Payroll Officers, Payroll Services

Agency Purpose

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is an independent statutory authority established by the Australian Government to maintain an impartial and independent electoral system for eligible voters through active electoral roll management, efficient delivery of polling services, and targeted education and public awareness programs.

The AEC’s values and commitments

The AEC values and commitments are an essential component of our operating environment and frame how AEC staff work. The AEC's focus is on electoral integrity through the values of quality, agility and professionalism.

The Section

The People branch provides key enabling functions to the agency. The Payroll, Systems and Reporting section is responsible for the delivery of payroll services, HR Systems (Aurion) and Workforce Analytics and Reporting.

The payroll team is a dynamic and fast-paced team delivering key payroll functions that includes day-to-day payroll processing, salary and entitlement calculations, salary sacrifice and reporting obligations.

The Opportunities

The AEC is seeking capable Payroll Officers with experience in payroll processing activities, preferably APS Payroll and using Aurion. The Payroll Officer role is an important part of the the Payroll, Systems and Reporting Section. The position is part of a team that is responsible for processing the AEC’s fortnightly payroll and associated processes.

Additional responsibilities during an Electoral Event

The volume of requests for advice and matters, along with the urgency to resolve matters, will increase significantly prior to and during both electoral and referendum events.

To excel you will:

• Exercise autonomy, administer the accurate and timely processing of the fortnightly payroll including employee pay variations, superannuation, employee movements, commencements and separations using Aurion.
• Ensure payroll checklists and procedures are followed in full.
• Complete allocated workloads and checking in designated timeframes as required within the team to ensure deadlines are met.
• Provide feedback to team members on checking performed.
• Provide feedback to the team leader on issues of time management, resources, and client escalations.
• Actively contribute to positive team relationships and provide assistance to other team members.
• Positively contribute to business improvement initiatives, implementation and review of systems, policies, and procedures.
• Demonstrate customer service excellence – resolve and address any payroll queries in an efficient and professional manner.

Eligibility

• AEC employees must be Australian citizens.
• Any person who is, and seen to be active in political affairs, and intends to publicly carry on this activity, may compromise the strict neutrality of the AEC and cannot be considered.
• Applicants are required to consent to, undergo, obtain and maintain a character clearance.
• Applicants are required to consent to, undergo, obtain and maintain the security clearance required for this role.