Payroll & HR Officer

Watts Water Technologies, through its family of brands, is a global manufacturer providing one of the broadest plumbing, heating and water quality product lines in the world. In Australia, Watts is represented by trusted local brands including AVG and Enware, delivering innovative water solutions across Healthcare, Aged Care, Education, Commercial, Residential and Industrial sectors. Together, the brands combine strong local engineering and manufacturing capability with global expertise in safer, smarter and more sustainable water solutions.

We are currently accepting applications for an experienced Payroll & HR Officer to join the HR team in our Caringbah head office.

Reporting to the Senior HR Manager, the successful candidate will primarily be responsible for preparing weekly, fortnightly and monthly payrolls, coordinating a range of employee lifecycle activities and providing general Human Resources administration duties. This position would suit an experienced professional who is seeking the variety of both a Payroll and HR duties in the one role.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Maintaining and updating files for existing employees to record information such as employee contact details, leave taken, overtime, promotions, transfers, tax deductions, and superannuation

• Preparing payroll and processing payment of wages and salaries

• Completion of weekly time clock, fortnightly, and monthly payruns

• Report generation, reconciliations and data extraction

• Provide general HR administration, such as preparing contracts, variation letters etc

• Assist in recruitment, onboarding, and induction of new employees 

• Manage employee records and updating WorkDay

• Ability to build employee relationships, maintain talent management and other HR activities

• Contribute to the development, review and continuous improvement of HR programs, policies and initiatives

• Support policy maintenance and coordination of workers compensation

• Generate HR and payroll reports for management on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis

To be successful in this role, you need to be able to demonstrate the following experience: 

• Prior experience with ADP Lyric and Real Time is essential

• WorkDay experience highly regarded

• Minimum 3 years' experience in payroll processing in cross border environments

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables

• Intermediate Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Outlook and Teams

• Exceptional attention to detail and a high level of accuracy

• Strong organisational and time-management skills, whilst operating in a high volume environment

• Highly developed communication skills, verbal, written and interpersonal

• Proven ability to build positive rapport and credible working relationships

• Demonstrated ability to handle highly confidential information with discretion

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently

If you are seeking a hands on role where you can utilise your analytical skills for payroll processing, and enjoy the balance of HR responsibilities then we want to hear from you!

Please submit your updated resume and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role with your base salary expectations.

In return you will be provided with:

• Competitive Base Salary with an annual incentive plan 

• 17.5% Annual Leave Loading

• Flu vaccinations

• Confidential, and free access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Other team culture and benefits include;

• Monthly all staff head office barbeques

• Monthly oportunities to be recognised and rewarded as employee of the month

• Complimentary fresh fruit and coffee from the lunchroom coffee machine

• Casual wear Fridays

• Paid day off to celebrate your birthday

• Unwind during breaktimes in our lunchroom and play table-tennis, arcade machine, Nintendo switch

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only candidates with full Australian working rights that align to our criteria will be contacted for further discussion. The successful applicant will be required to undertake and consent to pre-employment background checks, National police check and two reference checks.

The vacancy will remain open until the successful candidate is appointed.

No recruitment agencies please.