Payroll Officer - fixed term contract

Company Description

Nine is Australia’s largest locally owned media company – the home of Australia’s most trusted and loved brands spanning News, Sport, Lifestyle, and Entertainment. We pride ourselves on creating the best content, accessed by consumers when and how they want – across Publishing, Broadcasting and Digital.

Nine’s assets include the 9Network, major mastheads such as The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review, radio stations 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR, digital properties such as nine.com.au, 9Now, 9Honey, Pedestrian.TV, Drive, subscription video platform Stan and a majority investment in Domain Group.

Job Description

The Finance Team is a thriving team in Australia’s leading media company.  Our priorities are ensuring effective governance and financial control, and delivering insightful partnering support to the business on operational and strategic initiatives to drive our business forward.

Position Overview

Your new opportunity at Nine.

The Group Payroll Team works in partnership with all divisions of Nine to comply with all relevant employee legislation and regulations applicable for the Media industry.

As a Payroll Officer of this team, you will be responsible for the day-to-day processing and timely and accurate payment of salary and wages to employees across the employing entities within the Group.  You are the first line of support to employees, and various teams which include People Culture and  Finance.  Responding to issues in a timely manner is critical in this role to ensure a positive user experience across the Nine Group.
The role is for a fixed term until 31 March 2023.  

Day to day you will: 

• Process high volume payroll transactions including pay runs, calculations and timesheet award interpretations. 
• Process large volumes of end-to-end new employee's contracts, terminations and relevant employment changes.
• Undertake leave reconciliations including annual leave, long service leave and sick leave.
• Provide exceptional customer service resolving payroll queries relating to awards, policies, superannuation, and taxation.
• Manage and maintain employee and payroll documentation and records in line with audit and reporting obligations.
• Ensure compliance to all relevant awards / legislative instruments and legislation.

Qualifications

You will have the ability to work in a busy environment and process large volumes of work while meeting strict deadlines and maintaining a high level of accuracy and service.

You will be a strong team player with the ability to multitask and problem solve. You will have a strong customer focus and have the ability to provide high-quality, accurate, and responsive customer service. You will be an excellent communicator and have solid numerical and Microsoft Excel skills.

What we would like to see on your resume:

• Previous experience (ideally minimum 1 year) in a busy payroll department using Chris21 is required
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of awards, superannuation, taxation, payroll and employment law. 
• Knowledge and experience in the media industry is highly desired.
• Time Target (HumanForce) Time and Attendance experience highly desired.

Additional Information

Life at Nine

Nine is a people business. Being part of the team means you’ll be in a culture that promotes creativity and innovation, diversity and inclusion, is open to feedback, rewards impact and ensures everyone is heard. Importantly, you'll receive the following:

• Career development and quality training
• Up to 16 weeks paid primary carer’s parental leave
• Discounts on lifestyle, entertainment, and leisure memberships, including health insurance, dental and gym
• Hybrid Working/Flexible working
• Discounts on products and services with corporate partners 

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

At Nine, we are committed to fostering a workforce that embraces all aspects of diversity and inclusion and where practices are equitable to ensure our people experience a sense of belonging. From day one, you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process in order to equitably participate, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures. 

Nine’s Workplace Condition of Entry:

Nine is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace and doing what is reasonably practical to protect our people, including visitors to all Nine sites and events. 

Nine has introduced a Workplace Condition of Entry – COVID 19 Policy that requires all workplace attendees and participants to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before entering a Nine workplace (unless you have a valid medical exemption).  You will be asked to declare your vaccination status as part of the application process and provide evidence of this. This information will be treated in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

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