Our client is a world-renowned animation studio with over 50 years of experience creating award-winning family entertainment. They are currently producing high-profile global projects and maintain a creative, collaborative, and fast-paced environment.
They are now seeking to hire a Payroll Support Officer to provide dedicated administrative support to their Sydney-based Senior Payroll Officer. This role is responsible for high-volume payroll processing, ensuring timesheet accuracy, and maintaining employee data to support the finance department.
Job/Role Responsibilities
- Collect and monitor weekly timesheets to ensure timely submission and manager approval.
- Accurately enter payroll data into the ERP system, including new hires, tax declarations, and bank changes.
- Update and track leave requests against employee entitlements.
- Assist in the initial validation of pay runs to check for missing data or entry errors.
- Prepare administrative paperwork for new starters and process basic termination data.
- Run weekly and monthly system reports, such as payroll summaries and leave balances.
- Gather information to assist in resolving basic employee payroll enquiries.
- Help prepare data files for quarterly Superannuation contributions.
- Ensure all payroll records are filed digitally in compliance with data privacy standards.
Requirements
- 2–4 years of experience in a payroll, accounting, or data-entry focused role.
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas and table formatting.
- Strong attention to detail with an ability to identify numerical errors quickly.
- Good written and verbal English skills for effective team collaboration.
- High level of comfort learning new software and ERP systems.
- Understanding of the importance of confidentiality in a payroll environment.
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Previous experience supporting an Australian company.
- Experience using Microsoft Dynamics 365 or similar ERP systems.
Benefits
- Permanent work-from-home set-up
- Dayshift (Australian business hours)
- Full-time job
- HMO
- Annual leave
- 13th-month pay
- With Government Mandated Benefits
