MARS are partnering with a prestigious educational institution dedicated to academic excellence, who are looking to hire a Senior Payroll Officer to join them on a 12M FTC. The Senior Payroll Officer will take the lead in delivering comprehensive payroll insights, interpreting policies, processing payroll, and ensuring legislative compliance to provide high-quality, consistent, and efficient payroll support.

The Responsibilities:

• Act as a subject matter expert and escalation point for resolving payroll-related issues.
• Provide support and guidance to the Finance & Payroll Officer on pay reviews, interpretation queries, and act as a backup during busy periods or leave.
• Review and implement changes to pay rates, calculations, and regulatory updates.
• Perform monthly reconciliations of payroll balance sheet lines.
• Calculate annual leave, long service leave, and associated on-costs monthly.
• Handle complex payroll tasks and address sensitive or contentious issues.
• Prepare PAYG, Single Touch Payroll, and other tax payments for remittance to the ATO.
• Manage salary sacrifice arrangements with the school's third-party salary packaging provider.
• Ensure all superannuation liabilities are paid by the required deadlines.
• Perform ad-hoc calculations, including termination, redundancy, long service, parental, and leave loading, as needed.

The Requirements:

• You must have experience in processing payroll in the Education sector.
• A Working with Children Check
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
• Proficient with MS Excel and large ERP systems.
• Experience in a hands-on role with high levels of attention to detail.

To Note:

• They operate a flexible work from home policy of 2 days from home per week.
• Lunch provided every day during term time.
• Public transport located close by.
• Full time, 8am-4pm.
• Shorter notice periods will be highly favoured.

If you're interested in hearing more about this role, please apply to the role directly. Alternatively, do feel free to reach out to Jonny Lynn on Jonathon.Lynn@marsrecruitment.com.au