Senior Payroll Officer

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies; Canberra; Vor Ort; AUD 100.000 - 112.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies invites applications for a Senior Payroll Officer based in Canberra. This APS role supports payroll, leave and superannuation, working with our external provider to ensure data accuracy and timely processing across the employee lifecycle.

You will liaise with staff and managers, manage the HUB portal, and use SAP and JIRA within a small People Services team under the ODCEO.

Qualifikationen

• Experience delivering payroll services in an APS environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Knowledge of payroll legislation and entitlements.
• Ability to maintain accuracy and timeliness in payroll processing.

Aufgaben

• Process fortnightly payroll with external provider and verify final pay reports.
• Handle end-to-end payroll activities: commencements, terminations, leave, superannuation, allowances, overtime.
• Manage leave liabilities for APS transfers and data across payroll system.
• Maintain records and data accuracy in SAP and internal systems.
• Support staff via external Employee Self Service portal (HUB) and respond to payroll inquiries.
• Manage AIATSIS HR ticketing via JIRA and provide stakeholder guidance.
• Advise on conditions of service and reference internal guidelines and policies.
• Research and advise on Enterprise Agreement and leave acts as required.

Kenntnisse

APS payroll experience

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Tools

SAP

JIRA

HRIS

Jobbeschreibung

• Canberra ACT
• Ongoing
• APS Level 6

APS Level 6 - Salary range: $99,734 - $111,701 pa.

Canberra ACT Ongoing Full-time

About Office of the Deputy CEO

The Office of the Deputy CEO (ODCEO) provides efficient, effective and contemporary services to key business areas, it supports the delivery of transformation and business improvement projects and other general governance and reporting functions across the agency.

About People Services

The People Services unit sits within the Office of the Deputy CEO. People Services is responsible for providing a broad range of human resource services across the Institute. It is a small team that delivers services including recruitment, payroll administration, work health and safety, learning and development, HR strategies and policies, industrial relations, establishment management, performance management, employee relations and internal secretariat for Health and Safety and Consultative committees.

The key function areas of the People Services unit include:

• HR Operations and Governance
• HR Workforce Strategy and Capability

The team works collaboratively with other program areas across AIATSIS.

About the Role

The Senior Payroll Officer role is the primary point of contact for staff and supervisors across the institute for providing advice and support in relation to pay, leave, superannuation and other working conditions. You will work with our external payroll provider in ensuring data is accurate and reflects internal records. This role offers plenty of variety and challenging work and is the perfect opportunity for an experienced APS Payroll Officer looking to step into a senior role.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• working with the external provider to process fortnightly payroll, including checking of final pay reports.
• process payroll throughout the employee lifecycle including commencements, terminations, leave, superannuation, higher duties and other staff movements, allowances, and overtime claims.
• leave liabilities for incoming and outgoing APS transfers.
• records management, ensuring data is accurate across payroll system (SAP) and internal records.
• provide support to staff and managers for our external Employee Self Service portal (HUB).
• management of AIATSIS HR ticketing system (JIRA).
• stakeholder management, provide advice to staff and managers on conditions of service, including the application of internal guidelines and policies.
• research and advise on legislative and policy areas including AIATSIS Enterprise Agreement, Maternity Leave Act, Long Service Leave Act etc.

Our Ideal Candidate

To be successful in this role, you will have well developed stakeholder engagement skills with an APS payroll background. You will come with the following skills, experience and attributes:

• payroll experience in an APS environment.
• previous experience using a HRIS system.
• sound knowledge of legislation, including superannuation, workers compensation, long service leave and maternity leave.
• proven ability to prioritise activities while managing client expectations.
• highly organised with excellent communication skills, attention to detail and accuracy, within a high service environment.
• excellent communication skills (written and verbal), to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders on payroll matters.
• collaborative team member with a positive outlook who contributes to achieving HR outcomes in a small and dynamic team.

Cultural Capability

Roles at AIATSIS require candidates to have an understanding of the issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and proven culturally appropriate engagement and communications skills.? The nature of this role requires the candidate to consistently demonstrate the following:

• understand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business within the agency and the outcomes the agency is responsible for delivering.
• engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander colleagues and employees in a sensitive and equitable manner.
• apply appropriate flexibility in service delivery to meet the cultural needs of individuals.
• show sensitivity and respect for culture in responding to individual needs and circumstances.
• take the perspective of others, seeking to understand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' point of view and experiences.

AIATSIS embodies Yindyamarra in everything we do.

Contact

If you have any questions about the role, you can contact Taylor Cameron on 02 6129 3985 or at [e-mail]