Payroll Officer
Downer
Date: 15 hours ago
City: North Ryde, New South Wales
Contract type: Full time
About Us
At Downer we plan, create and sustain. Downer is the leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand. Through trusted relationships and world leading insight we work closely with our customers to design, build and sustain assets, infrastructure, and facilities.
About The Team
Our purpose at Downer is to create and sustain the modern environment by building trusted relationships with our customers. Our pillars, Sustainability, Delivery, Relationships and Thought Leadership, give our people the confidence to achieve their ambitions and empower them to bring their most authentic selves to work every day. From training and development opportunities to flexible work options and highly competitive reward and benefits packages, we understand the importance of living our values when it comes to our people.
Job Description
Are you passionate about payroll, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and enjoy working as part of a highly successful team? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a Payroll Officer to join our Business Services Centre team based at our North Ryde, Sydney office. This is a permanent role with a hybrid work arrangement.
Reporting to the Payroll Team Leader, you will be responsible for assisting in the timely preparation of payroll related data, reconciliations, payments, month end activities, reporting and analysis along with payroll duties as specified by the Business Services Centre (BSC) management team.
The role requires strong problem-solving and analytical skills to resolve payroll issues raised through the Customer Support System, along with a commitment to delivering exceptional customer service to ensure desirable outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
At Downer we plan, create and sustain. Downer is the leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand. Through trusted relationships and world leading insight we work closely with our customers to design, build and sustain assets, infrastructure, and facilities.
About The Team
Our purpose at Downer is to create and sustain the modern environment by building trusted relationships with our customers. Our pillars, Sustainability, Delivery, Relationships and Thought Leadership, give our people the confidence to achieve their ambitions and empower them to bring their most authentic selves to work every day. From training and development opportunities to flexible work options and highly competitive reward and benefits packages, we understand the importance of living our values when it comes to our people.
Job Description
Are you passionate about payroll, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and enjoy working as part of a highly successful team? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a Payroll Officer to join our Business Services Centre team based at our North Ryde, Sydney office. This is a permanent role with a hybrid work arrangement.
Reporting to the Payroll Team Leader, you will be responsible for assisting in the timely preparation of payroll related data, reconciliations, payments, month end activities, reporting and analysis along with payroll duties as specified by the Business Services Centre (BSC) management team.
The role requires strong problem-solving and analytical skills to resolve payroll issues raised through the Customer Support System, along with a commitment to delivering exceptional customer service to ensure desirable outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure the operational aspects of payroll processing and associated activities, including wage/salary disbursements, overpayment recovery, leave management and reporting are accurate and delivered within appropriate timeframes and comply with relevant legislation and within segregation of duties guidelines.
- Assist with Single Touch Payroll (STP) reporting requirements.
- Demonstrate full capability in processing payroll using the relevant HRMS in line with all payroll deadlines as specified and agreed by Payroll Team Leader and in accordance with business SLAs.
- Keep up to date with statutory requirements.
- Adhere to all Downer policies, procedures and standards.
- 2+ years’ experience in a payroll processing role is essential.
- Demonstrated experience in delivering superior customer service.
- Exposure to multiple Enterprise Agreement (EAs) and high-volume (1,000+ employees) payroll processing is beneficial.
- Experience in SAP, Oracle V12 and/or Oracle Express HR is advantageous.
- Sound knowledge of payroll legislation and best practices in the payroll operations.
- Knowledge of Service Now is preferred.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications- particularly Excel, Outlook and Word.
- Work with an ASX listed company; working with market leaders.
- Grow your career with us, we are passionate about giving our people opportunities to grow through personal and professional development and continuous learning:
- Professional development programs
- Access to professional memberships and industry networks
- Be part of a team that cares, we foster a work environment built on support that is flexible around our employee’s wellbeing needs:
- Parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program
- Programs promoting diversity and inclusion
- A range of Corporate Benefits, including:
- Discounted services (car hires, hotels, insurance, retail stores, gyms)
- Salary sacrifice superannuation
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