Senior Payroll Governance Specialist

About Our Client

They also offer a number of other employee benefits including lucrative bonus structures and employee share plans, EAP programs, market leading parental leave, and L&D programs.

• Deliver the Payroll internal compliance program of works
• Identification and documentation of payroll risks, controls and issues
• Ensure Payroll services, tools, outputs and processes are compliant with Enterprise Agreements and relevant Industrial Awards, Policies, legislation etc
• Proactively research and share payroll legislation and changes
• Ensure that the Payroll team and other relevant stakeholders understand their Governance and Compliance requirements including privacy, data, payroll/employment related items
• Assist with implementing any policy, award, agreement changes in the system in a timely manner
• Document and ensure regular review of payroll procedures and processes (with the assistance of the SMEs)
• Proactively identifies and escalates issues or breaches
• Participate and deliver payroll audit requirements - this could include gathering and analysing data, presenting information, reviewing/writing reports and presenting recommendations
• Proactively explore and raise improvement ideas to ensure efficiency and compliance
• Other ad hoc tasks

The Successful Applicant

We are seeking experienced payroll professionals with a passion for payroll compliance. Key competencies listed below:

• Payroll Operations, Analyst or Compliance background
• Strong attention to detail for accuracy
• Proven ability to deliver continuous improvement ideas
• Demonstrated understanding of related legislative, regulatory and statutory obligations
• Ability to interpret and understand relevant industrial awards and agreements
• Problem solving capability with a forward thinking approach
• Communication skills both verbally and in writing

• Permanent role offering market-leading remuneration package
• 12 month FTC with opportunity for permanancy
• Excellent WFH flexibility
• Large ASX listed business, fast-paced environment
• Employee share plans, EAP programs, market-leading parental leave, amazing office space & L&D programs