Payroll Officer

The Company:

John Hughes Group is one of Australia’s largest privately owned automotive dealerships. With a strong reputation for excellence and customer service, we are seeking an experienced Payroll Officer to join our professional team based in East Victoria Park.
 
This full-time position is responsible for delivering accurate, timely, end‑to‑end payroll services for approximately 600 employees across the main company and a small associated entity.

You will be working with another experienced Payroll Officer

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-end processing of weekly, mid-monthly and monthly payroll using the ADP Payroll System

• Completion of payroll-related accounting and reporting

• Data entry and reconciliation of staff debtor and fuel accounts

• Support with monthly and year-end processing and reporting

• Assistance with superannuation reconciliation and payments

• Monitoring and processing annual leave requests via an automated system

• Liaising with Managers to ensure timely collection of timesheets

• Monitoring special conditions within employee contracts

• Maintaining employee visa information in line with legislation

• Monitoring and maintaining professional licensing required by employees

• Providing high-quality service to internal and external payroll stakeholders

• Administering and reconciling Government related payments.

• Preparing and processing termination and redundancy calculations

About You

We are looking for someone who is accurate, organised, and committed to delivering excellent service.

Skills & Experience

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in end-to-end Australian payroll

• Strong accuracy and attention to detail, with the ability to meet deadlines

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Experience with Modern Awards, PAYG, Superannuation, WorkCover, Payroll Tax and salary packaging

• HR experience

• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Outlook, Word)

• ADP Payroll experience is desirable but not essential

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Important Information

• Applicants must have payroll experience.

• Resumes without relevant payroll experience will not be considered.

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please include a cover letter with short, direct answers to the following questions:

1. Describe your experience with end-to-end payroll processing.

2. What payroll systems or software have you used, and which do you prefer?

3. How confident are you in interpreting Awards and Enterprise Agreements?

4. What is your experience with Single Touch Payroll (STP) reporting?

5. Describe a complex payroll issue you’ve handled and how you resolved it.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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