The Opportunity
Step into a dynamic role where you’ll be at the heart of payroll excellence across Australia and New Zealand! As the ANZ Payroll Compliance Specialist, you’ll play a key part in driving high impact compliance initiatives and supporting critical payroll projects that keep our operations running smoothly and confidently.
In this pivotal position, you'll ensure payroll services are delivered with precision, efficiency, and absolute accuracy, all while navigating evolving legislative requirements. You’ll also build strong, trusted relationships across the workforce, becoming the go-to expert for payroll guidance and helping shape a seamless employee experience throughout both regions.
If you're ready to elevate payroll performance and make a real difference, this role puts you right where the action is.
What’s in it for you?
- Parramatta CBD based with flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
- Work alongside a supportive, experienced, and collaborative team
- Access to cross-disciplinary learning opportunities across Ventia’s diverse sectors
- A range of fantastic Ventia employee benefits, including paid parental leave, discounted private health insurance, travel, and more!
Primary Responsibilities
- Support onboarding, renewal, and termination of Enterprise Agreements (EAs), including decommissioning and updating registers in SAP.
- Manage payroll controls and maintain supporting documents (guides, pay rate matrices, templates) to ensure payroll compliance.
- Assist with Annual Wage Review/National Minimum Wage updates and ensure accurate pay rate changes each July.
- Support Single Touch Payroll (STP), Pay Day Filing, year-end processes (AU/NZ), and complete monthly audits and compliance reporting.
- Ensure accurate and timely tax, superannuation/KiwiSaver preparation, reconciliation, reporting, and payments in line with ATO/IRD deadlines.
- Conduct monthly salary payroll audits and update superannuation thresholds and contribution caps.
- Maintain accurate payroll data, benefits, deductions, and legislative compliance across all payroll processes.
- Uphold internal controls for tax, super, and payroll compliance; ensure audit actions are implemented and maintained.
- Contribute to SAP payroll system configuration audits for AU/NZ.
- Participate in payroll compliance projects, ensuring timely and within-scope delivery.
About You
- Extensive end-to-end payroll processing experience for Australia and New Zealand, including master data, deductions, reconciliations and disbursements.
- Strong understanding of federal/modern awards, Enterprise Agreements, and statutory payroll legislation (superannuation, taxation, payments and deductions).
- High attention to detail with strong analytical, problem-solving and process-improvement skills.
- Proficient in SAP payroll and advanced in Excel, Word, email and internet applications.
- Experience leading, training and supporting offshore team members.
- Excellent organisational skills with a proactive approach to deadlines and issue resolution.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with a customer-focused approach.
- Adaptable and flexible in complex, multi-stakeholder environments, including variable working hours.
- Able to manage pressure, maintain high energy and stay motivated to improve systems and processes.
About Ventia
Ventia is a leading infrastructure services company, operating across Australia and New Zealand. Our clients are the owners and operators of assets that are critical to our local communities. We pride ourselves on working smart, safely and sustainably, harnessing the latest technologies and brightest minds. With a diverse and proud heritage, we have a track record of delivering essential services to the communities in which we operate.
Diversity
Ventia is enriched by the diverse experiences, talents and cultures that our people bring to the organisation, while celebrating and respecting the communities we operate in. We are committed to providing a safe and positive environment that provides equal opportunities for individuals of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQIA+, Women, Veterans and spouses and people with disabilities.
How to apply
If you are looking to expand your career with a business that rewards and values its employees, please apply below by clicking on the apply now button.
Position Reference Number:165393
