This pay rate is inclusive of mandatory 25% casual loading
The Role
Reporting to the Director People Services, the Assistant Director is responsible for the oversight and management of the day-to-day operations payroll, providing advice and support to employees on salary and conditions of employment.
If you are looking for 12-month non-ongoing role or temporary transfer and are based in Canberra, this just might be the role for you.
Duties:
* Manage the day-to-date operations of the payroll team and oversee the delivery of payroll processes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of all payroll functions, and providing high level advice to staff, teams, internal and external stakeholders.
* Manage the administration and use of EMPOWER, AHL's Human Resources Management Information System (HRMIS). Note: Implementation of a new HRMIS is currently underway. Will be moving from EMPOWER to Aurion in 2025.
* Manage the Payroll ServiceDesk and distribute work items to payroll team members. Provide leadership, mentoring, direction, guidance, performance management and on-the-job training, as required, and ensure team members produce accurate, high quality work output.
* Manage and complete payroll-related compliance and improvement activities to improve the delivery, accuracy and efficiency of payroll service delivery. This includes, but is not limited to, data entry checking, ensuring that personnel delegations are being applied appropriately and that employee entitlements are being processed in accordance with the Enterprise Agreement and other applicable legislation.
* Oversee administration of complex case payroll, including long-term leave, suspension and termination of employment, superannuation and workers compensation etc.
* Manage the payroll-related aspects of Salary Packaging Program.
* Ensure PAYG taxation and superannuation contributions are calculated, paid and remitted within required timeframes. Ensure that fortnightly salary reconciliations and related reimbursement activities are completed.
* Liaise with internal and external stakeholders and agencies on routine to more complex payroll and associated matters including financial and other reporting, payroll reconciliations, leave provisions and general compliance activities.
* Ensure the generation and distribution of payroll reports as part of the fortnightly payroll process.
* Undertake HR reporting tasks to support internal and legislative reporting requirements. Tasks may include ad-hoc reporting, completion of ABS Surveys, preparation of Workers' Compensation premium estimates and actuals, and data input for the Annual Report etc.
Do You Have?
* Demonstrated ability to support outcomes for First Nations peoples and the demonstrated ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with First Nations peoples.
* Demonstrated ability and significant experience and knowledge of HR management issues, including payroll administration in an operational environment
* Demonstrate significant experience in a team management role, with proven ability to provide leadership, guidance and development of staff.
* High level written and verbal communication, liaison and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work collaboratively and to develop productive working relationships.
* Sound research, analytical, reporting and financial skills including the ability to interpret and provide sound advice on entitlements, legislation, policy and guidelines.
* Demonstrated experience in the management and operation of HRMIS, preferably EMPOWER, and in the undertaking and oversight of both electronic and manual payroll and associated transactions. Demonstrated high level skills in the use of word processing, email, spread sheet and reporting software.
If you are interested in the role, please submit via the link. If you have any questions after you have submitted your resume, please call Irena Simunec on 0455 558 721 and quote job number 240948.
Reference number: BBBH240948
Profession:Accounting & FinanceFinancial Accounting & Reporting
Company: Hudson Australia
Date posted: 2nd Oct, 2024