Title:  Payroll and HR Specialist

At Cargill, we're challenging the way the world sees agriculture.  With more than 150 years of experience we are committed to feeding the world in a safe and responsible way, reducing environmental impact, and improving the communities where we live and work.  Safety is our top priority, and we are committed to creating a 'zero harm' safety culture. 

With a diverse and inclusive workplace culture and a global footprint, you will work with some of the best minds developing innovative programs and practices for a sustainable future.  It's an opportunity to learn, grow and engage in meaningful work that makes a positive impact around the globe.  

The Opportunity

As a Payroll & HR Specialist, you will support Cargill’s Australian businesses across our food, agriculture and corporate enterprises, with a strong focus on delivering accurate, compliant payroll across a complex environment. You will apply hands-on experience with Awards, Enterprise Agreements, workers’ compensation payments and Australian payroll compliance. Alongside your payroll responsibilities you will support broader HR operations across the employee lifecycle and partner with employees and leaders to resolve payroll and HR matters and improve how we work.

Key Accountabilities

• Deliver accurate end-to-end payroll services across a complex workforce, applying the application and interpretation of Enterprise Agreements, Modern Awards and employment conditions ensuring accurate calculation of wages, allowances and other employee entitlements.
• Maintain payroll compliance and controls, proactively identifying and resolving pay discrepancies and ensuring payroll practices remain aligned with applicable Awards, Enterprise Agreements, employment legislation and internal requirements.
• Manage payroll requirements for workers’ compensation cases, including accurate processing of payments, leave and payroll adjustments, and reconciliation of payments in partnership with HR and relevant stakeholders.
• Partner with employees, leaders and key stakeholders to deliver exceptional service, resolve queries and support a positive employee experience.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, enhancing HR and payroll processes, systems, data quality, reporting controls and ways of working to improve efficiency and service delivery.

Qualifications and Experience

• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Business, Payroll or a related discipline and/or demonstrated experience in HR administration and payroll operations within large complex organisations.
• Demonstrated strong payroll systems and analytical capability, ideally including ADP GlobalView, UKG and SuccessFactors or similar platforms, together with advanced Microsoft Excel skills and effective stakeholder communication.
• Substantial hands-on Australian payroll experience in a large or complex organization with demonstrated ownership of end-to-end payroll activities. 
• Strong practical knowledge of Modern Awards, Enterprise Agreements, Workers Compensation including interpreting and applying ordinary hours, overtime, penalties, allowances, leave and other complex pay conditions. 
• Demonstrated payroll compliance experience, including reconciliations, controls, issue investigation and resolution, and maintaining accurate payroll records. 
• Practical workers’ compensation payroll experience, including payment processing, adjustments and reconciliation within an Australian payroll environment. 

At Cargill, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds feel respected, valued, and empowered to succeed, because we know that different perspectives strengthen our teams and drive better outcomes, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that provides an accessible recruitment experience.  https://careers.cargill.com/diversity/

We provide a fast-paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

Interested? Send us your CV and cover letter today.  
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