Senior Payroll Officer

SSP Australia; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work (Sydney CBD)

Large-scale hospitality exposure

Training and development opportunities

Staff discounts across SSP brands

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

SSP Australia is seeking a Senior Payroll Officer to join our team in Sydney CBD. You will deliver accurate end-to-end payroll across Australia and New Zealand, ensuring compliance with awards, agreements and company requirements.

You will work with the Payroll & People Services Manager and Payroll team, providing payroll expertise and supporting reporting and system improvements. Key responsibilities include processing NZ weekly and AU fortnightly payroll, handling changes, validations, and

Qualifications

• 2–4 years' payroll experience in a medium to large organisation.
• Experience processing end-to-end payroll in a complex environment.
• Strong knowledge of Awards, Enterprise Agreements and payroll legislation.
• Experience with reconciliations, reporting, audits and compliance.
• Strong Excel, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Process end-to-end weekly NZ and fortnightly AU payroll, ensuring accuracy and timely payment.
• Manage employee payroll changes including starters, leave, allowances, deductions and terminations.
• Perform payroll validations, reconciliations, audits and pre- and post-payroll checks.
• Investigate and resolve payroll enquiries, discrepancies and exceptions.
• Ensure compliance with Awards, Enterprise Agreements, NES, taxation and company requirements.
• Prepare payroll reports and support month-end, year-end and audit activities.
• Support payroll system testing, data validation and process improvements.

Skills

Payroll experience

Excel

Stakeholder management

Job description

Senior Payroll Officer – Sydney CBD (SSP Australia)

About the Role

SSP Australia is seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Officer to join our team based in Sydney CBD. This role is responsible for delivering accurate and timely end-to-end payroll across Australia and New Zealand, ensuring compliance with legislation, Awards, Enterprise Agreements and company requirements.

You will work closely with the Payroll & People Services Manager, Payroll team and key stakeholders, providing payroll expertise, supporting compliance and reporting, and identifying opportunities to improve payroll processes and systems. Experience with IntelliHR, Humanforce and Payroll Metrics will be highly regarded

Key Responsibilities

• Process end-to-end weekly NZ and fortnightly AU payroll, ensuring accuracy and timely payment.
• Manage employee payroll changes including starters, leave, allowances, deductions and terminations.
• Perform payroll validations, reconciliations, audits and pre- and post-payroll checks.
• Investigate and resolve payroll enquiries, discrepancies and exceptions.
• Ensure compliance with Awards, Enterprise Agreements, NES, taxation and company requirements.
• Prepare payroll reports and support month-end, year-end and audit activities.
• Support payroll system testing, data validation and process improvements.

About You

• 2–4 years' payroll experience in a medium to large organisation.
• Experience processing end-to-end payroll in a complex environment.
• Strong knowledge of Awards, Enterprise Agreements and payroll legislation.
• Experience with reconciliations, reporting, audits and compliance.
• Strong Excel, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

The Benefits

• Hybrid working arrangement (Sydney CBD based)
• Exposure to a large-scale, multi-brand hospitality business
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Staff discounts across SSP brands.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

About Us

Our purpose is to be the best part of the journey, and this is underpinned by our aim to bring leading brands and innovative concepts to our clients and customers around the world, with an emphasis on great value, taste, quality and service – using digital technology to boost efficiency.

Our people are at the heart of our business and our values are integral to our business, underpinning everything we do.

• We are one team … working together and sharing our best ideas to fulfil our global potential.
• We are results focused… delivering great food and service for our customers and outstanding results for our clients, shareholders and colleagues
• We all make a difference… respecting each other, acting responsibly and being accountable for the contributions that we make.
• We are bold …seizing opportunities, innovating and quickly adapting every day.
• We celebrate success… recognising and valuing everyone’s achievements.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not unlawfully discriminate against applicants for employment based on colour, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, physical disability, pregnancy, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other bases protected by local law. Subject to legitimate business requirements, all recruitment actions are based solely on the company’s legitimate business needs and an individual’s qualifications.

We are looking for talented and passionate individuals to join SSP to start their best part of their journey.

To find out more, please visit: www.foodtravelexperts.com