Payroll Manager

Work Certain was created with the small business owner in mind. We help small business owners get on top of their back office Finance and HR practices to allow them to grow their business rather than get lost inside them. We are a small team of passionate individuals who are truly looking to make a difference in the lives of our clients and make their business better. Our clients depend on us to ensure that the relevant compliance is met in all things HR and Finance back office related.

A little around the person we are looking for:

·       Knows payroll inside out. Understands their PAYG to STP2 and everything in between.

·       Has at least four years experience in managing the entire lifecycle of a small businesses payroll from Employee Creation, Establishing Payroll Items through to processing payroll and STP2 Finalisation

·       Has an attention to detail like no others. Payroll can be unforgiving in mistakes, so understands how to implement checks and balances to ensure as little mistakes as possible.

·       Has experience in understanding the Australian Award system (albeit we have an internal HR team for deep understanding) to ensure correct entitlements are applied.

·       Is prepared to challenge the established ways and break limiting beliefs of service delivering in the bookkeeping and accounting space

·       Is passionate about technology for good. We are not a technology company, but strongly believe in the power of the existing technology to make our own professional lives better as well as that of our clients

·       Is passionate about helping small business, which we see as the lifeblood of the global economy

·       Understands Xero inside and out, we only use Xero with our clients

·       Has an eye for detail around various aspects of Bookkeeping and isn't afraid to ask questions when they see something that isn't right

What you will be doing

·       Preparing up to 15 payrolls every week from payroll item creation through to STP2 submission including superannuation, leave recording and various client reports that come with this.

·       Working with the Partner, you will be preparing payroll for submission for review as well as reviewing other payrolls that are submitted to yourself from members of the team.

·       PAYG reconciliation in preparation for BAS submission

·       Reconcile bank accounts and other financial records meticulously.

·       Prepare, issue, and process invoices and payments efficiently.

·       Manage Single Touch Payroll (STP) reconciliations, finalise reports, and ensure compliance with superannuation requirements.

·       Track bookkeeping workflows, monitor task status, and ensure timely completion of lodgements

A little about your background

·       At least four years working in a public practice / BPO dealing with multiple Australian clients

·       Strong understanding of accounting principles, employment-related taxes, payroll tax and workers compensation. Proven experience in preparing BAS

·       Advanced skills in Xero with excellent knowledge of Xero's payroll processing.

·       Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build trusting relationships with clients.

·       Strong planning and time management skills, with the ability to handle competing priorities.

·       Ideally used Asana, Slack, MS Office 365 applications

This is a full time, permanent role. Getting the right person on the bus is imperative and we want to ensure that you will be compensated fairly for your contribution.

·       Work From Home

·       Equipment provided

·       Encouraged Study programs

·       Travel to Australia

·       Full time

·       Day Shift

·       Holidays aligned with Australia (NSW)

· days annual leave

· month pay