About the role
Our client is a world-renowned animation studio with over 50 years of experience creating award-winning family entertainment. They are currently producing high-profile global projects and maintain a creative, collaborative, and fast-paced environment.
They are now seeking to hire a Payroll Support Officer to provide dedicated administrative support to their Sydney-based Senior Payroll Officer. This role is responsible for high-volume payroll processing, ensuring timesheet accuracy, and maintaining employee data to support the finance department.
Job/Role Responsibilities
- Collect and monitor weekly timesheets to ensure timely submission and manager approval.
- Accurately enter payroll data into the ERP system, including new hires, tax declarations, and bank changes.
- Update and track leave requests against employee entitlements.
- Assist in the initial validation of pay runs to check for missing data or entry errors.
- Prepare administrative paperwork for new starters and process basic termination data.
- Run weekly and monthly system reports, such as payroll summaries and leave balances.
- Gather information to assist in resolving basic employee payroll enquiries.
- Help prepare data files for quarterly Superannuation contributions.
- Ensure all payroll records are filed digitally in compliance with data privacy standards.
Requirements
- 2–4 years of experience in a payroll, accounting, or data-entry focused role.
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas and table formatting.
- Strong attention to detail with an ability to identify numerical errors quickly.
- Good written and verbal English skills for effective team collaboration.
- High level of comfort learning new software and ERP systems.
- Understanding of the importance of confidentiality in a payroll environment.
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Previous experience supporting an Australian company.
- Experience using Microsoft Dynamics 365 or similar ERP systems.
Benefits
- Permanent work-from-home set-up
- Dayshift (Australian business hours)
- Full-time job
- HMO
- Annual leave
- 13th-month pay
- With Government Mandated Benefits
About the company
Virtual Staff 365
VirtualStaff365 is an Australian-based company that seeks out exceptional talent. All our staff work for our Australian clients in the comfort of their homes, as all our positions are home-based. This allows us to seek candidates in the Philippines, as working hours are closely aligned with our clients. We look forward to hearing from you and hope that we can help you find the right position, with the right business
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