Payroll Officer (HEO 4)

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Based in the People, Talent and Culture Unit at 101 Currie Street, Adelaide

Full-time, fixed term contract until 31 December 2025

Commencement Salary: $70,476 per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

About You

You will have previous experience processing in a high-volume, transactional payroll and be adaptable to system and process changes. Your intermediate Excel skills support your calculations and you are familiar with formulas and how they work.

You thrive in a busy, collaborative team and contribute to the team's highly effective communication and customer service standards, interacting with staff at all levels of the organisation.

About the Role

Reporting to the Consultant: Payroll Services, the Payroll Officer is primarily responsible for contributing to the production of a fortnightly payroll service (including superannuation and salary sacrificing) to all University staff, using a complex and integrated Human Resources Information System (HRIS).

Providing a point of contact for day-to-day queries, the Payroll Officer supports an agile and flexible approach to service delivery and works as part of the Payroll Services team to promote and deliver high quality, value- adding, best practice payroll services across the University.

About UniSA

The University of South Australia is Australia's University of Enterprise. Our culture of innovation is anchored around global and national links to academic, research and industry partners. Our graduates are the new urban professionals, global citizens at ease with the world and ready to create and respond to change. Our research is inventive and adventurous and we create new knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity.

Essential Skills and Experience

Certification in payroll administration or relevant discipline or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience using complex HR systems

Highly effective communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills and the demonstrated ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with staff at all levels of the organisation

Demonstrated ability to operate as a team member or independently as required showing a high degree of initiative and judgment

Demonstrated ability to resolve both numerical and written issues through the interpretation of legislation, policy and procedure

Highly developed time management and organisational skills including the ability to prioritise workload to meet deadlines in a high volume, complex environment

Benefits

Getting a great job working with the best is just the start. UniSA rewards its staff with a wide variety of benefits such as:

Access to great personal development opportunities

Generous superannuation contributions of 17%

Flexible working conditions

A range of salary packaging options, including vehicle leasing, laptops and car parking fees

Various on-site services available at our campuses which may include on- site gym membership

Culture

As a University of Enterprise, we offer a dynamic and agile workplace culture, one that embraces challenges and thrives on breaking new ground. Our staff are creative and innovative thinkers, communicating with clarity, conviction and enthusiasm. We embrace diversity and inclusion in a vibrant, engaging environment. Our people are authentic, resilient, and influential, and we deliver results.

At the University of South Australia, we value workplace diversity and are committed to providing a supportive, inclusive, and respectful work environment for all people. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, women, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, people of culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disability.

Start Your Unstoppable Career!

For a copy of the position description and to apply, please visit Working at UniSA. The online application form will list the specific selection criteria that you need to address.

Please address your cover letter to Emma Kelvin, Consultant: Recruitment Central. For further information about the position or the recruitment process, please contact UniSA Recruitment Central on +61 8 8302 1700 or via email at [email protected] using job reference number 6445.

Applications close: 11.30pm Sunday 8 September 2024

Applications welcomed from Australian or NZ citizens, Australian permanent residents and those who have the legal right to work in Australia for the term of appointment. We are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment process and encourage you to share any support, adjustments and/or access requirements you have by contacting our Recruitment Central team on ([email protected]). Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

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