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About the Role

Squadron Energy is Australia’s leading renewable energy company that develops, operates and owns renewable energy assets. We are seeking a Payroll Specialist to oversee all payroll activities, ensuring alignment with legislative requirements and organizational policies. This role supports payroll operations across the employee lifecycle, maintains high-quality data, and provides responsive support to employees and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Process end-to-end payroll for fortnightly and off-cycle payroll runs, including data entry, validation, and finalisation of payments, ensuring compliance with taxation, superannuation guarantee, and payroll tax obligations.
Prepare, reconcile, and process monthly superannuation payments in accordance with legislative requirements and superannuation clearing house obligations.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee payroll records, including personal details, tax declarations, superannuation, salary packaging, and other payroll-related data.
Process employee lifecycle payroll activities including commencements, changes, promotions, allowances, terminations and final payments.
Coordinate cyclical payroll activities, including support for the annual Salary Review process and Short-Term Incentive (STI) Program.
Assist with the preparation of remuneration benchmarking data to support annual pay review cycles and ad-hoc remuneration decisions.
Support end of financial year activities, including payment summaries and reconciliations.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll legislation, ensuring compliance with all relevant laws and guidelines, and communicating relevant updates to the team.
Identify opportunities to streamline payroll processes, implement best practices, and support ongoing compliance with policies and regulatory requirements.
Assist with the preparation and distribution of regular payroll reports and reconciliations for internal stakeholders.
Respond to payroll-related enquiries from internal and external stakeholders in a timely, accurate, and professional manner, including managing the Payroll inbox.
Ensure the accurate application of Award and legislative requirements, including BOOT checks, in line with established procedures.
Work collaboratively with the P&C and Finance teams on payroll processing, reporting, system updates, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, payroll system enhancements, audit recommendations and actions, and project activities as required.
Contribute to the development, documentation, and adherence to payroll procedures and work instructions.
Assist with the review of leave balances, including annual leave and long service leave, as requested.
Prepare termination and redundancy estimates and support the P&C team in providing accurate calculations in accordance with legislative requirements.
Support audits and compliance checks by providing payroll data and documentation as required.
Always maintain confidentiality and integrity of payroll and employee information.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience in end-to-end payroll processing within a payroll environment.
Strong understanding of payroll regulations and compliance requirements.
Demonstrated experience building effective working relationships internally & externally and ability to seek relevant advice/information from appropriate people and sources.
Experience using Workday (or similar HRIS/payroll systems) to process payroll transactions, maintain employee data, and support accurate and timely payroll outcomes.
Experience implementing and managing payroll systems or software upgrades, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in payroll processing.
Strong understanding and experience in market benchmarking and remuneration review related activities.
Experience working with different industrial instruments, including Enterprise Agreements and Awards for site-based and shift-based workforces.
Appointment to this position will be subject to reference checks, a National Police Check and other applicable background screening if required.

Skills

High-level organisation skills including well-developed priority-setting skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and make recommendations for process improvements or risk mitigation.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to explain complex payroll issues clearly and effectively.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and payroll software for data analysis and reporting.

Location

Australia

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Experience in end-to-end payroll processing
Experience using Workday (or similar HRIS/payroll systems)
Experience implementing and managing payroll systems or software upgrades
Experience working with different industrial instruments

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.

Benefits

A culture that supports learning and growth and encourages people to stretch into new challenges.
A team environment where people care about each other and collaborate to get big things done.
Flexibility and positive perks
A generous leave incentive policy to support your health and wellbeing.

About the Company

Squadron Energy is Australia’s leading renewable energy company that develops, operates and owns renewable energy assets in Australia.
With proven experience and expertise across the project lifecycle, we work with local communities and our customers to lead the transition to Australia’s clean energy future.
We are 100% Australian owned and have 2 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy in operation and under construction.
Our purpose is to improve the environment for current and future generations.
Our people are driven by their passion to make a meaningful difference in the world, to their families and friends, and to themselves.
We view the tremendous diversity in our team’s cultural, personal, and professional backgrounds as one of our greatest assets.
This sense of camaraderie and cross-disciplinary expertise spurs drive and commitment to the growth of our business.

Equal Opportunity

Squadron Energy is committed to a work environment where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect, and where diverse backgrounds strengthen our culture, idea generation and outcomes.
We welcome all applicants from all backgrounds including women, culturally and linguistically diverse individuals, people with disability, LGBTQIA+ communities and veterans and strive to create an environment where everyone feels valued and respected.
As our commitment to advancing our RAP as part of our ongoing efforts towards reconciliation we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.