Payroll Officer
Job No:
15721
Location:
Katherine, NT
About the Organisation
The Victoria Daly Shire Council became an entity on the 1st July 2008 through the amalgamation of 8 Northern Territory community councils covering an area of 168,000sqkm, approximately twice the size of Tasmania. Council's aim is to strengthen its communities with local people delivering shire services to their own communities with the skills and knowledge of their own culture, community and people.
Victoria Daly Shire is a young organisation, so Council is currently recruiting people who share their vision to help develop the brand new organisation.
About the Katherine region
Katherine, with a population of over 10,000, is situated 300 km southeast of Darwin in the "Top End", the third largest community in the Northern Territory.
This region is a naturally stunning part of the Top End, attracting tourists from around the world. National Parks throughout the region feature many activities such as camping, swimming, fishing (lures only), sightseeing, canoeing, boat cruises and bush walk trails. The close-knit lifestyle in each of these communities means new residents feel welcomed in calling the region home.
About the Opportunity
Victoria Daly Shire Council has an exciting opportunity for a Payroll Officer to join its Head Office, based in Katherine, on a maternity leave contract.
Reporting to the Human Resources Manager, your primary responsibility will be to manage, process and maintain the payroll system for the whole Shire Council.
More specifically, the main duties of your role will include (but not be limited to):
- Preparing and processing fortnightly payroll for all staff, and keeping with strict deadlines;
- Preparing and processing irregular payments;
- Ensuring accurate data entry of employee timesheets and leave requests;
- Ensuring payroll system information is maintained on a regular basis;
- Preparing and running payroll reports as requested;
- Ensuring fortnightly payroll trial balance is accurate and correct; and
- Preparing and reconciling monthly superannuation contributions in line with annual audit.
The successful candidate will have experience working in processing a computerised payroll system in conjunction with sound knowledge of Awards, Enterprise Bargaining Agreements and / or Australian Workplace Agreements. You will also be comfortable with performing administrative duties, while experience in data inputting and retrieval is preferred.
Victoria Daly Shire Council is seeking an individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills in order to deal with a wide variety of stakeholders, as well as strong organisational and time management skills.
Qualifications will be highly regarded but are not essential. This position is initially being offered as a 6 month, full time maternity leave contract, with the potential to extend for an additional 6 months on a part time basis.
By becoming part of the Victoria Daly Shire Council, you'll be joining an organisation which truly values its employees, and financially supports training and further study.
The Payroll Officer will be rewarded with a competitive salary $45,895 - $49,395 + superannuation and salary sacrifice options. You will also be eligible to receive relocation assistance up to $5,000!
This is an extremely satisfying and rewarding role giving you the chance to contribute to this essential council function.
The position holder must be willing to adhere to Councils Code of Conduct, Policies and Procedures.
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