Payroll Accountant

Job description

The Role We are seeking an experienced Payroll Accountant to manage end-to-end payroll processing for over 400 employees across multiple entities within a corporate environment. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll operations, supporting payroll-related accounting activities, and assisting with the administration of the company’s employee share scheme. The Payroll Accountant will work closely with the Finance and People & Culture teams to maintain data integrity, streamline processes, and provide a high level of service to all internal stakeholders. About you You’re highly organised and detail-oriented, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. You communicate confidently, manage competing priorities effectively, and handle confidential information with integrity and discretion. You take a proactive approach to your work and enjoy working collaboratively to deliver practical outcomes. Key Roles and Responsibilities Manage end-to-end payroll, ensuring accuracy and timely reporting across salaries, awards, contractors, PAYG, superannuation and STP. Prepare, post and reconcile payroll journals, provisions and clearing accounts, supporting month-end and year-end financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and audits. Administer employee share and equity plans, including allocations, vesting, forfeitures, share-based payments, tax treatment and ESS reporting. Ensure compliance with payroll, tax and superannuation legislation, including preparing and lodging state-based Payroll Tax returns and annual Workers Compensation wage declarations. Partner with People & Culture, Finance, external administrators and tax advisors to resolve payroll queries, support employee lifecycle changes and maintain accurate records. Drive continuous improvement through payroll system automation, process efficiencies and strong data security, confidentiality and attention to detail. Skills, Knowledge and Experience: Certificate IV or Diploma Accounting or Finance (Degree preferred). 3–5 years’ experience in end-to-end payroll within a corporate or multi-entity environment (400+ employees). Strong understanding of Australian payroll, taxation, superannuation, and employment legislation. Proven experience preparing and lodging Payroll Tax and Workers Compensation returns. Experience with general ledger postings and account reconciliations. Exposure to employee share or equity plans highly regarded. Working Excel skills and familiarity with payroll/HRIS systems. Experience with Rippling and NetSuite is highly regarded but not essential. The Rewards and Culture What We Offer: Personal Development We have a rich history of providing people with growth opportunities throughout their InfoTrack journey. We provide our people with professional development plans, technical training, leadership programs, and clear career progression opportunities. Reward & Recognition We have a culture of recognising the contributions of our people and rewarding them for their impact. We have various formal recognition programs as well as access to our employee share scheme. We put an emphasis on staff happiness, so we have a well-stocked snack cupboard, weekly catered lunches, free breakfast every morning and locally based social committees that drive events for each office including a Table Tennis competition. Health & Wellbeing We care about our people’s well-being and that is why we offer a range of benefits including fully covered gym memberships, monthly in-house massages, progressive leave policies and access to an Employee Assistance Program. Join a company that puts people first, where your contributions are valued, and your potential is supported every step of the way. Apply now or message us directly to find out more! At InfoTrack we are a diverse workforce and we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe our differences make us stronger. We therefore encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people of all cultures, abilities, sex, and genders. Who we are? InfoTrack is a leading SaaS technology innovator that is helping a range of professionals, businesses and individuals in a digital age. We care about what we do and the people we work with. We partner with our clients to identify their challenges and constantly look for ways to evolve our products to maximise their impact.