Payroll Officer

Join a market leading engineering business based in the CBD with a payroll position to make your own!

Our client is seeking an experienced Payroll Officer to join their dynamic team. This role offers an attractive salary package of $85,000 - $95,000 + Super and is based in the vibrant city of Melbourne. The successful candidate will be responsible for looking after the in-house payroll function, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and regulations. This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a company that values practical imagination and strives to deliver smarter, more pragmatic, and cost-effective solutions.

• Based in CBD
• Attractive salary package: $85,000 - $95,000 +Super
• Opportunity to work within a company that values practical imagination

What you'll do:

As a Payroll Officer, your role will be pivotal in ensuring the smooth operation of all payroll functions within the organisation. You will be responsible for administering end-to-end fortnightly payroll processing, maintaining up-to-date employee records, managing various payments to employees and third parties, preparing necessary financial documents, serving as a point of contact for payroll-related inquiries, providing insightful reports to management, supporting audits, and identifying opportunities for improved efficiencies. Your ability to multitask, prioritise workload effectively under tight deadlines while maintaining accuracy will be key to your success in this role.

• Maintain and update employee payroll records.
• Support internal and external audits for payroll matters as required.
• Process payments to third parties including child support and novated lease deductions.
• Manage Centrelink paid parental leave and Workers Compensation payments to employees.
• Manage and analyse payroll data and provide insightful reports to Management as required.
• Evaluate opportunities for improved efficiencies and effectiveness in consultation with Finance Manager.
• Serve as a point of contact and provide high-level support and assistance to employees regarding payroll related inquiries.
• Administer end-to-end fortnightly payroll processing ensuring compliance with legislative requirements and company policies.
• Prepare, reconcile, lodge and process payment for payroll tax, superannuation and workers compensation in accordance with legislative requirements.

What you bring:

The ideal candidate for the Payroll Officer position brings a wealth of experience from an accounting/finance background with specific expertise in payroll environments. You possess working knowledge of PAYG, superannuation, payroll tax and workers compensation, and are adept at using ADP Payforce or similar payroll systems. Your high level numeracy and reconciliation skills, coupled with your meticulous attention to detail, enable you to deliver accurate results within tight deadlines. Your excellent interpersonal and communication skills make you a valuable team player and a reliable point of contact for payroll-related inquiries. Furthermore, your intermediate excel skills allow you to effectively manage spreadsheets and analyse data.

• Exceptional client service skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• High level numeracy and reconciliation skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to multitask and prioritise workload in conjunction with tight deadlines.
• Intermediate excel skills including the ability to create and manage spreadsheets.
• Working knowledge of PAYG, superannuation, payroll tax and workers compensation.
• 5-10 years demonstrated work experience in an accounting/finance and payroll environment.
• Expertise in the use of ADP Payforce payroll software or similar payroll system (not mandatory).

What sets this company apart:

Our client is an integrated engineering, infrastructure, environmental, planning, urban development and project management consulting firm. They pride themselves on being more accessible, more responsive and more flexible than their competitors. Their clients appreciate their ability to think ahead, making projects more profitable and viable. They are known for delivering smarter, more pragmatic and cost-effective solutions that are always deliverable. They offer a personal touch that makes their clients feel cared for and understood.

What's next:

Ready to take the next step in your career? Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity!

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are encouraged to apply.
To apply please click apply or call Marco Boscaini on +61 3 8628 2275 for a confidential discussion.