Palladium Looking for Senior Payroll Officer – APAC at Washington, DC  Full Time

Senior Payroll Officer – APAC

About Palladium
Palladium is a global leader in the design, development, and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 3,000 employees operating in 90-plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies, and, most importantly, people’s lives.

Role
The Senior Payroll Officer supports the payroll function in all matters, including daily payroll processing, assisting with salary disbursements, handling payments to employees, assisting the time collection function, and liaising with the Human Resources department.

Location
The role is full-time and is based in Brisbane.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Process assigned payroll payments accurately and obtain the necessary authorisation for payments. Process payment of expenses or allowances as authorised.
• Maintain the payroll master file in conjunction with information and instructions received from HR, Project management and the Finance department. Assist Payroll Manager to ensure that all increases, adjustments, leave, variable pays and bonus provisions are accurately calculated and recorded.
• Ensure the payroll system is updated with all changes as required, and all data and figures are set up, checked, and submitted on time. Run and understand all payroll processes based on the Payroll Procedure.
• Liaising and processing service termination functions and the onboarding of new employees.
• Ensure timely and accurate processing of semi-monthly payrolls and preparation for review and approval.
• Coordinate the transfer of salary funds to the bank.
• Ensuring proper filing of all payrolls records and maintains confidentiality of records and updating and maintaining all other employee related records (electronic and paper).
• Assist Payroll Manager to ensure that the company complaints with SG reporting requirements, processing superannuation payments, group and payroll tax as per legislation requirements.
• Ensure timesheets are correctly set up for all staff, administer any related enquiries.

Key Competencies

• Substantial ADP Payroll system experience
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to deal with complex problems, employment contracts and related issues
• Ability to effectively work independently and also be able to operate as part of a team.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all staff levels
• Excellent time management skills, ability to work under pressure and within strict deadlines.

Choose Palladium for
If you are looking for an opportunity that will allow you to create a positive impact in the international community development space, then this is the place for you. Being part of the Palladium team will mean:

• Flexible working arrangements.
• 5 weeks’ annual leave per year.
• Great office culture with the opportunity to add tangible value.
• Health and travel insurance benefits.
• Health and wellbeing allowance each year.
• Lucrative incentive scheme – performance-based.
• Social and cultural events.

Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis.
For more information about the role, please send your inquiry to: [email protected]
Please note, we are only accepting applications from job seekers with full working rights within Australia as this role is unable to be sponsored.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success, and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include (but are not limited to): socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.

Should you require any adjustments or accommodation to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please email our team at [email protected] and we will be in touch to discuss.

Palladium recognizes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the country throughout Australia, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present, and future.

Safeguarding
We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.