Sr. Accounting Associate - Australian Payroll

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

• Supervise international payroll team responsible for Australia and New Zealand.
• Oversee the ANZ payroll processing, ensure payroll is processed accurately and timely.
• Ensure compliance with payroll laws and regulations.
• Audit and approve payrolls.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, relevant to payroll requirements and internal controls.
• Communicate with internal customers to assist in resolving issues or questions.
• Partner with cross functional teams, HR, Benefits, IT and Finance to provide support as required.
• Provide payroll reporting as needed.
• Execute year end processing requirements as needed.
• Perform other country specific reconciliations and reporting.
• Maintain confidentiality and adhere to all company policies and procedures.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
  
  
  

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Here's what you'll need

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Human Resources or Business Administration.
• Fluency in English, verbal and written.
• 5+ years of global payroll experience (Australian payroll experience is a must, New Zealand would be an asset), preferably with companies having 1,000+ employees.
• Practical knowledge of Australian payroll processing, general payroll policy, government regulation and tax requirements.
• Intermediate to advanced software skill and experience with Microsoft Excel, including pivots, lookups, filtering and sorting (VBA would be an asset).
• Ability to work under stressful conditions and meet strict deadlines required.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Strong leadership skills (experience in leading multinational team would be an asset).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.