The Role
Covetrus is a global animal health technology and services company dedicated to advancing the world of veterinary medicine. With over 5,500 employees across 19 countries, we are committed to supporting passions, fostering opportunities, and establishing progressive practices.
We are seeking a senior payroll professional to join our Northgate APAC Finance Head Office team on a permanent basis. This stand-alone role will report to the Financial Controller and you will be responsible for providing accurate and timely payroll services across our Australia & New Zealand business. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a large, head office finance team and be part of a global organisation that makes a positive impact to our vet customers and pet owners.
Your responsibilities will include –
Preparation and processing of fortnightly and monthly pays using ADP across multiple entities in Australia and New Zealand (approx. 400 employees).
Ensuring compliance with payroll related Award and Enterprise Agreement legislative and statutory requirements.
Employee maintenance including ensuring accurate new starter set ups, maintaining leave and deductions, through to termination and long service leave calculations.
Management of statutory payments relating to Superannuation and Payroll Tax.
Month end reporting including Headcount reporting, Super reconciliations etc.
Preparation of periodic and adhoc reports for Finance and management across the organisation.
Developing and implementing best practice payroll processes and programs.
Management and investigation of all payroll queries.
About You
Ideally you will display –
Demonstrated 3-5 years’ experience in a Senior or stand alone payroll capacity within a medium/large company.
Specific system experience in ADP Payroll and Workday HRIS experience will be advantageous.
Demonstrated experience working with large payroll systems across multiple sites.
Intermediate to advanced MS Excel skills including the use of VLOOKUP and SUMIF formulas.
Experience in End of Month reporting and analysis will be advantageous.
A passion for payroll with an inherent focus on attention to detail, confidentiality and customer service
A high level of organisational skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities.
Why Join Us?
At Covetrus, we’re proud of our family friendly culture and respectful workplace. We embrace diversity in our workforce and encourage applications from like-minded persons from all walks of life. Covetrus team members are eligible to access a suite of fantastic benefits, to help them look after themselves, their family and their beloved pets. These include –
Generous discounts on our range of animal health food & enrichment products.
Access to Perkbox/Boost apps for discounts on everyday shopping & amazing health & wellbeing resources.
Additional leave benefits – annual birthday leave, paid parental leave, & the option to purchase additional leave.
Flexible options & dog-friendly offices (select roles and locations).
Free 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program.
Reward & recognition through our bi-annual Values Awards and our Service Anniversary Awards.
Professional development through our Leadership Development & Emerging Leadership courses.
Access to annual flu vaccinations.
Annual volunteer days.
Covetrus is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
