Pay and Benefits Advisor

Job Description

• Opportunity to work in a progressive dual-sector University
• Take the next step to advance your career 
• Be part of a proud and talented workforce

About Us:

At Victoria University, our aim is to be a global leader in dual-sector learning and research by 2028. Join us on the journey and help us achieve our strategic drives embedded in our Strategic Plan 2022-2028: Start well, finish brilliantly.  One of the drivers “Thriving place to Study and Work” will enable us to continue to create places that our students and staff love to belong and feel immense pride. 

In 2022 VU was awarded the WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) citation that recognised VU’s dedication to making the workplace equal by embedding strategic actions that set us apart from other companies.

If the above has grabbed your interest and you would love to be part of VU’s talented workforce, then we encourage you to apply for this vacant role we have to offer.

About the Role:

The Pay and Benefits Advisor is part of our People and Culture team and reports to the Senior Manager, Payroll Compliance and Operations. 

This is a full-time position at 36.75 hours per week, at the HEP 7 Classification Level, Salary range $90,891 - $98,385, plus 17% Superannuation. This is a fixed-term parental leave backfill between 26/4/2024 to 01/05/2025.

This role requires your knowledge and expertise in:

• Coaching to the broader payroll team to ensure salary packaging, superannuation and payroll services are delivered in a timely, accurate and compliant manner.
• Fortnightly pay run processing, superannuation and salary packaging reconciliations and adjustments for all University employees. 
• Being an escalation point to more complex superannuation and salary packaging queries 
• Designing programs, systems and tools that drive positive service delivery outcomes in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Implementing Payroll and benefit strategies
• Providing high quality reports and documents to support key stakeholders with decision making.
• Interpreting and applying Enterprise Agreements, Awards, Employee and Industrial instruments 

About You:

Have strong experience in payroll and benefits, excellent communication and service delivery skills and the ability to build rapport with stakeholders at all levels. You will be able to manage multiple priorities and work under limited direction. Hold a degree or diploma in Human Resources, Commerce/Business or an equivalent combination of formal training is highly desirable.

What VU Offers:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Salary sacrifice options
• A culture of professional growth and development
• Family friendly, diverse and inclusive workplace
• On-site gym and fitness centre; and more!

How to Apply:

For a copy of the position description please click here . To apply for the role, click on the Apply Now button. 

IMPORTANT: You must submit your application as a single document comprising your cover letter, CV, and your responses to the key selection criteria listed in the Position Description. 

Applications close: 11:59pm on Tuesday 13th February 2024 (AEST)

Enquiries:

For further information relating to the position, please contact Wayne Spreadborough Senior Manager, Payroll Compliance and Operations by email at [email protected]. 

Our Commitment to Protecting Country

Victoria University honours its deep diversity as a foundation for collaboration and social progress. We will demonstrate sensitivity in respecting First Nation perspectives. We will ensure that we respect our Indigenous voices and commit to sustainable Protecting Country. We will take leadership responsibility, in all that we do, to improve the health and wellbeing of our local and global communities, and the planet that we share.

Victoria University is committed to inclusion, equity and diversity. VU encourages applications from women, gender diverse, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and individuals from under-represented backgrounds in this field.
 

About Us
Victoria University (VU) is the  University of the West .
For more than 100 years, Victoria University (VU) has offered accessible education to students in Melbourne’s west and beyond.
We are one of Australia’s few dual-sector universities, with currently over 40,000 enrolled vocational and higher education students studying across our campuses.
Our moral purpose is to provide vocational and higher education that transforms the lives of students and the communities we serve. Our values are a living set of actions that underpin our moral purpose.
The VU Values are that we are always:
• welcoming
• ethical
• shaping the future 
• together.
This is the VU Way. We are always WEST.
At VU we believe diversity is a strength – the more diverse perspectives, identities, cultural backgrounds, ages and experience of our students and staff, the better our working environment, research and educational experience of our students.
With a culturally diverse population of students and staff from a wide range of backgrounds, we strive to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment where all students and staff are respected, valued and enabled to thrive.