Payroll Administrator (Contract)

Principal Accountabilities:

1. Working as part of the team to carry out a wide range of payroll tasks including but not limited to:
   
   
   
   • Preparing and managing Australia, Singapore and Malaysia employee’s payroll
   
   
   • Collecting accurate payroll related data
   
   
   • Ownership of appropriate approval of employee pay elements
   
   
   • Salary sheet and report creation
   
   
   • Submission of payment authorisation or payment file to meet payroll deadlines
   
   
   • General ledger payroll booking information provided to accounting team within agreed deadlines
   
   
   • Monthly and end of year external reporting requirements
   
   
   • Manage Employee Leave administration as part of payroll operations, ensuring accurate leave balances, entitlements and payments.
   
   
   • Collaborate with the HR team to ensure alignment and compliance of systems and data, maintaining and updating all data associated with payroll
   
   
   • Assisting the Financial Controller with reporting tasks and audit/compliance related activity
   
   
   • Provide support with payroll queries to the wider business, which may include attending meetings to clarify payroll-related queries and address payroll-associated issues
   
   
   
   


2. To be flexible and carry out any duties within your skills and capabilities to support the payroll team and the wider business.


3. Ensure full support for the payroll function is provided to ensure accurate and timely processes are followed to meet payroll deadlines.


4. Ensure all relevant information is processed, approved, stored and maintained correctly and compliantly to meet internal control and procedure requirements.


5. Key point of contact for external payroll support providers.

Skills and Knowledge desired:

• Certification in Accounting, HR or Payroll


• Experience in handling multi-country payroll


• Australian payroll experience with understanding of PAYG, superannuation, fair work rules, leave entitlements desirable


• Microsoft software knowledge i.e. Excel, outlook, windows explorer, internet explorer.