Payroll Professional II - Australia/New Zealand Payroll

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Processing: Manage full-cycle Australia/New Zealand payroll using SAP ECC,
• including regular salaries, overtime, bonuses, commissions, and variable pay.
• Compliance: Ensure strict adherence to Australia and New Zealand payroll regulations, including
• PAYG withholding, Superannuation, Single Touch Payroll (STP), PAYE, KiwiSaver, leave
• entitlements, and local statutory compliance requirements.
• Reconciliation: Maintain and reconcile payroll-related general ledger accounts and validate the
• accuracy of SAP payroll results.
• Data Validation: Review and validate payroll inputs, including new hire setups, terminations,
• compensation changes, and leaves of absence.
• Vendor Management: Review and audit outputs provided by outsourced payroll vendors to
• Ensure data integrity.
• Reporting & Tax Filings: Generate payroll reports and manage statutory requirements, including
• STP reporting, KiwiSaver reporting, year-end processing, payroll reconciliations, and statutory
• submissions.
• Employee Support: Act as the primary point of contact for employee payroll inquiries, resolving
• issues professionally and promptly.
• Audit Support: Provide documentation and reporting for internal/external audits and
• compliance reviews.
• Legislative Monitoring: Stay current on changes to ANZ labor and tax laws, updating internal
• SAP processes to reflect new regulations.
• System Improvements: Participate in SAP system testing, enhancements, and continuous
• process improvement initiatives.
• Off-Cycle & Final Settlements: Process Off-cycle payroll, payroll adjustments and final
• settlement as per state compliance.
• Process Documentation: Maintain and update payroll SOP, process documentation to ensure
• process consistency and knowledge retention.
• Expected to learn and assist on the Global Payroll model.

Requirements

• Education:
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or a related field.
• 5+ years of ANZ payroll processing experience.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with SAP HCM ECC (PY) or SuccessFactors Employee Central
• Payroll (ECP).
• Experience managing multi-state payroll and complex tax jurisdictions.
• In-depth knowledge of ANZ Payroll laws and regulations.
• Global Payroll knowledge is a plus.
• SAP payroll hands on processing experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in Excel and payroll reporting.
• Good communication skills, English proficiency preferred (especially in multinational
• environments).
• Respond to payroll inquiries via the ticketing system.
• Proven ability to work under payroll timeline and aggressive deadlines.
• Experience working in an in-house payroll model (e.g., ADP, Employee Central, SAP HCM).
• Knowledge of global payroll operations or shared services models is a plus.
• Competencies:
• Attention to detail and confidentiality

Benefits

Additional Information

Job Summary: The Australia/New Zealand Payroll professional is responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely processing of payroll for employees within Australia and New Zealand, maintaining strict compliance with federal, state, and local labor laws. This role requires deep expertise in ANZ payroll regulations and hands-on experience with SAP HCM (PY module-ECC) or SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP), focusing on complex tax calculations, reporting, and statutory compliance.

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