Payroll Officer

Heinemann Oceania Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Heinemann Oceania Pty Ltd is seeking a Payroll Officer to perform end-to-end payroll for Australia and New Zealand, including onboarding, terminations, leave, and superannuation. The role handles fortnightly payroll and may assist monthly payroll for salaried staff, with month-end close and tax submissions.

You will respond to staff queries and ensure SLA-driven service quality. We expect accurate processing, confidentiality, and adherence to awards and enterprise agreements, along with

Responsibilities

• Timely and accurate processing of end-to-end payroll including new starter on-boarding, termination payments including redundancy, leave management and superannuation.
• Fortnightly Payroll for Australia and New Zealand Payroll and may assist with our salaried monthly payroll.
• Conduct end-of-month payroll processing tasks to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance.
• Assist with payroll tax submissions across various states to ensure compliance.
• Respond to staff wage and salary queries.
• Interpreting and applying a variety of awards and enterprise agreement.
• Assist managers by providing necessary reports, superannuation statements, month and year-end procedure
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of systems and processes ensuring services meet professional and industry standards
• Ensure all payroll queries are investigated thoroughly and responded to in a timely manner, meeting the Service Level Agreement (SLA) requirements
• Provide escalated support to team members on the company Employee Self Service (ESS) portal.
• Work with the Accounting team to resolve any queries that arise from the payroll department
• The Payroll Officer is required to operate at that of specialist in their field.
• Maintain confidentiality and awareness around sensitivities of employee pays and personal information
• Clearly demonstrates through behaviours and actions all company guiding principles in interactions with stakeholders
• Self-identify and discuss potential issues, concerns or difficulties with the Payroll Manager as they arise
• Demonstrate a team focus by supporting the achievements of others
• Constantly seek out learning opportunities to promote professional growth.
• Support with Brand Ambassador invoice queries
• Other tasks assigned by the Payroll Manager.

Job description

• Timely and accurate processing of end-to-end payroll including new starter on-boarding, termination payments including redundancy, leave management and superannuation.
• Fortnightly Payroll for Australia and New Zealand Payroll and may assist with our salaried monthly payroll.
• Conduct end-of-month payroll processing tasks to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance.
• Assist with payroll tax submissions across various states to ensure compliance.
• Respond to staff wage and salary queries.
• Interpreting and applying a variety of awards and enterprise agreement.
• Assist managers by providing necessary reports, superannuation statements, month and year-end procedure
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of systems and processes ensuring services meet professional and industry standards
• Ensure all payroll queries are investigated thoroughly and responded to in a timely manner, meeting the Service Level Agreement (SLA) requirements
• Provide escalated support to team members on the company Employee Self Service (ESS) portal.
• Work with the Accounting team to resolve any queries that arise from the payroll department
• The Payroll Officer is required to operate at that of specialist in their field.
• Maintain confidentiality and awareness around sensitivities of employee pays and personal information
• Clearly demonstrates through behaviours and actions all company guiding principles in interactions with stakeholders
• Self-identify and discuss potential issues, concerns or difficulties with the Payroll Manager as they arise
• Demonstrate a team focus by supporting the achievements of others
• Constantly seek out learning opportunities to promote professional growth.
• Support with Brand Ambassador invoice queries
• Other tasks assigned by the Payroll Manager.