Standalone Payroll Officer

Overview

We are collaborating with a renowned global luxury retail brand, headquartered in Sydney CBD, seeking an independent and meticulous Payroll Officer to fully handle their entire payroll operations. This role suits a motivated payroll specialist who excels in numerical analysis and values building strong relationships with managers to enhance payroll workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer biweekly payroll runs for Australian and New Zealand entities, including calculating monthly commissions and incentives.
• Validate timesheets and timekeeping data by coordinating directly with store managers to address discrepancies.
• Ensure payroll compliance with the General Retail Award, employment contracts, Single Touch Payroll (STP), multi-jurisdictional payroll tax, superannuation, and Workers' Compensation.
• Manage New Zealand payroll obligations such as PAYE, KiwiSaver, ACC levies, and repayment deductions.
• Prepare monthly reconciliations for the General Ledger, allocate costs by cost-centres, report on headcounts, and compile international financial summaries for regional management overseas.
• Process employee lifecycle changes, including onboarding, probation updates, salary adjustments, and complex termination and leave liability calculations.
• Support HR with light administrative tasks and update employee records alongside the HR team.

Candidate Profile

• Minimum of 1 year hands-on experience handling end-to-end payroll operations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, comfortable engaging with managers on payroll-related inquiries.
• Sound knowledge of Australian payroll laws, taxation, and Modern Awards compliance.
• Preferably some experience or exposure to New Zealand payroll systems and regulations.
• Proficient with manual spreadsheets (intermediate Excel skills) and adept at using complex HRIS or time-tracking software.
• Highly organized with an analytical approach to managing manual data inputs and streamlining processing workflows.

Benefits and Work Environment

• Competitive base salary coupled with discretionary year-end performance bonuses.
• Attractive corporate benefits including staff discounts and dedicated investment in learning and development coaching.
• Work from a prime Sydney CBD location within a motivated, supportive, and friendly team culture.
• Experience secure, standalone ownership of an essential business function with steady annual operational workflow.

Additional Information

The company endorses equal opportunity employment, promotes diversity, and warmly welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. The role requires approximately 2 years of relevant experience.