Senior Payroll Specialist

Payroll Processing

• Prepare the fortnightly Australian and New Zealand pay runs end-to-end for assigned brands and entities, ready for onshore review and sign-off.

• Perform data entry for new hires, employee changes and standard terminations for assigned team members in the Australian monthly pay run.

• Validate timesheet and roster data from Dayforce and resolve exceptions with the Payroll Specialist.

• Process standard new starters, terminations, variations, leave, deductions and entitlements accurately against configured rules.

• Perform the first review / audit of each pay run before submitting it onshore for final review and sign-off.

• Prepare reconciliations (Superannuation, PAYG, deductions) for onshore review.

• Prepare ad-hoc / off-cycle and bonus pays as directed.

Reporting & Queries

• Produce scheduled and standard payroll reports.

• Resolve tier 1–2 employee and manager payroll queries and support payroll inbox management within SLA and defined authority; escalate complex or interpretive matters to the BC Senior Payroll Officer.

Quality, Compliance & Improvement

• Perform first-line checks on the Payroll Specialist’s processing; provide guidance and peer support.

• Take ownership of compliance activities within agreed processes and SOPs.

• Follow and help maintain payroll SOPs; comply with Acquire’s SOE, least-access and no-hardcopy production-floor rules.

• Identify and raise process-improvement opportunities with the BC Senior Payroll Officer.

• Identify potential issues early and communicate them with proposed solutions before deadlines are at risk.

Work Experience

• 3–5 years’ experience in end-to-end payroll processing within a complex or high-volume environment; Australian payroll experience strongly preferred.

• Working knowledge of Australian payroll compliance (Fair Work, NES, Superannuation, PAYG, STP, Payroll Tax) sufficient to apply configured rules accurately.

• Proficiency in large payroll / rostering systems – Dayforce strongly preferred (or Chris21, SAP, PayGlobal).

• Strong Excel for reconciliation and reporting (pivots, VLOOKUP / INDEX-MATCH).

• Proven ability to resolve payroll issues and respond to employee queries professionally and on time.