Payroll Officer

About this role

Responsibilities

• This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
• Process and review payroll runs to ensure accurate pay, deductions and statutory contributions.
• Reconcile payroll data, prepare payroll journals and support month-end and year-end close activities.
• Respond to employee payroll enquiries with clear and timely communication.
• Maintain payroll records and ensure compliance with Australian tax, superannuation and employment laws.
• Work with HR, Finance and external vendors to resolve issues and improve payroll processes.
• Support audits, produce reports and maintain confidentiality of payroll information.
• Why You?
• Work arrangement
• This role is hybrid. You will be expected on-site at our Australian office part of the week and can work remotely for agreed days.
• Basic Qualification
• We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3 years hands-on payroll experience in Australia.
• Solid knowledge of Australian payroll rules, PAYG tax, superannuation and payroll reporting.
• Experience with payroll or HRIS systems and integrating payroll data with finance systems.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills for reconciliations and reporting.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to handle confidential information.
• Preferred Qualification
• If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
• Experience with Workday, SAP Payroll, ADP or similar payroll platforms.
• Previous experience working with third-party payroll providers.
• Experience preparing payroll journals, accruals and supporting financial close.
• Knowledge of payroll compliance frameworks and audit processes.
• Payroll certification or formal payroll training.
• Experience working in a multinational or fast-changing environment.
• How to apply
• If you care about accuracy, enjoy solving payroll challenges and want to grow in a supportive team, please apply. Tell us how your experience matches this role and what you would bring to the team. We encourage everyone who meets the basic qualifications to apply.
• Why GSK?
• Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
• GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.
• People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.
• We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and providing equal opportunities for all applicants. We embrace an agile working culture across our roles, so if flexibility is important to you please discuss opportunities with our hiring team. If you need any adjustments to the recruitment process to help you demonstrate your strengths and capabilities, contact
• APACRecruitment.Adjustments@gsk.com
• . Please note this email is for adjustment requests only; for other enquiries please use our standard contact channels.
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