Consultant, Payroll and Compliance

• Permanent Full Time
• $122,166 + 12% super
• Footscray or Sunbury location | hybrid

About Greater Western Water

We're water… and more.

GWW is a Victorian government owned water corporation that provides an essential service to some of the fastest-growing communities in Australia, stretching from Melbourne's CBD to Lancefield in the north and Bacchus Marsh in the west. Click here to learn more

Benefits

• We embrace flexibility and connection with a balance of on-site and WFH
• Free onsite parking (subject to availability)
• Gender neutral, 16-week parental leave available from commencement
• Optional access to our work life balance day off to treat yourself (if a full-time employee)
• Free income protection and salary continuance insurance
• Access to corporate health insurance deals with major providers
• Wellbeing, prayer, and sensory rooms in the Footscray and Sunbury office

The opportunity

This role is a key part of the PCS team. Focusing on the payroll financial compliance aspects of the GWW payroll and management of the payroll regulatory payments.

The role will take accountability for the calculation, reconciliation and payment of Portable LSL, Workers Compensation payment administration (payroll span of control), Single Touch Payroll submission, and our complex pay day superannuation reconciliation and monthly payments.

From a compliance perspective this role supports the wider payroll team to ensure that employee payments are processed correctly and in line with SOPs and checklists. Performing regular checks of employee data to ensure systemic issues are identified and managed appropriately.

The role reports to Team Leader Payroll Operations and has regular engagement with the Manager, People Operations and the wider PCS team and our employees.

Our payroll team is predominantly based at Sunbury. While this role can work from Footscray, there will be a requirement for a weekly onsite day at Sunbury.

Responsibilities

• Management and submission of STP reconciliation
• EOFY STP submission and reconciliation
• Pay Day Superannuation including reconciling and payments for terminated employees within 1 week of employee payment
• Workers Comp payroll calculations and reconciliations with the Workcover authority
• Portable LSL transfers from other public sector authorities
• Payroll financial month end process including labour costing reports
• Quality audit checking of payroll end-to-end processes that affect employee payments
• Process improvement work and maintenance of SOPs and checklists
• Direct engagement with wider PCS team and our employees on pay issues and processes

Skills & Experience

• Established payroll experience - minimum 5 years

• Inquisitive and curious about payroll compliance and accuracy

• Experienced in reconciliations and accurate checking

• Ability to learn new payroll systems

• Strong analytical skills in excel and payroll reconciliation

See yourself thrive

Our vision for GWW is Thriving People and Country. We aim to be as diverse as the communities we serve and are deeply committed to building a workplace where everybody thrives. We're supportive, inclusive, and friendly, and value everyone for who they are and what they can bring.

We're seeking applicants across all cultural backgrounds, genders, and abilities, and will make reasonable adjustments as required, so please talk to us about what you need.

Don't meet every single requirement? If you're excited about this role, we encourage you to apply.

Don't delay your application, include your resume, and cover letter (no more than 1 page), we will be reviewing candidates' applications as they come through so, please apply at your earliest convenience.

The successful candidate will be required to complete pre-employment checks, including reference checks, medical assessments, a national police check, and verification of working rights in Australia.