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About the Role
The Senior Payroll Specialist is responsible for managing the end-to-end payroll process for Australia, New Zealand weekly employees and all corporate entities across the EVT Group, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with legislation and corporate requirements. This subject matter expert role provides technical expertise in payroll legislation and systems (Dayforce), reviews outputs, mentors team members, and supports audits.
Responsibilities
- Manage the end-to-end Australia, New Zealand and corporate payroll processes, including inputs, validations, approvals, and reconciliations.
- Perform first and second level payroll review and sign-off, ensuring compliance with legislative requirements and company policies.
- Interpret and apply New Zealand payroll legislation (e.g., Holidays Act, KiwiSaver, PAYE, ACC) to pay outcomes, including complex entitlements and terminations.
- Manage payroll lifecycle actions such as cross-boarding, internal transfers, and rehires via the recruitment portal.
- Partner with Finance to ensure payroll costs are correctly allocated to the general ledger and reconciled to supporting schedules.
- Respond to and resolve complex payroll queries, providing accurate and timely information to employees, managers, auditors, and regulators.
- Mentor Payroll Officers, supporting their technical development and ensuring consistency across daily processing tasks.
- Lead and document process improvements, driving automation and efficiency in payroll processes.
- Ensure timely and accurate processing of third-party deductions (e.g., KiwiSaver, child support, union fees, salary sacrifice).
- Maintain strict compliance with cyber security and data protection protocols, safeguarding sensitive employee data.
- Support internal and external audit processes by maintaining accurate records and ensuring full transparency of payroll activities.
- Maintain, improve, and champion payroll procedures, helping shape the function for the future.
Requirements
- 4–6 years of experience in end-to-end Australian payroll
- Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, including Fair Work, PAYG, STP, and superannuation compliance
- Advanced experience in payroll systems (Dayforce preferred)
- Competency in Microsoft Excel (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, reconciliations)
- Experience with employee lifecycle management in HRIS or recruitment systems
- Confidence in interpreting awards, EAs, and policy changes
- Proven ability to deliver payroll accurately and independently under tight deadlines
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills
- Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
- Exposure to payroll integration or process transformation projects is highly regarded
Skills
- Dayforce
- Microsoft Excel
- Pivot tables
- VLOOKUPs
- Reconciliations
- HRIS
- Recruitment systems
- Payroll integration
- Process transformation
Location
- Australia
- New Zealand
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- 4-6 years
Benefits
- Elevate Perks
- 50% off dining and stays across EVT hotels
- $2 movie tickets
- Discounts on Gold Class, Moonlight Cinema and Candy Bar
- Seasonal perks at Thredbo
- Rapid career growth across hotel & entertainment network
- Paid parental leave
- Community & volunteering opportunities
About the Company
- At EVT we believe in changing the game and creating experiences and properties that escape the ordinary.
- As market-leading experience creators, we bring to life some of the best-known brands and properties in entertainment, ventures, and travel.
- Our portfolio includes over 140 entertainment experiences like Event Cinemas and Moonlight Cinemas, 150 award-winning restaurants and bars, and 80+ hotels, including QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo, and Thredbo.
- Our ventures include a ~$2.3B property portfolio and hotel management.
- Our Purpose is to make the day better for ourselves, each other, our group, our customers and communities.
- We do this by living our values of empowerment, possibilities and community.
- Our Goals: Growing revenue above market, Maximise assets, Business transformation.
- Our Values: Empowerment, Possibilities, Community.
Equal Opportunity
- We welcome applicants from all backgrounds