Payroll Support Officer

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