- Company: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- State: Australian Capital Territory
- Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Job type: Full-Time
- Salary: Specified in body of job post
- Job category: Government and Defence
- Job expires in: 13 days
Payroll Officer
| Job Reference: | #161_12/24 | |
| Group: | Business and Technology | |
| Unit: | Finance and Commercial Services | |
| Salary | $83,921 – $89,887 plus superannuation | |
| Engagement Type: | Ongoing | Non-ongoing (for up to 18 months with possibility of extension)
Full-time or part-time (minimum 30 hours a week) |
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| Advertised: | Commonwealth Gazette (Friday 6 December 2024) | |
| Closing Date: | 11:30pm, Sunday 5 January 2025 | |
| Contact Officer: | Candy Tarlinton, candy.tarlinton@aihw.gov.au, 02 62441171 | |
| More information: | Visit our Careers Page and the AIHW Enterprise Agreement | |
| A merit pool may be established from this recruitment exercise and used to fill similar positions within the Institute over the coming 18 months. | ||
About the AIHW
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) provides reliable, regular and relevant information and statistics on Australia’s health and welfare.
We are committed to providing high quality, national data and analysis across the health, housing and community services sectors. This covers a wide range of areas, from health and welfare expenditure, hospitals, disease and injury, disability and mental health, to ageing, disadvantaged and vulnerable populations, homelessness, and Indigenous health and welfare.
The AIHW Difference
The AIHW’s APS employee census results attest to our positive and supportive workplace culture. We are an inclusive, flexible, and productive workplace where people are treated with respect and courtesy, and diverse and unique attributes are recognised and valued. Our results also show that we achieved top ten rankings in staff engagement, communication, and wellbeing scales out of 104 APS agencies.
We offer a range of benefits including:
- access to flexible working arrangements to support your work/life balance
- attractive remuneration packages including generous superannuation and leave provisions
- challenging and fulfilling work where you can use your skills and expertise
- opportunities for professional development including study assistance
We are committed to creating genuine opportunities for everyone and we welcome applications from First Nations people(s), people with disability, LGBTIQA+, neurodiverse people and people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
The AIHW has offices in Canberra and Sydney and offers remote work opportunities for many roles.
For more information, visit the Benefits of working for the AIHW page of our website.
Position Summary
The Business and Technology Group fosters the enhancement of the AIHW’s business through the provision of resources, advice and assistance. The Group consists of six Units; Finance & Commercial Services, People & Facilities, Chief Technology Office, Cyber Security & Assurance, IT Operations & Platforms and IT Business Development & Delivery.
The Financial & Commercial Services Unit (FCSU) manages the AIHW’s finances in line with the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act). The unit consists of 9 staff who are responsible for providing financial and payroll services, support and advice to all of the AIHW’s internal and external stakeholders.
The FCSU is looking for a Payroll Officer to provide advice on payroll related matters and undertake processing across all elements of AIHW payroll. You will have an important role in supporting team members and identifying opportunities for improvements to business processes to achieve efficiencies.
To be successful in this role, you will have capability and experience in performing payroll processing whilst demonstrating a strong client focus and excellent attention to detail.
Under general direction you will:
- facilitate payroll processing, including allowances, penalties, superannuation, taxation, workers compensation, commencements, separations, promotions, leave and change of hours forms
- maintain structure, position number and relationships for workflow in iCHRIS
- review processes and implement changes/updates/amendments as necessary
- processing of fortnightly pay run and reconciliation including superannuation and single touch payroll reporting
- prepare APSED reporting
- monitor and respond to payroll helpdesk questions
- interpret legislation and other relevant documents to provide advice to customers
- undertake records management
- assist with scheduled salary advancement processes.
Selection Criteria
Our ideal candidate will have most or all of the following skills and knowledge:
- Demonstrated experience in administering payroll services. Australian Public Service payroll experience will be highly regarded.
- Understanding of relevant legislation and policy, including but not limited to long service leave, superannuation and taxation.
- Experience with payroll systems. Experience with iCHRIS/Chris21 will be highly regarded.
- Excellent attention to detail, including the ability to review and analyse information and data to solve payroll matters in accordance with current legislation.
- Effective organisational skills, including the ability to manage one’s own workflow and priorities.
- Good liaison and communication skills including a strong client focus, the ability to provide accurate and timely support and advice and contribute to a team.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for this vacancy, you must:
- be an Australian citizen
- undergo any required pre-employment checks, including a police records check
- obtain and maintain a valid Security Clearance if required by the institute
- a probationary period of six (6) months will apply to any new engagement to the APS.
How to apply
Please submit your application online via the AIHW e-Recruit system. When applying online for the first time, you will need to register and provide a valid email address.
Your application must include:
- A summary of your relevant skills and experience and explain why you would be the best person for the role. Your response should align with the position summary and selection criteria information above and must be no more than 750 words.
- Your current CV and the names of two referees.
Please note, late applications will not be accepted.
Reasonable Adjustment
The AIHW is committed to providing accessible, inclusive and equitable recruitment processes for all candidates. If you require a reasonable adjustment (at any stage of the recruitment process), you can note this in your application and provide details of any adjustments required. All efforts will be made to meet your requirements.
Reasonable adjustments may include but are not limited to additional interview time, being interviewed at a particular time of day, interview material printed in large font, making allowances for varying communication styles.
RecruitAbility
The AIHW is committed to supporting the employment and career development of people with
disability. Our participation in APS RecruitAbility means we will progress an applicant who declares that they have disability to a further stage in the recruitment process, where they opt into RecruitAbility on the application form and meet the minimum requirements for the role.