Payroll Officer

About the role

As our Payroll Officer, you'll manage end-to-end payroll and be a trusted point of contact for employees, managers, Finance and People & Culture.

Key responsibilities

• Managing end-to-end payroll processing accurately and within required deadlines
• Reviewing timesheets, leave, allowances, overtime and deductions
• Processing new starters, employee changes, terminations and final pays
• Managing payroll reconciliations and resolving discrepancies
• Ensuring compliance with Australian payroll legislation, awards, employment agreements, PAYG, payroll tax, superannuation and STP requirements
• Preparing payroll journals and supporting month-end reconciliations
• Maintaining accurate employee and payroll records
• Responding to employee and manager payroll queries
• Preparing payroll reporting, including leave balances, headcount, superannuation and payroll tax
• Supporting audits, budgeting and forecasting requirements

About you

• 5+ years' payroll processing experience
• Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation and compliance requirements
• Experience interpreting awards, employment agreements and contracts
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Intermediate Excel skills
• Excellent organisation and time-management skills
• Confidence communicating with employees and managers at all levels
• Sound judgement when dealing with confidential information
• A practical, solutions-focused approach to problems
• A mindset of continuous improvement

About us

MyConnect is an Origin-owned and founder-led organisation, giving us a unique combination of strong corporate backing and the energy, agility and entrepreneurial mindset of a founder-led business. We move quickly, look for better ways of doing things and focus on solutions rather than unnecessary complexity.