical payroll data and detailed employee records.
• Strong analytical skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Proven ability to investigate discrepancies, identify root causes and work through issues to resolution.
• A solid understanding of Australian payroll legislation, awards, enterprise agreements and employee entitlements.
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills.
• Highly organised, methodical and confident working independently through complex data.
• Able to document findings clearly and accurately.