Join the Uniting Communities team as a 6 month fixed term Senior Payroll Officer!

We are seeking two experienced Senior Payroll Officers to join our team on a 6-month fixed term basis. The successful candidates will provide a broad range of payroll services, leveraging extensive knowledge of business policy, procedures, awards, taxation, and legislation to deliver high-quality, consistent, and efficient payroll services.

This role involves managing complex and competing demands with multiple stakeholders while meeting customer expectations.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will complete service requests and process transactions within the agreed organisational and payroll quality assurance framework, ensuring employee records are accurate and maintained, payroll data integrity, and timely and correct payment of employees and entitlements.

Perform complex manual calculations to ensure accurate payroll processing.

Reconcile payments to ensure all transactions are accurate and compliant.

Utilise a high level of Excel skills for data analysis, reporting, and payroll processing.

Interpret awards to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and agreements.

Qualifications and Experience

You bring extensive experience in payroll services, strong knowledge of business policy, procedures, awards, taxation, and legislation, and excellent customer service and communication skills.

Ability to manage complex and competing demands.

Experience in coaching and mentoring staff.

Proficiency in complex manual calculations and payment reconciliation.

Advanced Excel skills for data analysis and reporting.

Expertise in award interpretation.

Uniting Communities is a leading, inclusive not-for profit community services organisation working alongside more than 80,000 South Australians each year to reduce inequality, improve well-being, overcome disadvantage and support people to live the best lives they can. We value diversity and are committed to providing respectful, accessible services.

Why Work For Us?

In addition to your salary, you can package up to $15,900 per year pre-tax and additionally a $2,650 Meals and Entertainment card.

How could working for a Not-For-Profit impact your take home pay? Visit our salary packaging provider for details - Access Pay

12 Weeks Paid Maternity Leave

1 Week Paid Cultural Leave for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Staff

1 Day of Community Engagement Leave

Check out our additional benefits at www.unitingcommunities.org

What Next?

Please attach a cover letter addressing your work history and why you are passionate about the role, along with a current resume.

Candidates who submit a customised cover letter addressing the criteria will be highly regarded.

If shortlisted, we will call you to discuss your application in more detail.

No Agencies, Please.

Closing date is 20th April. Apply early; closing date subject to change.

As an organisation, we are committed to protecting children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff are required to work within our code of conduct and undergo relevant pre-employment checks. All staff are required to work within our code of conduct and undergo relevant pre-employment checks.