AU Payroll Officer – Hospitality Industry

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Philippines.

📋 Description

• Assist in the weekly payroll processing for various Australian entities and Employment Hero payroll files.

• Manage payroll for a large workforce, encompassing casual, hourly, and salaried employees.

• Assess and verify timesheets, rosters, leave approvals, allowances, penalties, overtime, deductions, and employee modifications.

• Implement Australian Modern Awards and established payroll regulations under the guidance of the Senior Payroll Manager.

• Keep accurate employee records, including tax, superannuation, banking, and employment information.

• Prepare and manage payroll-related employee lifecycle transactions such as onboarding, transfers, variations, terminations, leave payments, back pays, adjustments, and final pays.

• Address routine payroll inquiries from employees and management, escalating complex or compliance-related issues when necessary.

• Collaborate with managers to ensure all timesheets, leave requests, and payroll entries are submitted and approved ahead of payroll deadlines.

• Detect, investigate, and rectify payroll discrepancies before payroll finalization.

• Assist with payroll compliance tasks, including payroll tax, superannuation, workers' compensation, and portable long service leave administration.

• Support payroll-related reconciliations, such as leave balances, payroll liabilities, superannuation, payroll tax, and general ledger accounts.

• Generate payroll reports, variance analyses, supporting schedules, payroll journals, and other documentation necessary for review.

• Utilize basic double-entry accounting principles when reviewing or adjusting payroll journals.

• Maintain payroll records, audit documentation, checklists, and process documentation.

• Contribute to payroll process enhancements, system testing, and future workforce or entity expansion initiatives.

• Perform additional duties as needed.

⛳️ Requirements

• **Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Commerce, Human Resources, or a related field.**

• **Minimum of three years of Australian payroll experience, ideally in a high-volume, multi-entity or casual workforce environment.**

• Hands-on experience in processing Australian weekly or fortnightly payroll from timesheets to finalization.

• **Good understanding of Australian payroll legislation, Fair Work obligations, superannuation, PAYG withholding, and payroll tax fundamentals.**

• **Experience with Australian Modern Awards is preferred, particularly in hospitality, leisure, fitness, events, beauty, or related sectors.**

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including the use of formulas, lookups, pivot tables, and payroll data reconciliation.

• **Familiarity with Employment Hero Payroll is highly valued. Experience with comparable Australian payroll systems is also beneficial.**

• Solid grasp of payroll reconciliations, payroll journals, and basic double-entry accounting principles.

• High numerical accuracy, strong attention to detail, and the ability to identify discrepancies within large data sets.

• Capacity to manage recurring deadlines, adhere to documented controls, and escalate issues as needed.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a professional and service-oriented demeanor.

• Uphold high standards of confidentiality, reliability, and accountability.

🏝️ Benefits

• W*ork setup – *Work from home; Dayshift - 0700 AM- 0400 PM PHT (*adjustments will be made for daylight saving time*)

• **Monday to Friday; weekends off**

• HMO with coverage for 2 dependents and medical reimbursements

• Government-mandated benefits

• Opportunities to collaborate with leading companies in Australia and beyond

• Training programs for career advancement

• Engaging company outings, team-building activities, and wellness sessions

• Supportive and inclusive culture

• Dedicated managers focused on your growth and success

• Twoconnect connects highly skilled Filipino professionals with established companies in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe, providing direct access to global careers and long-term opportunities.

• We offer competitive compensation and benefits, additional entitlements, and structured career development programs that ensure employment is both financially rewarding and professionally sustainable.

• Our industry-leading retention rate reflects our commitment to a people-first culture that prioritizes stability, growth, and genuine care for every employee.

• Twoconnect is an equal opportunity employer. We value cultural diversity and foster an inclusive workplace where every employee is respected and supported as part of a growing global team.