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About the Role
Rippling is seeking an experienced payroll specialist to join its Global Payroll Operations team. This role is critical for developing and executing new global payroll capabilities, focusing on the Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) region. The specialist will manage operational aspects including tax resolution, government agency communication, and collaboration with R&D teams, while also providing country-specific payroll expertise to support software development and expansion.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the subject matter expert for STP auditing and year-end finalisation, ensuring compliance with ATO and IRD regulations.
- Manage statutory payment submissions across Australia and New Zealand, including Superannuation, KiwiSaver, Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT), and Payroll Tax.
- Conduct regular audits of payroll records, deductions, and tax withholdings.
- Define product requirements based on system behaviour and lead special projects like product launches and payroll audits.
- Partner with Global Payroll Engineering and Product teams to ensure payroll software compliance and timely resolution of bugs.
- Engage directly with customers to respond to escalations, investigate root causes, and de-escalate complex queries.
- Develop operating procedures that align with evolving regulatory requirements.
- Support the scaling of ANZ payroll operations by contributing to payroll strategy and process improvements.
Requirements
- Extensive experience running payroll in the ANZ region with strong expertise in payroll compliance.
- Prior experience handling tax-related matters and resolving tax notices with the ATO and IRD.
- Strong understanding of ANZ HR and payroll laws and policies.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
- At least 4+ years of ANZ payroll operations experience.
- At least 5+ years in a client-facing role.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with R&D teams in defining requirements, testing, launching, and auditing new products or features.
- Strong project management, communication, and organisational skills.
- High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in cross-functional environments.
- Proficiency in Google Workspace or Microsoft Office.
- Familiarity with Salesforce, Jira, and Confluence is a plus.
- Ability to overlap with US working hours (Eastern and Pacific Time preferred).
Skills
- STP auditing
- Year-end finalisation
- Payroll compliance
- Tax resolution
- Statutory payment submissions
- Superannuation
- KiwiSaver
- Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT)
- Payroll Tax
- Payroll record audits
- Deduction audits
- Tax withholding audits
- Product requirements definition
- Product Operations expertise
- Project management
- Communication skills
- Organisational skills
- Attention to detail
- Data analysis
- Workflow management
Location
- Sydney
Work Type
- Hybrid Office Model
- 3 days per week in office
Experience Level
- 4+ years ANZ payroll operations experience
- 5+ years client-facing role experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
About the Company
- Rippling is rapidly expanding its product offerings globally to serve the needs of employees and employers worldwide.
- The Global Payroll Operations team plays a critical role in ensuring the success of its global payroll products, which are natively built and fully integrated with Rippling’s broader suite of products.
Equal Opportunity
- Rippling is an equal opportunity employer.
- We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics.
- Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email accomodations@rippling.com