Specialist - HRO - Payroll & Benefits 4B

Overview

Specialist in HRO Payroll & Benefits, handling end-to-end payroll processing, compliance and governance for Australian and New Zealand payroll.

What you'll do

• Process day-to-day, end-to-end payroll for all employees across weekly, fortnightly and monthly cycles, including pay runs, reconciliations, overpayments, termination calculations and reporting, accurately and on time.
• Create and review off-cycle and ad hoc payments, and validate payroll inputs including timesheets, benefits, deductions and bonuses.
• Action Payroll Control Centre (PCC) alerts to maintain payroll accuracy.
• Manage end-to-end termination processing, including final pay, Employment Termination Payments (ETPs), redundancy, leave encashments and statutory reporting.
• Administer employee leave entitlements accurately, including annual, personal, long service, parental and termination-related payouts.
• Ensure end-to-end compliance with Australian payroll legislation and New Zealand requirements.
• Interpret and apply Modern Awards and Enterprise Agreements accurately, including classifications, overtime, penalty rates, allowances, shift loadings, public-holiday payments and leave entitlements.
• Manage PAYG withholding, Single Touch Payroll (STP) reporting and annual finalisation, Superannuation Guarantee and SuperStream compliance, and payroll tax across states and territories.
• Monitor and apply legislative and regulatory change, and validate employee and contractor classifications to mitigate misclassification risk.
• Maintain payroll governance and controls, keep records and payslips audit-ready, and coordinate with stakeholders during client payroll audits.
• Analyse payroll data to spot trends, discrepancies and improvement opportunities, and prepare and present payroll reports for management and audit.
• Monitor service performance and system analytics, and meet KPIs aligned with People Services SLAs.
• Act as the Australia payroll subject-matter expert, resolve escalated and Tier 2 payroll queries within SLA, and respond to employee queries on pay, deductions and benefits.
• Provide training and guidance to junior payroll staff.
• Work across SAP Payroll, SuccessFactors, Kronos and Spinifex to optimise payroll and team-member lifecycle processes.
• Identify and implement process improvements, and contribute to User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for system updates.

What you'll need

• Bachelors in Commerce, Economics or Finance, or Masters in Business Administration or Business Analytics.
• Advanced English language proficiency (C1).
• Required skills: Compensation Program Design, Employee Lifecycle Management, Global Payroll, Incentive Compensation, Payroll Management, Payroll Processing.

Nice to have

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) - Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - Perfekt Szolnok.

Details

• Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India (Pegasus 2, Plot A 8A).
• Work mode: Office.
• Work shift: Variable (India).
• Job type: Regular.