Payroll Consultant (Part Time)

Mercedes-Benz Australia; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 32,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Discounted car leasing

Flexible work arrangements

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Mercedes-Benz Australia Pacific is seeking a Payroll Specialist for a 12-month temporary role based at our Mulgrave head office in Victoria. You will join the People Team and deliver end-to-end payroll support for Australia and New Zealand, including expatriate payroll, month-end processing and reporting.

You will work with an external payroll provider, leverage Excel and new systems, and contribute to compliance, audits and analytics while enjoying on-site parking and flexible working

Qualifications

• Experience with Chris21 payroll system.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance requirements.
• Experience with outsourced payroll providers.
• Excellent Excel skills with high attention to detail.
• Ability to learn new systems quickly and leverage AI tools for efficiencies.
• Positive, can-do attitude and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end payroll processing for Australia and New Zealand with external provider.
• Support expatriate payroll processing.
• Process Pay Day superannuation and STP reporting.
• End of Month processing including leave and statutory reporting.
• Collaborate with People, Tech and Finance for ad-hoc reporting and analytics.
• Support compliance and audit reporting.
• Coordinate with Finance, People and external payroll providers.

Skills

Payroll processing

Excel

Regulatory compliance

Outsourced payroll

Tools

Chris21

Job description

Becoming part of Mercedes-Benz means finding your individual role and workspace to unleash your talents to the fullest. It means becoming your best self in a global automotive company striving towards sustainable luxury. Empowered by visionary colleagues who share the same pioneering spirit. Together for excellence.

In this 12-month temporary position based at our head office in Mulgrave, Victoria, you will join our high performing People Team and be responsible for Time and Pay support.

By joining our market leading organization in the automotive sector, you will have access to discounted car leasing programs, state‑of‑the‑art designed campus, on‑site parking, exciting on the job learning, mentoring and many more.

• Working with external payroll provider to deliver End to end payroll processing for Australia and New Zealand
• Supporting with Expatriate employee payroll processing
• Processing Pay Day superannuation and STP reporting
• End of Month Processing – including leave reporting, statutory reporting
• Working closely with People and Tech, along with Finance for adhoc reporting and analytics
• Compliance and audit reporting
• Collaborate with Finance, People and Tech and external payroll providers

What you will need to be successful:

• Experience in Chris21
• Sound knowledge of current legislation and payroll legal requirements
• Experience in working with an outsourced payroll provider
• Excellent excel skills with high attention to detail
• Ability to pick-up new systems quickly and a willingness to leverage AI tools to find payroll efficiencies
• A positive, can-do attitude and be ready to jump in and support other team members when required.

Why you should apply:

• Work with a fun, caring and high-performing team.
• Join a large, global organisation dedicated to inclusivity and diversity.
• Enjoy flexible working arrangements to support you in your career, work and life.
• Enjoy free on‑site parking, discounting car leasing and other great benefits,

This is a part-time, 12-month temporary position (pay-rolled through a trusted third party) based at our head office in Mulgrave. You’ll work approximately 22.5 hours per week, with the flexibility to choose how you spread your hours across the week.

At Mercedes-Benz Australia Pacific, we pride ourselves on building and maintaining an inclusive workforce because we believe that our people make the difference. In addition to providing exciting learning and career development opportunities, we prioritise our employees by offering generous benefits. This includes discounted car leasing and purchase options, on‑site parking, employee assistance programs and much more. We are committed to a flexible and progressive workplace culture for everyone and are proud to be consistently recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality. We are an equal opportunity employer, so by joining us, you will be part of a company that embraces differences and where individual contributions are valued. We strive to recognise our committed people through Employee Recognition and Reward programs.

We actively encourage applicants with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, those identifying as LGBTIQA+, females, people of all ages, with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people to apply for this opportunity.