Payroll Officer
Job No:
HO241119
Location:
Head Office - North Melbourne
Payroll Officer
Head Office – North Melbourne
Full Time Basis
- Competitive Salary + Superannuation + 17.5% leave loading + Salary Packaging
- Join a rapidly growing not-for-profit organisation with a commitment to social justice
- Mobile phone + laptop provided
- Full Time Role (38 hours per week)
- Located at our Head Office in North Melbourne (VIC)
- Hybrid Working Arrangements (incl. work from home)
About us
Wintringham is a specialised non-religious not-for-profit welfare organisation. We are committed to providing older people who are at risk or have experienced homelessness with a range of high-quality care, housing and services. We employ more than 1,000 staff across Victoria and Tasmania
Our Head Office provides the strategic direction and support services for Wintringham’s residential, housing, community care and NDIS services.
Your new role
An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced and enthusiastic individual to join our friendly and tight-knit Payroll Team as a Payroll Officer at our Head Office in North Melbourne. This Full Time role reports to the Payroll Services Manager. In this engaging position you will be assisting with payroll and salary packaging functions and responsibilities, in a manner that will deliver an efficient and accurate payroll service to the management and staff of Wintringham.
Your duties and responsibilities will include (but are not limited to)
- End to end payroll processing in accordance with legislations and company procedures
- Onboarding new employees and enter contract variations
- Processing termination requests and payments
- Processing salary packaging arrangements and salary deductions
- Ensuring payroll related queries are handled in a courteous and timely manner
- Calculating overpayments and monitoring recoveries
- Processing month-end reports and super payments
- Assist with payroll related projects and process improvement initiatives
- Assisting with Portable Long Service calculations and lodgements
What is in it for you?
We are committed to offering an enjoyable, safe and flexible workplace that provides a work-life balance.
When you are working with Wintringham, you will have access to the following benefits:
- Access to exclusive not-for-profit salary packaging: salary package your personal expenses up to the amount of $15,900 plus $2650 meal entertainment benefits.
- Continuous development: we believe in giving our staff the skills they need and will keep you up to date with yearly qualifications such as behaviour management, first aid, CPR and manual handling. We offer many growth opportunities and have a strong internal recruitment program.
- Free access to wellbeing services + discounts to retailers: When you are employed at Wintringham, you will have access to our Employee Assistance Program, Staff wellbeing portal as well as discounts to some of Australia’s leading retailers.
We are looking for candidates with the following:
- Minimum three (3) years of payroll processing experience
- Salary packaging processing experience
- Ability to work autonomously, while being part of a team
- Experience in working with EBA's
- Experience with PayGlobal payroll system will be highly regarded, however not essential.
- Demonstrated ability to provide timely and efficient services, set priorities and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and pragmatically with a diverse range of people, from varying backgrounds.
- Commitment to always maintaining strict confidentiality in relation to staff, clients and housing residents.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Well-developed IT skills - Microsoft suite of products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint)
- Strong awareness of relevant legislative standards and guidelines.
This sounds great! How do I apply?
For more information about the role, you can download a copy of the Position Description here
Enquiries can be made to the Payroll team by contacting our Head Office on (03) 9376 1122. Applications can be submitted via our website.
Please upload your CV and Cover Letter in PDF format.
Applications close on Tuesday 3rd of December 2024 at 5pm.
However, we would encourage earlier applications as they will be considered as they are received.
Successful applicants may be required to undergo a Preemployment Screening Check , NDIS Worker Screening Check and Police Records check. Refusal to provide your information to these parties will prevent Wintringham from being able to continue with your application.
Applicants who have lived in a country other than Australia for a period longer than 12 months in the last 10 years may be required to undergo an International Police Check.
Successful candidates will be required to comply with the Wintringham Health and Immunisation policy including having three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine before commencing employment and must provide evidence.
Wintringham is committed to providing safe and inclusive environments and services. We celebrate differences in ability, age, culture, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexuality, spirituality and beliefs. Everyone has a right to feel welcome, respected and valued in a workplace free of discrimination and harassment.
The safety of all older people is paramount, and we have zero tolerance for family violence including elder abuse.
Wintringham proudly acknowledges Australia’s First Peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country and pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.
Diversity and inclusion makes our community and Wintringham stronger, and contributes to helping us end homelessness for older people.
