Welcome to This Australian Life. 

From the millions of Australians we protect, to those that make it happen every day at TAL, people really are what we’re all about. We want to grow with you. Achieve with you. And support you to do your best work. That's why we're focused on developing leadership, promoting diversity, rewarding excellence, and retaining great talent.

We're always looking for people who want to go further with us. People who do what’s right, aim high, and work smart.  Why not see where we can go?

Join Australia’s leading life insurer as a Payroll Officer. Reporting to the People and Culture Payroll Manager you will join a close-knit team who are responsible for providing an exceptional customer experience, providing solutions, resolving complex issues, and providing quality production of payroll activities for TAL to ensure accurate and timely payroll processes and related services across the business.

This is a 12-month contract role, working flexibly from our Sydney or Melbourne office.

In this role you will: 

• Assist with the end-to-end processing and maintenance of the fortnightly payroll and ensure all data is accurate and paid in a timely manner
• Process, calculate, and manage payroll adjustments, terminations, leave reconciliations, parental leave payments, and one-off (bonus/commission/ referral) payments
• Administration of new starters
• Award interpretation and Enterprise agreement interpretation
• Respond to all inquiries from internal customers, within SLA standards aiming to achieve the first point of resolution while ensuring responses are compliant with relevant legislation and TAL policies
• Administration of End of Fortnight, End of Month, and End of Year process reporting
• Support the payroll system integration project team on the implementation of the new payroll system
• Assist with UAT and SIT Testing, validating results and logging defects and performing any retesting
• Assist with parallel testing, validating results and providing explanations for variances
• Support Payroll BAU Post Go-Live with day-to-day activities, and resolving any issues that may arise
• Assist with process documentation, identifying existing/future state processes and opportunities for improvements
• Proactively identify any risks in ongoing payroll processing and propose mitigations

• Minimum 5 years’ experience working in Payroll with a company of > 1000 employees
• Extensive payroll systems experience (Micropay, Meridian and/or Ceridian Dayforce preferred) 
• Strong computer literacy skills particularly Excel
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation including taxation, superannuation, terms, and leave
• Award/Enterprise Agreement interpretation experience
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional customer service skills with a service-oriented approach
• Highly organised, deadline orientated, excellent time management, and the ability to multi-task
• Payroll system integration experience, preferred

You’re always accountable for your actions. You never give up. You strive to find the best outcomes for customers and partners. And you value working together to find the best solutions for problems. 

As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate your eligibility for a role at TAL including Criminal History, Bankruptcy, Entitlement to Work, Regulatory and Reference Checks.

At TAL we value diversity in all its forms and are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable culture for all our people. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, individuals from all backgrounds, including those with caring responsibilities, people living with disability, and individuals from the CALD and LGBTQI+ communities to apply. Even if you don’t check every box in the criteria above, we encourage you to apply today or get in touch with us here. 

To provide you with the best experience, we can accommodate you at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team at any time.

TAL is recognised by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice.  We are proud to be a member of Diversity Council Australia and the Australian Network on Disability. For information on our reconciliation journey, take a look at our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan.

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.
We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.

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Everyone at TAL has a responsibility to do the right thing and is accountable for the way they conduct themselves. Our expectations are that you follow the principles set out in our Code of Conduct when you come to work every day. Risk management is everyone’s responsibility.

If you are already a TAL employee please apply via the SmartRecruiters button in Workday and navigate to the Employee Portal. This is important to ensure that your application is recorded accurately.