Payroll Officer

My Gateway; Campbelltown; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work hours

Fringe benefit

Birthday Leave

Health and wellbeing leave – 2 days p.

Bonus Christmas leave – 1 day p.a.

Four weeks paid holiday leave plus 1.0

Casual day

Job summary

My Gateway is seeking a Payroll Officer to join our team and manage payroll for host employers, apprentices and trainees. You will process weekly payroll, support invoicing, and provide timely reports to management.

You will interpret and apply Awards/EBAs, implement pay rule changes, ensure accurate rate calculations for apprentices, and assist with year-end processing, STP, and audits. Strong MS Office skills and attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications e.g. Business, HR or Payroll.
• Have a positive attitude and be a great team player.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience in a similar role is nice-to-have but not essential.
• MS Office skills.
• Ability to prioritise and organise to meet deadlines.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Problem analysis and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Managing the payroll function for host employers, apprentices and trainees.
• Providing timely reports to Management.
• Processing weekly payroll and supporting invoicing.
• Interpreting and applying awards and EBAs for apprentices, trainees, labour hire and staff.
• Writing and implementing new pay rule groups in the payroll system.
• Ensuring correct calculations for rate changes for apprentices/trainees.
• Development and preparation of annual FBT.
• Guiding compliance on superannuation, PAYG, FBT and tax.
• Ensuring controls meet audit requirements.
• Year-end processing and STP.
• Assisting with reconciliation reports and liaising with auditors.

Skills

Team player

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Business/HR/Payroll qualification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

My Gatewayhas an exciting new opportunity for a Payroll Officer to join our close-knit team.

Employee Benefits

• Flexible work hours
• Fringe benefit
• Birthday Leave
• Health and wellbeing leave – 2 days p.a.
• Bonus Christmas leave – 1 day p.a.
• Four weeks paid holiday leave plus leave loading each year
• Casual day

About My Gateway

My Gateway has been in operation for over 40 years and is a not-for-profit Group Training Organisation that employs over 200 trainees and apprentices for placement with host employers in a variety of qualifications. We assist all people in gaining employment with industry recognised credentials. Payroll is valued as an integral part of our customer and employee experience and similar to labour hire we operate a pay and invoice system.

• Payroll processing for 200 employees.
• We assist young people start great careers.
• Be heard, be an integral part of our team.

About the role

• Managing the payroll function and ensuring a positive experience for host employers, apprentices and trainee.
• Providing timely reports to the Management Team.
• Processing weekly payroll and supporting the invoicing function.
• Responsible for the interpretation and application of a range of industrial instruments (Awards and EBAs) which govern apprentices, trainees, labour hire and staff employment conditions.
• Writing and implementation of new pay rule groups in payroll system.
• Ensure accurate calculation of and processing rate changes for apprentices/trainees.
• Development and preparation of annual FBT.
• Providing guidance on compliance issues including superannuation, PAYG, FBT and tax.
• Ensuring controls are in place to meet audit requirements.
• Year-end processing and STP.
• Assist in the preparation of reconciliation reports and backing papers for external audit and liaise with auditors as required.
• Others as directed by Corporate Services Manager and CEO.

Your Background

• Relevant qualifications e.g. Business, HR or Payroll.
• Have a positive attitude and be a great team player.
• Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal to interact with host employers, apprentices and trainees.
• Ideally, you’d have some experience in a similar role but not essential.
• MS Office skills.
• Ability to prioritise and organise to meet all deadlines.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Problem analysis and problem-solving skills.

If you're passionate about training, people and service, we’d love to hear from you.

Please note only successful applicants will be contacted.