Culture Amp
Payroll Officer
Our mission goes beyond just building a business tool. It includes a commitment to providing the education, community, and support you need to bring a culture-first approach to your organization.
Finance and Accounting
Full-time
Office | Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Visa sponsorship · No
Junior · A role for someone with some basic skills, good motivation and ability to learn. Typically 1-2 years of experience is required.
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Why Culture Amp
Culture Amp is an employee engagement software offering with functionalities such as employee pulse survey, onboarding feedback collection, and analysis of employee feedback.
About the role
How you can help make a better world of work Culture Amp is currently looking for a Payroll Officer, a new and exciting role that has recently opened up within our Finance Team due to the company’s fast growth, the increasing number of employees we’re looking to hire and expand into new regions globally. You will be involved in multiple aspects of payroll for our Australian and international entities, assisting with the preparation and processing of our semi-monthly and monthly global payrolls. As part of this team of amazing humans, You will
- Prepare and process our global payroll for 750, and growing, employee count, ensuring compliance with local legislation.
- Maintain payroll masterfiles within ADP to ensure employee changes are captured correctly.
- Prepare calculation sheets & schedules, payroll tax filings and other compliance requirements as needed.
- Prepare GL upload files and assist with Balance sheet & P&L reconciliations
- Partner closely with our People & Experience and IT teams to ensure ad hoc changes to payroll are captured and processed correctly in payroll.
- Respond timely to employee inquiries on payroll related matters and assist with various payroll reporting and analysis.
You have
- Minimum 2-3 years of proven experience processing Australian & New Zealand payroll. If you also have experience in the UK and/or the US, that would be great!
- Experience using ADP Payforce and strong Excel skills (VLookups, SUMifs, Pivot tables and other formulas).
- Understanding of accounting, taxation and finance concepts as it relates to payroll, or a willingness to learn this.
You are
- Highly organised with the ability to work independently, as well as the ability to work collaboratively with team members based on a different time zone (US East Coast based), and with the wider Finance team based in Melbourne.
- Adaptable to a fast paced and changing work environment while remaining detail focused with a high level of accuracy.
- Enthusiastic, strong work ethic and motivated to learn.
- Able to be flexible with your working hours to ensure sufficient / maximum crossover with the US/UK. We believe that our employees are the heartbeat of our success. We're committed to fostering a work environment that truly cares for and develops its people, and creates lasting positive impact. In addition to providing a competitive compensation package, some of the key benefits we offer are:
- Employee Share Options Program: We empower you to be an owner in Culture Amp and share in our success
- Programs, coaching, and budgets to help you thrive personally and professionally
- Access to external providers for mental wellbeing and coaching support to sustain the wellbeing, safety and development of our people
- Monthly Camper Life Allowance: An automatic allowance paid out each month with your pay - you can spend it however you like to help improve your experience and life outside work
- Team budgets dedicated to team building activities and connection
- Intentional quarterly wellbeing pauses: A quarterly company-wide shutdown day in each region to to collectively pause, reset and focus on restoration and rest, without having to tap into individual vacation time
- Extended year-end breaks: An extended refresh period at the end of year
- Excellent parental leave and in work support program available from day 1 of joining Culture Amp
- 5 Social Impact Days a year to make a positive impact on the community outside of work
- MacBooks for you to do your best & a work from home office budget to spend on setting up your home office
- Medical insurance coverage for you and your family (Available for US & UK only)
What you'll be responsible for
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Payroll Administration
Accurately process employee payroll, calculate payments, and resolve discrepancies while ensuring compliance with laws and regulations
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Data Analysis
Analyze data to discover and communicate insights that support decision-making
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Payroll Processing and Administration
Process payroll through banking or other software, calculating payroll amounts, and resolving payroll related inquiries
Skills you'll need
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Prioritization
Compares and ranks the relative importance &/or urgency of different tasks to identify the best order of actions
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Critical thinking
Identifies and synthesizes patterns and trends amongst various sources of information to reach a meaningful conclusion, perspective or insight
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Attention to detail
Accurately identifies and rectifies discrepancies or errors that exists in information and deliverables