Payroll Specialist

At Latitude, we make it possible – for our customers, our communities, and our people. We believe in creating opportunities that truly matter, helping you thrive both professionally and personally. That’s why we offer benefits that make a real difference in your life We make it possible…

• to spend more time with your loved ones – with an extra week of paid leave each year through our Take 5 initiative.
• to balance work and life – with a hybrid working model, giving you the flexibility to work from home while connecting in the office just two days a week or work remote for certain roles.
• to put your wellbeing first – with Sonder, a 24/7 support app for mental and physical wellness.
• to access great financial benefits – with discounts on Latitude products and services.

Latitude Financial Services has implemented a partially outsourced Payroll model which means that our payroll services are partially managed by an external vendor, Frontier Software The purpose of the Payroll Specialist role is to support the Payroll Lead on a (9 month fixed term contract) to ensure that our payroll services are executed efficiently. This role will also be responsible for continuing to embed the ‘processing-outsourced’ Payroll model and be a dedicated point of contact back into Latitude Importantly, it will also support payroll activities that remain in house, such as responding to employee Payroll queries, loading and signing off on payroll files, conducting data audits, and payroll compliance and regulatory reporting In this role, you’ll:

• Support the outsourced Payroll model and assist in further efficiency in outsourced model.
• Act as a key point of contact and build strong working relationships with our outsourced payroll provider (Frontier).
• Troubleshoot and respond to employee payroll queries in a timely manner, ensuring the employee experience is front of mind
• Support the development/review and implementation of frameworks, policies, guidelines, tools, templates, processes and reports to improve payroll efficiency
• Provide high-quality operational payroll services and advice to business stakeholders e.g. Tax, Finance, People Partners, to support decision making relating to payroll.
• Support the delivery of projects and initiatives that are designed to enhance the employee and leader experience relating to payroll.
• Prepare other data, reports and analytics as required.
• Work closely with the broader People Operations and Reward teams to ensure data accuracy in our HRIS (Workday) and continuously improve the integrity of payroll related data.
• Manage the integration of data across multiple HR platforms – Workday, Chris21 (Pay & Leave), Time & Attendance. For example, if we roll out a new T&A platform - this role will contribute to the success of such a project.

About you:

• Tertiary qualifications in Payroll, with sound knowledge of Australian and NZ payroll legislation and regulations.
• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources/ Business/ Commerce/ Law discipline, or equivalent professional experience also highly regarded.
• Experience working within, and preferably managing, an outsourced payroll model.
• Proficient in MS Excel (e.g. advanced formulas, pivot tables, charts, VLOOKUP).
• Strong knowledge of HR Systems (e.g. Workday or similar).
• Strong knowledge of payroll systems and processes. iChris/Chris21 experience will be highly regarded.
• Strong interpersonal, collaboration and engagement skills with the ability to build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships
• Strong analytical skills and capability to concisely generate and communicate insights from data
• Strong time management skills and ability to meet deadlines, with excellent attention to detail
• Proven execution skills with a solution focused mindset, outstanding ability to be proactive own tasks and follow through to completion

Sound like you? That's a good sign! In return for your energy and ideas, we offer a flexible working environment and great compensation. We always support a safe, healthy, engaging, and productive working environment for all employees and workers, whether that be in your home and office, or a combination of both
We're Latitude, partners in money Latitude may seem like the new kid on the block, but it's taken us almost a hundred years to become an overnight success. Digital payments, cards and loans is what we offer - but what we really are is a platform that helps people shop and live better. Always living and breathing our values. Take ownership, Pursue Excellence, Win Together & Create Tomorrow We're not engaging any recruitment agencies for this role, so if you're interested. Please apply directly!

Successful applicants will be required to complete a background check (including criminal history and bankruptcy check) prior to commencement of employment. Only open to Australian or New Zealand Permanent Residents or Citizens.