Assistant Payroll Officer - Perth, Australia - Regional Express

Regional Express

Verified Company

Perth, Australia

1 week ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

About us

National Jet Express acts as a critical link in the energy and resources sector, providing fly-in/fly-out (FIFO) services in support of mining, oil, and gas projects throughout Australia.

We provide flexible charter flights with a full range of service options to Australia's city centres and regional destinations.

We have been investing in the future of FIFO by progressively renewing our fleet with modern aircraft that provide greater flexibility of rosters, suitability for regional aerodromes, increased reliability, and low carbon emissions.

About the role
Reporting to the Finance Director, the Assistant Payroll Officer has responsibility across all departments of National Jet Express.

Working closely with the Payroll Officer, the role is to assist in the payroll activity from new employee set up to employee exit.

There is also a requirement to assist the Accounts Officer in the Accounts Payable process of the business.

Your duties will include but not limited to:

Payroll preparation and reconciliation (end to end payroll experience).
Review of allowances and wages input, including correction of errors to ensure accuracy of the payroll data.
Month end payroll reporting.
Performing calculations for prepayments, wages, annual leave, terminations, and allowances.
Remitting statutory payments.
Liaising with staff and resolving pay queries.
Assisting with the maintenance of the payroll system (Chris21) and administration of employee records.
Data entry of time sheets.
Interpret and understand Awards, Enterprise Agreements, and other contracts of employment.
Assist with the remint of statutory payments, i.e., payroll tax, work cover levy, child support, garnishees, and superannuation.
Other payroll duties as directed by the Finance Director.
Timely and accurate processing of supplier invoices.
Researching and resolving invoice discrepancies and issues.
Liaise with suppliers and respond to inquiries.
Reconciling supplier statements.
Ad hoc duties as required; these are including but not limited to:

à Preparing and processing electronic transfers and payments.

à Provide supporting documentation for audit purposes.

à Assist in end of month processes including reconciliations.

About you
To be considered for this position with NJE, we require the below:

Experience of using the Chris21 payroll/HR system, or other similar payroll systems.
Solid experience in dealing with a wide range of payroll issues within a diverse business environment.
Ability to understand and interpret awards, enterprise agreements and other contracts of employment and awards.
Intermediate to advance experience of using Microsoft Word and Excel.
Knowledge of the accounts payable process.
Knowledge of general account procedures.
Proficient in data entry and time management.
Strong analytical skills.
Highly skilled at establishing and maintaining productive working relationships with stakeholders and service providers.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Strong attention to detail and work ethic.
Ability to meet strict deadlines whilst working under pressure in a fastpaced environment.
Ability to embrace learning and development opportunities, adapt to change, and strive for continuous improvement.
Understands diversity and identifies and values individual differences.

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