Are you a detail-oriented payroll professional who thrives in a high-volume environment?

Contribute your payroll expertise to a values-driven organisation delivering better corrections and safer communities

Attractive Salary of $90K + Super

About the Opportunity

The GEO Group Australia Pty Ltd (GEO) is a leading provider of privately managed correctional and healthcare services in Victoria. We are committed to making a real and lasting difference in the lives of the people in our custody, their families, and the wider community.

As part of the payroll team, the Payroll Officer contributes to the processing of the payroll function for GEO Group Australia Pty Ltd and its subsidiary companies; ensuring that payroll is completed in a timely and accurate manner and leave entitlements are administered in accordance with contract of employment / enterprise agreement and relevant GEO policies and procedures.

The Payroll Officer is also responsible for maintaining required records and for providing required reports for this area.

The role requires the incumbent to perform all duties in accordance with the GEO Group values; integrity, respect, accountable, agile, innovation.

This position requires someone who possesses high attention to detail and is customer service oriented that thrives in a high-volume payroll processing environment.

Your Key Impact Areas

As the Payroll Officer your main duties and responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to:

• Processing of payroll as required ensuring staff are paid according to their relevant conditions of employment and according to company policy, procedure, Sarbanes Oxley and relevant legislation and that all deadlines are met as required;
• Reviewing and reconciling of employee data imported from time and attendance system (and making corrections, as required).
• Assist in ongoing maintenance of employee master files, leave management, register maintenance and all other associated records;
• Assist employees with enquires in relation to their salary and/or leave entitlements;
• Assist with review and update of Personal Action Change Forms for all new employees and for all changes of pay arrangements for existing employees.
• Filing, scanning and archiving all relevant payroll paperwork;
• Exercise confidentiality and discretion at all times; and
• Any other duties as directed.

For more information on the role, please review the Position Description. 

Is this You? Your Essential Skills for Success

To be successful in the role of Payroll Officer you will have:  

• Demonstrated experience in payroll processing in an operating environment with a high degree of accuracy.
• Demonstrated experience with a variety of computer software applications and MS Office.
• Experience with Frontier chris21/ichris and UKG (Kronos) is desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously; and to set and meet deadlines.
• Understanding of payroll legislation and processes, including taxation and superannuation.
• Ability to interpret contracts, awards and enterprise agreements.
• Ability to work as a member of a team with a demonstrated commitment to customer service and business improvement.
• Demonstrated flexibility, team commitment, enthusiasm and a “can-do” attitude.
• Ability to resolve problems through the interpretation and application of established rules and processes. 

About the GEO Group Australia

We are the country's leading provider of outsourced correctional services, operating in Victoria. Our goal is to deliver better corrections, and in doing so, create safer communities.

We deliver ‘better corrections’ in two ways: against our objective of being Australia’s best provider of correctional services, as well as our ability to make these services better over time through innovation and continual improvement.

We deliver ‘safer communities’ through our ability to successfully reintegrate the prisoners into the community, with corresponding reductions in their rate of re-offending. To reduce re-offending we apply the GEO Continuum of Care:

• We work not only in our correctional centres but continue our services out into the community to support our prisoners
• We work not only with our prisoners but also with those critical to their rehabilitation and reintegration such as families, social networks and other service providers
• We work not only during our prisoners’ sentences but also afterwards as they leave the correctional system and return fully to their communities

Benefits

Joining GEO presents an opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven organisation that is dedicated to making a difference. We offer a collaborative and supportive work environment where your contributions are valued and recognised.

• Competitive salary package

• Comprehensive employee benefits

• A chance to work with a passionate team committed to service excellence

For more information about our organisation, please visit our website www.geogroup.com.au 

   Make a real difference to the lives of the people in our care – Apply Now!

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are highly encouraged to apply

GEO is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

 Applications close Sunday 24 May at 11.59pm