Payroll Compliance Officer

At Dovida, we're on a mission to support and uplift seniors through high-quality, person-centred home care. As our Payroll Compliance Officer, you'll keep the compliance engine of our payroll function running.

This is a role with real scope. You'll work from our National Office between our Payroll and Finance teams, with the flexibility to work from home two days per week.

Why Join Us?

• Flexible hybrid working with the option to work from home up to 2 days a week
• Enjoy your birthday your way with a paid day off each year
• Paid wellness, volunteering and study leave to support your wellbeing and growth
• Save on your next car with our novated leasing options
• Be recognised at our annual Heart of Dovida Awards, celebrating the people who bring our values to life
• Bring your four-legged friend to work on our much-loved Dog Friendly Fridays!

What You'll Be Doing

• Preparing and lodging payroll tax returns across multiple Australian jurisdictions, and staying across state-based legislative changes
• Reconciling payroll-related general ledger accounts including wages, superannuation, payroll tax, PAYG withholding and employee deductions
• Processing fortnightly payroll journals into NetSuite, with accurate cost allocation across entities and departments
• Managing PAYGW payments, reconciling STP lodgements and monitoring ATO portals for ongoing compliance
• Maintaining WorkCover records, preparing lodgements and supporting premium reconciliations
• Investigating payroll variances and providing analysis on labour cost movements across business units
• Preparing audit work papers and responding to internal and external information requests

What You'll Bring

• Experience in payroll compliance, payroll accounting or a related role
• Hands-on payroll tax experience, including preparation, reconciliation and lodgement
• Experience in a large, complex organisation with multi-state, multi-entity or high-volume workforce environments
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, superannuation and PAYG obligations
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency across payroll and accounting software
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail