Payroll Officer

Geosyntec Consultants, a multinational environmental engineering and consulting firm, has an opportunity for a Payroll Officer to support our corporate payroll team from Brisbane, AUS. This position reports to the Payroll Supervisor. A hybrid work schedule will be available for this position after initial training.

Geosyntec is an innovative, international engineering and consulting firm serving private and public-sector clients to address new ventures and complex problems involving our environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. Our engineers, scientists, technical and project employees serve our clients from offices across the world. Ranked by ENR as one of the top environmental engineering design firms, Geosyntec is internationally known for its technical leadership, broad experience, and exceptional client service.

We invest in our people.  Each employee is unique, and your career at Geosyntec will be too.  We offer competitive pay and benefits, and well-being programs to support you and your family.

To Learn More Visit: http://www.geosyntec.com/careers/.

• Process international payrolls on a monthly basis, including the generation of payroll checks and printing standard reports;
• Assist Payroll Manager with year-end audit of payroll-related procedures;
• Respond to employee requests for information on issues relating to payroll, e.g., paid time off, etc.;
• Prepare journal entry files for all payrolls and related PTO reports ;
• Audit periodically for Super Cap.
• Respond to complex payroll questions;
• Assist with payroll tax adjustments and amendments for tax correction purposes;
• Process international payroll for multiple countries;
• Train other team members;
• Assist with quarterly payroll general ledger reconciliation process;
• Assist with setting up tax withholdings and worker’s compensation calculations for new states and countries;
• Assist in setting up payroll for newly acquired companies;
• Perform related work as required.

• A high school diploma or general education degree (GED) and a minimum of 5 years of payroll experience or any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the responsibilities of the position. (required)
• Experience with payroll software and intermediate Microsoft Office Word and Excel knowledge (formulas, pivot tables, and VLOOKUP).
• Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, short correspondence and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence and memos.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to internal clients.
• Ability to add, subtract and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• As this position has access to confidential information, it requires the satisfactory completion of a background check, as required by company and/or client policy and conducted in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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