Jacobs Hiring for Payroll Officer Job at Melbourne Full Time

The world needs innovators and problem solvers who turn challenges into greater opportunities. We have an insatiable curiosity about transformative trends challenging the status quo: Urbanization. Water scarcity. Climate change. Digital proliferation. Security.

Jacobs is hiring for an experienced Payroll Officer to join an established finance team who can be based anywhere in Australia. This is a contract position for a minimum of 8 months, but likely to be longer.

The purpose of this role is to support the payroll function for Australia and New Zealand. This includes end to end processing of the monthly payrolls, addressing employee queries, liasing with HR, Finance, and the broader business as required. Ensuring compliance with all payroll related obligations (ie, Superannuation, PAYG/PAYE, payroll tax, termination payments, etc), providing reports for month end processes and supporting the Payroll Manager with any other ad hoc payroll related queries.

• Experience with the administration of NZ and Australian payrolls
• Current knowledge of all Australian and NZ payroll compliance matters, including Superannuation, PAYG/PAYE, Kiwisaver and NZ Leave management.
• Demonstratable Micropay software experience.
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Intermediate MS Word, and Powerpoint
• Oracle HR user experience
• Excellent written & oral communication skills
• Ability to liase with different levels within the organisation
• Works well both autonomously and in a team environment
• Ability to meet tight deadlines
• Good attention to detail

Here’s What You’ll Need:

Jacobs is a relationship-based company, and our people are our greatest asset. The ideal person for this role will enjoy building great relationships and providing solutions to the business. Respond in a timely and efficient manner relating to employee payroll queries and provide accurate reporting. The successful candidate will enjoy an inclusive and supportive culture whilst gaining exposure to national, international & global payroll operations.

Jacobs. A world where you can.

From our inclusive employee networks, to our positive mental health champions – we’re committed to driving a culture of caring where you can be you. Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally – and together, our diverse perspectives and unique backgrounds power our collective strength. We collaborate and share! By supporting one another, we all succeed.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximise your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities to do good too – from participating in our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s Network – find out more about our employee networks here.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply. First Nations peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are invited to nominate for a cultural representative to participate on the interview panel, please let your recruiter know in your application.

At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. With $13 billion in revenue and a talent force of more than 55,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector.