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Payroll Officer (6-8 months Fixed Term Contract)

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Computershare

Payroll Officer (6-8 months Fixed Term Contract)

Alice Springs, Australia

JOB DESCRIPTION

Locations: Yarra Falls, Melbourne (Hybrid)

In this position, you'll be based in Yarra Falls, Melbourne office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our culture of flexible working.

We give you a world of potential

We have an excellent opportunity for a Payroll Officer to join our People & Communications team, based in our Yarra Falls office, on a Eight-month fixed-term contract. If you're looking for a job that challenges you and gives you opportunities to grow, you've found the right role.

Payroll is part of the Global People Team and operates within a shared service environment delivering a range of related systems and services. Payroll is a business - critical operation and requires working at a pace, subject matter competence, operational compliance, and customer service to fulfil obligations. It touches on every aspect if this business in terms of paying people and time challenges are faced every pay cycle.

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A role you will love

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing consistent payroll service and support to all locations and business units across the Oceania payroll Department (Australia, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong and India).

The role will ensure accurate and timely preparation and processing of the companies Fortnightly payrolls and support enquiries from employees and line managers.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

  • Prepare, review, and reconcile the company's payrolls accurately and in a timely manner
  • Actively seek out opportunities to enhance existing processes while ensuring strict adherence to established processes
  • Promptly escalate any payroll issues to the appropriate channels for timely resolution
  • Maintains current knowledge of state and federal legislation affecting payroll
  • Provide exceptional customer service while effectively addressing business inquiries, including sensitive employee concerns
  • Collaborate effectively within the team to achieve established KPIs and SLA measures
  • Take on any additional duties necessary to administer the company's payroll process effectively

What will you bring to the role?

You will possess the ability to quickly learn and take on new processes, thrive in a fast-paced environment and meet deadline driven task's daily.

Other key skills required include:

  • A positive attitude and clear communication style
  • An ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
  • Highly developed organisational skills, time management skills, with strong attention to detail
  • Experience working across multiple jurisdictions
  • Experience processing high-volume payroll

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team where you can grow and develop in an organisation with amazing career opportunities globally.

Rewards designed for you

Flexible work to help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle.

Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family.

Invest in our business by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you'll receive a company contribution as well.

Extra rewards ranging from recognition awards and team get togethers to helping you invest in your future.

And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our handbook will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit computershare.com/careers-handbook.

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ABOUT US

A company to be proud of

We're a global leader in financial administration with over 12,000 employees across more than 22 different countries. At Computershare, it's more than just a job, our open and inclusive culture means that we will help you to grow, to move forward and make the most of our world of opportunities.

A diverse and inclusive place to work

Computershare celebrate the diversity of our people, and we welcome applications from everyone. We believe that having a culture of inclusion is essential in delivering good results. Attracting, retaining, and developing a diverse workforce where employees feel valued, respected, and empowered allows people to reach their full potential. As a business this diversity helps us to better reflect and understand our customers' needs to allow us to drive better outcomes.

We are happy to accommodate individual needs during your application journey. If you require disability accommodations or adjustments, please email us at TalentAcquisition@computershare.com detailing your requirements and contact information.

Computershare is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Our Shared Services teams support all of our business lines behind the scenes. Across the world, we have a range of specialisms that ensure the delivery of our business priorities. These include Technology, Information Security, Finance, Risk, Audit, Governance, Marketing and Communications as well as our People team. Join our strategic team and help us look after everything from creating an amazing end to end employee journey to keeping our systems safe. You'll be looking after our people, our clients and their customers, whilst maintaining our exceptional standards around the globe.

Client-provided location(s): Australia
Job ID: Computershare-4597
Employment Type: Full Time