People Connect Payroll Advisor

APS Level 5

Location: Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

Salary: $84,228 – $91,809 per annum plus an additional 15.4% superannuation

About the Bureau

We are Australia’s weather, climate, water, oceans and space weather agency. Our work touches the lives of all Australians every day.

Our products and services include observations, forecasts, warnings, analysis and advice. They cover Australia’s atmosphere, water, oceans and space environments.

The Bureau operates under the authority of the Meteorology Act 1955 and the Water Act 2007. We also fulfill Australia’s international obligations under the Convention of the World Meteorological Organization and related international meteorological treaties and agreements.

Read the Bureau of Meteorology Strategy 2022–27 to find out more about our organisation and the work we do for all Australians.

Working at the Bureau

The Bureau represents a dynamic and exciting opportunity. At the Bureau you will:

• do meaningful work that brings real benefits to the Australian community, businesses and government.

• work with dedicated experts and professionals who constantly seek to improve the services we provide to our customers.

• work in excellent workplaces in a variety of great locations. You'll have access to the latest technology in a diverse, safe and inclusive environment for everyone.

• experience our commitment to learning, growth, training and clear career pathways. You'll receive competitive salary and benefits.

Position overview

Within the Organisational Development Program in the Enterprise Services Group, People Connect provides operational Human Resource (HR) recruitment, pay and conditions advice and services to the Bureau's employees. We provide a digital channel (Cherwell) as the first point of contact for all support queries and incidents, with outstanding customer service. We serve the Bureau's geographically interspersed workforce, and our work is interesting, challenging and varied.

The successful applicant will be a highly motivated APS pay and conditions specialist with a strong work ethic to become a member of the Bureau's Payroll Team. You will undertake tasks associated with the assessment and payment of employee conditions of employment, including the processing of entitlements using SAP HRMS, providing advice to employees and preparing associated correspondence and documentation.

In this role, you will collaborate with others while following established processes and using your judgment to make decisions. As a Senior Payroll Officer, you will handle day-to-day payroll transactions, assist the Payroll Services Team Leader with work distribution, and manage complex payroll tasks such as leave audits, under/overpayments, redundancy calculations, and taxation queries.

You will also support team members at lower classifications in their development and encourage career advancement.

The successful candidate will be required to work with minimal supervision in achieving the team's required outputs in an accurate and timely manner.

Role responsibilities

The responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

1. Assess and process salary, superannuation, salary advancements, penalty payments, overtime, separation entitlements and calculations, leave and allowances and prepare/undertake associated transactions using the Bureau's Human Resource Management (HRMS) System, SAP.

2. Advise staff on conditions of service matters in areas of remuneration, superannuation, final entitlements, flexible working conditions, parental leave, long service leave, and allowance and related matters.

3. Ability to interpret legislation relating to shift work and overtime entitlements.

4. Preparing associated correspondence and submissions, requiring attention to detail in relation to a wide range of payroll matters.

5. Ensure all customer interactions are logged using the service management tool (Cherwell) to manage workflow and recording all policy advice to employees to resolve enquiries/incidents. Facilitate further escalation of more complex tickets and work closely with OD/HR subject matter experts and multi-disciplinary teams.

6. Understand and comply with legislation, industrial awards and their application by maintaining an up-to-date technical expertise and knowledge base through reviewing Payroll and HR policies, process and procedures.

7. Work productively under limited direction and minimal supervision on moderate tasks, priorities and self-managed workload.

8. Where required, assist the Senior People Connect Advisor to collect, monitor, analyse and escalate ticket patterns and trends, to inform and deliver innovative initiatives contributing to continuous improvement of products and services and change.

9. Understand and promote an inclusive environment that respects and values diversity and complies with the Diversity and Inclusion Statement of Commitment

10.Complying with all Bureau work, health and safety policies and procedures, and take reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of employees, contractors and visitors who may be affected by your conduct.

Merit pool

The selection process will establish a merit pool that may be used to fill similar positions within 18 months.

How to apply

Applications can be lodged through the Bureau of Meteorology Careers.

Your application will consist of resume, contact details for two referees and a ‘800-word pitch’ that considers:

• position overview

• job responsibilities

• selection criteria