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About the Role
This role provides business-as-usual payroll support while the Payroll Manager focuses on a key project. It is a hands-on position suited to someone who enjoys taking ownership and working proactively in a complex environment, responsible for delivering accurate, timely, and compliant payroll services.
Responsibilities
- Prepare, process and validate fortnightly and monthly payrolls, including timesheets, payroll adjustments, terminations and other payroll transactions.
- Process complex payroll matters including parental leave, superannuation, leave reconciliations and payroll adjustments.
- Interpret and apply relevant legislation, Enterprise Agreement provisions and internal policies.
- Maintain payroll system integrity, HR records, master data and reporting.
- Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies and employee queries.
- Prepare reconciliations, reports and audit documentation to support compliance requirements.
- Liaise with People, Finance, Technology teams and external payroll providers to resolve payroll and system-related matters.
- Support payroll and HRIS testing, upgrades, configuration changes and implementation activities.
- Identify opportunities to improve payroll accuracy, efficiency and controls.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience in end-to-end payroll processing within a complex environment.
- Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, taxation and superannuation requirements.
- Experience interpreting Enterprise Agreements and Award provisions.
- Experience working with payroll and HRIS systems, with SuccessFactors experience highly regarded.
- Experience preparing payroll reconciliations, reports and audit documentation.
- Strong analytical, reconciliation and problem-solving skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
- The ability to manage competing priorities and meet critical payroll deadlines.
- Strong stakeholder management and customer service skills.
Skills
- Payroll processing
- Payroll query management
- Payroll data validation
- Stakeholder liaison
- Third-party provider management
- Payroll system integrity maintenance
- HR record maintenance
- Master data management
- Reporting
- Discrepancy investigation
- Payroll reconciliation
- Audit documentation preparation
- HRIS system support
- Testing
- Upgrades
- Configuration changes
- Implementation activities
- Process improvement identification
Location
- Sydney
Work Type
- 12-month fixed term contract
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
Benefits
- Flexible culture and work practices
About the Company
- At Sydney Airport, the future of air travel is shaped by you. As a team, we connect the world. More than just a hub of activity and boundless energy, we’re creating a destination of amazing experiences. Dynamic. Fast-paced. We thrive in a place where fresh challenges land daily. Backed by positive and supportive team players and inspiring leaders, we adapt to change. Driven to grow. Owning every action. To do things better. As smart, problem-solvers, we are always learning and growing. And that’s easier to do alongside passionate experts, as we collaborate across teams readily sharing our knowledge. Each day is a new journey, as we bring an exciting vision to life. With significant capital investment in new, improved infrastructure, there’s never been a better time to expand your potential at Sydney Airport. The range of responsibilities and diverse pathways you can take on with us, are surprising. We are SYD. United in the pride that comes with welcoming the world at Australia’s premier gateway.
Equal Opportunity
- SYD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including First Nations Australians, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.