Head Of Payroll, Rostering And Compliance

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Head of Payroll, Rostering and Compliance

At SBS, we embrace difference, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

We also acknowledge the unique contribution that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples make to our society and our workplace through their enduring and continued connection to land, sea, sky and community.

About Us

SBS is one of the world's most unique and innovative media organisations, producing trusted, meaningful and engaging content that exists for all Australians to inspire, support and celebrate the diversity of our multicultural society.

Our purpose, for the last 40 years, has reflected and explored the evolving diversity of Australia, investing in initiatives to deepen its connections with communities, sharing their stories and giving a voice to those often unheard, with the aim of increasing understanding and respect of the differences that make up Australia.

SBS is a truly distinctive network, showcasing multicultural, multilingual and First Nations stories otherwise untold in the Australian media.

The Role

SBS is seeking an exceptional individual to lead our payroll and rostering function as our Head of Payroll, Rostering and Compliance. Reporting to the Director of People &
Culture the Head of Payroll, Rostering and Compliance plays a critical role in supporting and overseeing the end to end payroll, rostering and reporting function for SBS. You will continue to evolve and transform our payroll and rostering function towards increased automation and self service whilst enhancing in person support and delivering amazing employee experiences to SBS employees. You will be someone who relishes a challenge, thrives on change and believes in the importance of quality processes to drive effective outcomes. Essential in this role is the ability to marry a highly process and compliance driven function with inspirational people management and a deep appreciate for the importance of customer service and quality resolutions. You will not be afraid to be hands on when needed, but understand the importance of delegation and engaging your team to get the right results. In return you will be joining an amazing and high performance team with a highly inclusive and engaged culture.

Responsibilities of the role include:

• Oversight of the end to end payroll process and employee lifecycle
• Oversight of the rostering and workforce management process
• Management of a team of payroll, rostering, reporting and compliance specialists
• Maintaining and enhancing the stability and integrity of the SBS payroll function
• Ownership of the People &
  Culture reporting regime including quarterly and annual reporting
• Ensuring that the SBS People &
  Culture operations comply with all relevant, tax, payroll and employment regulations
  Ensuring that the SBS rostering outputs are compliant with the SBS Enterprise Agreement
• Contributing as a member of the P &
  C senior leadership team
• Vendor management of our payroll and rostering system providers

About you

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Outstanding attention to detail and a meticulous commitment to payroll accuracy
• Resiliency and adaptability in response to change and challenges
• A highly collaborative approach to problem solving
• Excellent people management and leadership skills
• Highly developed interpersonal and relationship management skills
• Deep understanding of payroll and legislative compliance obligations
• Experience with time and attendance management
• Experience with the Aurion payroll system is desirable but not essential

Feel like you meet most, but perhaps not all the criteria listed? Then, send through your details, as whilst we have specific requirements in mind, we can look at how we can bridge the gaps!

Some of the reasons to consider working with us:

• The people! a genuine sense of feeling included (we truly celebrate and welcome difference!) and being part of one of the most inclusive companies in Australia!
• The culture and the engagement of our workforce, we are proud to have an employee engagement score of 83% with low levels of employee turnover.
• A brand that is not only recognisable but trusted and established, we have been broadcasting for over 40 years and we're not done yet!
• We offer a range of benefits from, health care checks, salary packaging, Employee Assistance Programme, flexible work arrangements and discounted gym membership nationally with Fitness Pass and FREE access to the ClimbFit gym network.
• We also love to promote from within! we have allocated funds to do just that and help with training gaps when moving from role to role.

Want to learn more? Then hit apply and take the first step to applying not just for another job but a possible whole new career in a purpose led organisation.

SBS recognises that everyone is unique, and you might require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply and put your skills forward for consideration. If we can make some adjustments to the SBS recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, then please contact and let us know.

Adjustments include but are not limited to;
alternative applicationmethods, interview setups, physical requirements, guidance for trans or gender diverse applicants, specific interview availability times and more.

To find out more about reasonable adjustments with SBS, please view our video here .

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