Payroll Officer

Beacon Lighting; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 35,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

On-site parking

Paid birthday leave

Wellbeing days

Profit share

Team discounts

Flexibility

Job summary

Beacon Lighting Group is seeking an experienced Part-Time Payroll Officer to join our Payroll Team in Melbourne. You will support end-to-end payroll, maintain accurate employee data, and ensure compliance with policies and legislative requirements.

The role offers hybrid work, on-site parking, and a collaborative HR/Payroll team. Key duties include processing fortnightly payroll, data management for new starters and changes, month/year-end activities, and employee assistance with payroll

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a Payroll Officer position or similar.
• Experience within a retail environment is highly regarded.
• Sound knowledge of payroll practices, processes and procedures.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret payroll reports and identify discrepancies.
• Intermediate Excel skills, including VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables.
• Strong organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to confidently support employees and managers.

Responsibilities

• Support the operation, maintenance and ongoing improvement of the payroll system, including employee data management for new starters, transfers, promotions and terminations.
• Assist with the processing of fortnightly payroll, ensuring timesheets, leave applications and employee information are accurate and discrepancies are resolved.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and documentation to support a compliant and auditable payroll process.
• Contribute to month-end and year-end payroll activities, including reporting, reconciliations and statutory obligations such as payroll tax and year-end reporting.
• Support the preparation and processing of employee incentive payments in line with company policies.
• Provide guidance and support to managers and employees regarding payroll processes, including timesheets and leave approvals.
• Manage payroll inbox queries and provide timely responses to employees and managers.
• Assist with system administration and access, including ADP and T2W.
• Prepare and maintain payroll reports and assist with ad hoc reporting requirements.
• Support payroll projects, process improvements and other administrative activities across the broader Payroll and HR function.

Skills

Payroll knowledge

Attention to detail

Excel (advanced)

Communication

Tools

ADP

T2W

Payroll systems

Job description

Part-Time Payroll Officer

Beacon Lighting Group | ASX Listed

Join a growing Australian business and play a key role in delivering a high-quality payroll function

Beacon Lighting is looking for an experienced Part-Time Payroll Officer to join our Payroll Team and play an important role in supporting the accurate and timely delivery of payroll across the business.

Based at our modern, state-of-the-art office in Nunawading, this is an excellent opportunity for an experienced payroll professional looking for a part-time position within a supportive and growing Australian business.

You’ll enjoy a range of benefits including hybrid working, on-site car parking, paid birthday leave, wellbeing days, profit share, team discounts and flexibility, along with the opportunity to work as part of a collaborative Payroll and HR team.

THE ROLE

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, the purpose of this role is to support the end-to-end payroll function by assisting with payroll processing, maintaining accurate employee data and systems, and ensuring payroll activities are completed in accordance with company policies, procedures and legislative requirements.You’ll work closely with employees, managers and internal stakeholders to provide timely payroll support, resolve queries and contribute to the continuous improvement of payroll processes and systems.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support the operation, maintenance and ongoing improvement of the payroll system, including employee data management for new starters, transfers, promotions and terminations
• Assist with the processing of fortnightly payroll, ensuring timesheets, leave applications and employee information are accurate and discrepancies are resolved
  Maintain accurate payroll records and documentation to support a compliant and auditable payroll process
• Contribute to month-end and year-end payroll activities, including reporting, reconciliations and statutory obligations such as payroll tax and year-end reporting
• Support the preparation and processing of employee incentive payments in line with company policies
• Provide guidance and support to managers and employees regarding payroll processes, including timesheets and leave approvals
• Manage payroll inbox queries and provide timely responses to employees and managers
• Assist with system administration and access, including ADP and T2W
• Prepare and maintain payroll reports and assist with ad hoc reporting requirements
• Support payroll projects, process improvements and other administrative activities across the broader Payroll and HR function

Please note: This is a Part-Time position (0.6 FTE)

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in this role, you will be an experienced payroll professional with strong attention to detail and a genuine commitment to delivering accurate and timely payroll outcomes.

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a Payroll Officer position or similar
• Experience within a retail environment will be highly regarded
• Sound knowledge of payroll practices, processes and procedures
• Strong numerical and analytical skills, with excellent attention to detail
• Ability to interpret payroll reports and information and identify discrepancies
• Intermediate Excel skills, including VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to confidently support employees and managers

ABOUT BEACON LIGHTING

Our story began in Melbourne in 1967 with a single store and the drive to brighten up people's lives. Since then, we’ve grown to become Australia’s leading residential lighting retailer and trade supplier, with over 120 stores nationwide and a team of over 1,100 people in Australia and beyond.

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. And it’s their wellbeing that drives us to develop stylish, innovative and energy-efficient products that help them live brighter, live lighter, live cooler, live warmer, live well, live smarter and to simply, live life.

A criminal history check may be conducted as part of the application process for roles at Beacon Lighting Group.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established ASX-listed Australian company that has been continuously evolving and striving for success for over 50 years.