Payroll Accountant (AU)

About Sleek

Sleek is on a mission to revolutionize how entrepreneurs operate their business. We want to give small business owners peace of mind and the power of online solutions to allow them to focus on what they do best - growing their business. As we work for our thousands of customers, we gather millions of data points about their business, and in turn we transform those into useful, actionable insights and recommendations to accelerate their growth through smart algorithms.

We are a team of 480 builders from 14 countries, with offices in Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, Australia and the UK committed to delivering a delightful experience to our clients!

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We are now looking for Payroll Accountant to join our growing Accounting team.

Position Duties

• Handling a portfolio of payroll clients
• Managing the payroll process and systems that include:
• Onboarding of client’s employee for AU and setting up their details in Xero software
• Planning pay period schedules and collecting and collating timesheets
• Calculate salaries including basic salary (monthly or per hour), pro-rated salaries, and additional wages, and apply the appropriate deductions like superannuation, PAYG withholding, leave encashment, expense claims reimbursements, FBT claims, etc.
• Applying the correct tax policies before employee salary disbursement
• Calculation of the final pay of the resigned employee that includes annual leave encashment
• Per Pay run download of ABA bank files as requested by the client, posting, and filing of the STP file
• Processing of the superannuation payment per payroll via auto-super or quarterly via manual extraction of the report in the ATO
• Processing of the worker’s compensation per state
• Processing of the payroll tax per state
• Preparation of the Finalisation of the Annual Single Touch Payroll report
• Addressing salary concerns and inquiries by clients  and other state authorities for payroll tax and workers' compensation
• Perform other ad-hoc duties to support the Payroll team and Accounting team when required

Requirements

• Must possess a Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy or Finance
• Have at least 2 years of work experience handling AU payroll
• Understand how to calculate PAYG withholding, Superannuation, Worker’s Compensation, Fringe Benefit Tax and Payroll tax
• Knowledgeable in Xero software - payroll module
• Xero payroll certified

Benefits

More about Sleek!

At Sleek, we work in a fast-paced start-up environment. We have a strong culture built around our five core values: Simplicity, Loyalty, Excellence, Entrepreneurship, Kindness.  As a deliberately multicultural team, our team comprises more than 18 nationalities and spoken languages.

We consider the company’s success to be a result of committed individual and team efforts, and are looking to onboard talented and creative people who want to make a difference. Corporate social responsibility is a passion, and as an equal opportunity employer we aim at making the world a better place.  We are the 1st international incorporation and accounting brand to achieve B Corp certification status, meeting the highest standards of social and environmental impact performance. With a strong commitment to also make Sleek a great place to work, we offer a flexible working environment where we empower every team member to be the best they can be - regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age or identity.

If you think you would be a good fit for our mission, we look forward to hearing from you!