Coordinator (Payroll Services)

• Full time (36 hours pw), fixed term for 12 months
• Total remuneration range from $112,314 to $124,193 p.a
• Toowoomba campus

Building on its strengths as Australia’s leading regional University, UniSQ’s vision is to be renowned for innovation and excellence in education, student experience, research and engagement. Guided by our core values of respect, integrity and excellence, the University’s Strategic Plan 2021-2025 outlines our commitment to creating and sharing knowledge, transforming lives and solving the problems that matter to our world.

A key pillar of our Strategic Plan refers to ‘Our People’ which defines our ongoing commitment to provide a diverse and inclusive university culture and an environment that enables everyone to achieve their potential. The People Portfolio here at UniSQ, partner with a wide range of stakeholders across our three campus locations and assist in the shaping and supporting a culture and work environment, which puts people at the centre of organisational design, function and decision-making.

The Coordinator (Payroll Services) reports to the Manager (Payroll Services) and will be responsible for leading the provision of a broad range of cyclic payroll related activities and associated advice. This includes general processing of payroll and provisions under the Enterprise Agreement as specialist advice on superannuation, remuneration, conditions of employment, and PeopleSoft HCM data entry and processing.

Who are you:

• A payroll specialist, you will have at least 4 years’ experience within a large complex organization
• Committed to ensuring your payroll legislation knowledge remains current and relevant with the ability to share and collaborate amongst team members.
• Enjoy working with broader Human Resources, Finance teams and business units which translates to high quality client service and advice, delivering accurately and on time.

What you’ll do:

• Lead the end-to-end fortnightly production, verification, and reconciliation of the payroll cycle.
• Interpret relevant industrial instruments and legislation, organizational policy and procedures relating to employee engagement and association remuneration requirements.
• Work collaboratively to provide robust, risk-mitigated payroll advice in a dynamic environment.
• Manage and troubleshoot complex payroll and benefit related issues.
• Ensure that PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) data and system is maintained.
• Be supported, with the opportunity to focus on the ongoing development of Payroll Services team members, embedding quality practices and technical ability, underpinned by governance and compliance.

What will help you succeed?

• A relevant degree level qualification and proven experience in a payroll environment will be highly regarded.
• Comfortable in resolving challenges and participating within a team environment.
• Significant experience in processing end to end pay runs, including review and correction of employee payments, exception reporting and reconciliation.

For initial enquiries regarding this position, please contact Bec Waterfall, Manager (Payroll Services) via email [email protected]

ReferenceNumber:0393_12/23

Location: Toowoomba

Term: Full-time, fixed term (36 hours/week)

Salary: Total remuneration range from $112,314 to $124,193 p.a. (includes salary range of $94,900 to $104,937 p.a, employer superannuation contributions of 17% of salary and annual leave loading)

Closes: Sunday, 7 January 2024

The University offers a range of different ways of working and connecting across our physical and virtual spaces to meet the needs of our students, partners and community. We value diversity and strive to foster an inclusive environment that is underpinned by our values and champions, embraces and respects differences.

We support and encourage applications from all diversity groups. With an increasingly diverse workforce, we understand that careers may be placed on hold or limited throughout many life circumstances.

At UniSQ, we are united by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence, which guide our daily actions and decision making.

If you think you can bring this role to life, we invite you to submit your resume/CV along with no more than a 2 page statement outlining your motivation and suitability for the role. You can find out more about the role in the Position Description.

Find out more about UniSQ at www.usq.edu.au

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