Payroll Officer (12 month contract)

At Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen, our mission has always been to reinvent fast-food. We're Australia's only fast-food restaurant to be 100% clean, meaning there are no added preservatives, artificial flavours, added colours or unacceptable additives in our food. We're incredibly proud of our amazing people, and the unique way we celebrate Mexican culture in everything we do.

• 12 month contract with potential for extension
• Vibrant office environment in Surry Hills, a short walk from Central Station

Our Payroll team makes sure thousands of crew get paid correctly every fortnight. We're looking for a Payroll Officer on a 12-month contract to support payroll for our managed-service franchisees. You'll own the pay-run cycle from timecard checks through to STP lodgement, working in a fast-paced multi-site environment with an outsourced payroll model.

What You'll Do

• Review timecards and exceptions daily, validate the pay file and make sure everything is approved before Monday integration
• Run the fortnightly and off-cycle pay runs, process adjustments, and close the run and lodge STP with the ATO on time
• Process Workday actions for new starters, variations and terminations, and reconcile them to the payroll system
• Prepare payroll, month-end and superannuation reports for corporate restaurants and franchisees
• Manage the payroll inbox, responding to enquiries within 24 hours
• Support operations teams and franchisees with timecard, set-up and pay queries
• Manage workers' compensation paperwork and track wage cost recoveries
• Create and maintain payroll processing documentation

What You'll Bring

• Payroll experience in a fast-paced, multi-site environment
• Experience with a time and attendance system managing award rules
• Experience working with an outsourced payroll model
• Hands-on experience with payroll systems (iChris is a plus!)
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work with everyone from crew to the leadership team
• A detail-obsessed, accountable approach to hitting hard payroll deadlines

Interested? Apply now to start the conversation.