Parramatta City Council Hiring for HR/Payroll Systems Administrator (Systems Support Officer) Job at Parramatta Full Time

• Be part of a great team during an exciting time for Parramatta
• 12 month contract | 35 hour week | Flexi-time

The City of Parramatta is going through unprecedented change and transformation as it becomes Sydney’s Central City. The intensity of growth and investment in City of Parramatta means that Council, their partners, and community have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to shape the City’s future and ensure it is culturally, socially, environmentally, and economically sustainable.

About the role
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Systems Support Officer who will assist in administering and promoting HR applications, including data export and reporting. This is a 35 hour per week role for up to 12 months with the potential for extension. The Systems Support Officer’s key responsibilities include:

• Administering current HR applications and liaising with IT staff on technical issues
• Collaborating with end users to ensure technical capability and user satisfaction
• Guiding users on change control and updates
• Developing, supervising, and documenting testing schedules for systems
• Producing standard and ad hoc reports
• Exporting data from applications for interfacing with other systems

About You
You should have strong experience working with various HR and payroll software applications. Council currently uses Frontier (Chris21 payroll), Kronos (time & attendance) and Acendre (recruitment and performance), so experience with one or more of these applications would be a distinct advantage. You will have a tertiary qualification or at least 2 years experience in HR, payroll, finance or IT. We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate with:

• Proven system experience
• Strong attention to detail
• Confident and efficient using Excel to format and manipulate data
• Experience administering HR and/or payroll systems
• Strong stakeholder management, and who works collaboratively to ensure deadlines are met
• Ability to think about actions and their work within a broader context
• Strong problem solver
• Proven ability to deliver to customer expectations

What’s on offer
We are offering an attractive total remuneration from $101,268 to $111,495 (Includes salary + super). (NB. This remuneration will increase by a further 2.0% (salary) and 0.5% (super) in July)

In addition City of Parramatta also offer excellent employee benefits which include:

• A range of flexible work arrangements including hybrid WFH arrangements
• 14 weeks paid parental leave
• Access to Long Service Leave after 5 years
• Central Parramatta location (Public transport at our door, discounted parking, right next to an amazing range of food outlets and shops)
• Significant leave benefits (up to 12 days flexi-time, 3 additional leave days at Christmas, 15 days sick/personal leave, 2 days health and wellbeing leave per year)
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Health and Wellbeing programs (Fitness Passport, Flu Shots, Skin Cancer Checks)
• And much, much more!

Want to know more?
Further information regarding the requirements of this role can be found in the attached Position Description. Alternatively for a confidential discussion please contact Mark Deayton on [email protected].

How to apply
Candidates MUST apply online by clicking ‘begin’ below. Applications close 9pm, Thursday 23 June 2022 and will not be accepted through any other medium.

The successful candidate is required to be vaccinated (at least 2 doses of a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccine) in accordance with Council’s vaccination policy. Candidates may submit a medical contraindication for Council’s consideration.

This position requires the preferred candidate to undergo a Criminal History Records check. A criminal history does not necessarily disqualify a prospective candidate from selection.

The City of Parramatta supports a Drug and Alcohol-free working environment and employees may be subject to random testing as a result.

City of Parramatta Council embraces diversity, and we encourage all applicants; including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, gender diverse, LGBTIQ, veterans and culturally diverse communities to join Council. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace.

Please note you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident or have unlimited working rights in Australia to apply for this position.

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