Payroll Officer

Grant Thornton; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight with no salary cut

Work-from-home options

Team connection days

Parental leave and wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Grant Thornton Australia is seeking a highly skilled Payroll Officer to lead end-to-end payroll processes, ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance in a professional services environment.

The role supports a 9-day fortnight, offers a 12-month fixed-term contract, and provides work-from-home options with team connection days to maintain collaboration and culture.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering end-to-end payroll with high accuracy.
• Ensure compliance with payroll legislation and superannuation rules.
• Collaborate with HR, finance and external auditors on payroll matters.
• Maintain payroll systems and data integrity; familiarity with Workday Payroll highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Full end-to-end payroll processing for all employees.
• Ensure compliance with payroll regulations and tax requirements.
• Collaborate with HR, finance and external auditors on payroll queries.
• Maintain payroll systems and ensure data accuracy; drive process improvements.
• Address and resolve payroll discrepancies promptly.

Skills

Resilience

Team Player

Excel skills

Fast learner

Stakeholder management

Tools

Workday Payroll

Job description

• 9-day fortnight with no salary reduction
• 12-month fixed-term contract
• Work from home options | team connection days

Grant Thornton Australia is one of Australia’s leading professional services firms, providing audit, tax, and advisory services to a diverse range of clients.

Our culture is underpinned by a commitment to our clients, people and communities, and our promise to ‘Reach for Remarkable’ by providing proven expertise, principled execution, and personalised experience.

In Australia we're proud to support the careers of more than 1,500 remarkable people. Backed by six Australian offices and a global network spanning more than 150 markets, we offer the scale, connections and opportunities to help you shape your future, wherever it takes you.

About this role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experiencedPayroll Officerto join our dynamic team in the professional services industry. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing and overseeing the payroll functions, ensuring accuracy and compliance with all relevant regulations. This role requires a detail-oriented individual with strong analytical skills, resilience, and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Key responsibilities

• Payroll:Full end-to-end payroll process, ensuring timely and accurate payroll delivery for all employees.
• Compliance:Ensure compliance with all relevant payroll legislation and regulations, including tax and superannuation requirements.
• Stakeholder Management:Collaborate with various stakeholders, including HR, finance, and external auditors, to address payroll-related queries and issues.
• System Management:Maintain and update payroll systems, ensuring data integrity and accuracy. Experience with Workday Payroll is highly regarded.
• Process Improvement:Identify and implement process improvements to enhance payroll efficiency and accuracy.
• Issue Resolution:Address and resolve payroll discrepancies and issues in a timely manner.

Skills & experience

Key Attributes:

• Resilience:Ability to handle high-pressure situations and manage multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Team Player:Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively within a team and support colleagues.
• Intermediate/Advanced Excel Skills:Proficiency in Excel, including the ability to use advanced functions and formulas for data analysis and reporting.
• Fast learnerwith experience across multiplepayrollplatforms.
• Stakeholder Management:Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Experience:A minimum of 5 years of experience in payroll, preferably within the professional services industry.

If you’re interested in this role but don’t feel that you match every single one of our requirements, we would still love to hear from you and explore the unique skillset and attributes that you can bring to the team.

At Grant Thornton we do things differently because we understand that when you strive for better and care about what you do remarkable things are possible. We’re a dynamic and authentic mix of backgrounds, perspectives and ways of thinking. We’re driven by our shared purpose – we care for our people, clients and communities and support them to thrive.

With us, you’ll be exposed to challenging and rewarding opportunities – building your confidence and capabilities at every step. You’ll be supported, motivated and inspired by a team of passionate and caring collaborators and leaders. You’ll be empowered to build a career path that’s tailored to you and encouraged to make a meaningful difference. And we’ll make sure the excellence you deliver and the impact you make is always seen, felt and celebrated.

Remarkable perks that put you first:

• Up to 26 weeks paid parental leave | paid secondary carers leave
• Respectful & supportive teams
• Mental health support, financial & wellbeing coaching
• Work in comfort and dress for your day
• And many more!

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible for anyone who wishes to apply, and we warmly encourage applications from individuals from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders, those in the LGBTQI+ community and individuals who identify as having disability or are neurodivergent.