Senior Payroll Consultant

Company Description

About SEEK

SEEK’s portfolio of diverse businesses make a positive impact on a truly global scale. Our purpose is to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and help organisations succeed. We create world-class technology solutions to connect more people to relevant employment, education, small business and volunteer opportunities. We have a culture of high-performance in our workplaces and celebrate the diversity of our employees who contribute to the success of our organisation.

Life at SEEK

SEEK’s purpose is at the centre of everything we do. Our SEEK, which defines the way we work, is all about what makes us unique and a little bit different. Passion, Team, Delivery and Future are our principles that drive innovation and creativity. SEEK strives to support employee wellbeing by providing an amazing experience at work which led us to being named AFR BOSS Top 10 Best Places to Work in Technology (2021-2024). We are proud to work in an environment that's inclusive where everyone's unique ideas, experiences and perspectives are valued.

Our award-winning head office in Cremorne (just a 4 min walk from Richmond station) provides an exceptional space to collaborate with colleagues. The building provides sweeping views of the city, a games area, sit and stand desks at every workstation, modern end-of-trip facilities and Thursday night drinks which gives our people an opportunity to connect in a social setting.

Job Description

As our Senior Payroll Consultant, you'll be the engine behind seamless, accurate and compliant payroll delivery for all of SEEK ANZ. You'll work as a key member of our People Operations, Systems, and Insights team, reporting to the Manager, Payroll & HRC alongside approximately 10 passionate professionals across Payroll and HR Coordination functions.

You will manage end-to-end payroll processes, ensuring every pay cycle is delivered on time and with precision. You will partner closely with HR Business Partners, Finance Business Partners, Leaders and SEEKers to keep our payroll practices best in class. 

Beyond the day-to-day, you'll drive continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to automate, streamline and enhance the experience for our people. You will keep SEEK ahead of legislative changes, contribute to payroll governance and help build the guides and processes that keep our team running smoothly. Success in this role looks like a payroll function that runs with accuracy, integrity and a great employee experience at its heart.

Responsibilities 

• Ensuring delivery of SEEK payrolls including data entry, processing, checking, delivery, accuracy and compliance
• Ensure all payroll processing, related information and records are maintained in accordance with internal SEEK Policies as well as statutory requirements
• Manual calculations and reconciliations (i.e. terminations, leave reconciliations, workcover and salary continuance etc.)
• Responsible for ensuring EOM/EOY/other reporting & payroll activities (i.e. annual salary review, salary continuance reporting, ABS, reconciliations, payroll tax, 3rd party payments etc) are completed as required
• Work with the HR Coordinators to ensure successful completion of workday integrations
• Maintaining pay records, employee records and files, leave records and related information
• Ensuring data accuracy within payroll and downstream/upstream systems
• Proactively keeping abreast of and updating leader and team of; legislation (i.e. employment, tax, super, payroll related, security, privacy, data), industry requirements and best practice
• Consult with Leader to create/update detailed payroll guidelines, procedures, and processes that are easy to find and use.  Proactively inform and train other team members

Qualifications

• 8+ years of end-to-end payroll experience in a fast-paced environment
• Proven ability to work autonomously, managing your own workload with minimal supervision
• Strong attention to detail with a track record of delivering accurate payroll outcomes
• Experience with Workday and/or Ramco preferred
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply relevant legislation and compliance requirements
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills
• Strong planning, prioritisation and organisational capabilities
• Exposure to payroll system implementations or process improvement projects

Additional Information

At SEEK we offer:

• Annual Performance Bonus Plan
• Support of flexible working, including a mix of office and work from home days depending on your role.
• Paid and unpaid leave benefits including Personal Flexi Days and Volunteer Days, as well as the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Support for parents with 14 weeks paid primary carers leave and 2 weeks paid leave for partners
• Free kick-start breakfast every morning and fresh fruit available all day in our offices

At SEEK, we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.

We know teams with diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages. If you have the skills, curiosity and an adaptable mindset but don't meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement, please still get in touch with us.

Should you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please advise us and we will be happy to assist.

For this role, only those candidates with the eligible right to work will be considered.

At SEEK, we may use AI tools to support parts of the hiring process, including reviewing applications or assessing responses. These tools are designed to assist our hiring teams, not replace human judgment. All hiring decisions are made by people. If you’d like more information about how your information is managed during recruitment, please contact the Talent Acquisition Team.

SEEK kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies and will not be responsible for any associated fees.