Group Payroll Officer

We are Veriu Group (pronounced 'Very You')!

Our brands come from humble beginnings and a passion for connecting travellers to the local authenticity of a location. We aim to bring people together in new ways, to create lifelong travel memories that can’t be found in a guidebook, and to help people discover the true experience of a place.

Through our brands Punthill Apartment Hotels and Veriu Hotels & Suites, we operate 25 hotels across Australia and have over 35 years of brand history. Our ambitious plan to operate 80 hotels by 2030 becomes closer this year with numerous new hotel openings across the country, and this means we’re well on our way to achieving our mission of becoming the largest Australian-owned apartment hotel operator.

Our people are incredible because they're empowered to be themselves. We're not about hierarchy or rigid structure. Instead, we create an environment where people can make decisions, feel supported, and access unlimited opportunities for growth. Our values of Relationship-Focused, Integrity, Personal Growth & Ownership Mindset guide our actions and decisions, and are what our diverse culture is all about.

Now is the perfect time for like-minded people to join our expansion journey. If you’re looking for a meaningful role that can make a serious impact, within a culture that allows you to be truly you – you’ve found us and we can’t wait to hear from you!

Based at our St Kilda Road corporate office (hybrid / flex available), we’re a tight-knit team that challenges ourselves to be the best we can be every day. We’re supportive, collaborative, and fun, but also high-performing—ensuring our impact drives Veriu Group’s strategic goals.

This is a rare opportunity to join our growing team. As our Payroll Officer, you'll work with us to support our growing network of hotels across the country, executing the full payroll process, and providing advice and mentoring to Hotel Managers in your specialist area of Payroll. You'll take ownership of educating our managers in payroll compliance so they can continue to develop as professionals and ensure that our business and people are protected by analysing and auditing payroll for compliance and accuracy.

With our plans to expand our network further across the country, this role will evolve in the future, resulting in an increase in the number of team members we employ, and the number of locations and states we operate in.

Responsibilities

This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone who loves end-to-end payroll management! You'll support the most valuable part of our business (our people), and have the important responsibility of making sure we process our fortnightly wage payments to our team on time and with the utmost accuracy.

You’ll be responsible for :

• Managing the full end-to-end fortnightly payroll processing in ELMO for our growing network of hotels (currently : 450+ team members across 25 hotels across 4 entities across 4 states)
• Ensuring payroll compliance and accuracy through critical analysis and auditing
• Managing team member and manager payroll queries
• Rectifying payroll errors and managing adjustments
• Assisting in training and providing feedback to managers in payroll-related processes and compliance
• Assisting our Management Accountants in the month-end accrual process
• Being the expert of the application of the Hospitality Award in payroll
• Identifying and implementing process improvements to ensure our payroll function remains agile to our business growth
• Providing any other required support to the Finance and People & Culture team

You'll be someone looking for a long-term career with a growing, Australian-owned hotel group. Access :

• Genuine ownership and decision-making powers so you can truly make a difference
• Incredibly supportive team peers
• Genuine job security
• High performing culture that values relationships & individuality
• Generous referral bonuses when you refer your friends to work with us (up to $1000)
• Discounts on accommodation across our network
• Discounts on private health insurance
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program
• more

Desired Skills and Experience

About You

We work in a fast-paced environment where no day is the same, so we’re looking for people who are adaptable, enjoy variety, and operate with an ownership mindset.

The successful person must have :

• Approved Australian working rights (Australian Citizenship, Permanent Residency or a Visa with approved working rights)
• Experience in end-to-end payroll processing (experience with the HIGA Award would be beneficial but not crucial)
• High level of analytical skills
• Demonstrated ability to develop strong working relationships
• High standards of accuracy and attention to detail
• A natural tendency to really 'own' your area of expertise
• Available to work 3 days a week : Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday