Payroll Coordinator

If you also believe that everyone should be able to achieve their financial potential, then you’ll love contributing to CMC Markets’ company vision of providing the ultimate trading experience. Seize the opportunity to progress your career in the fintech industry by joining a global leader in CFD trading and share investing. Grow yourself personally and professionally with a company that’s growing with you, by global expansion and product offering.

We’re looking for a detail-oriented Payroll Coordinator with experience in outsourced payroll and a strong understanding of Australian and New Zealand payroll to join our global fintech business, CMC Markets. In this 18-month max term contract, you’ll bring a methodical approach, sound judgement, and a high level of discretion when handling sensitive employee information. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and have exposure to payroll systems or transformations, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to contribute and grow with us.

We’re open to either a 4 or 5 day working week, offering flexibility to suit the right candidate.

Why You'll like working here

Just some of the reasons you’ll love working here include:

• Leave benefits: Accrue 5 additional annual leave entitlements each year called My Days, as well as enjoying 5 extra annual leave days once you pass 12 months. Enjoy your birthday off to spend time with family and friends, on us! Utilise a free annual charity day to give back to your community.

• $0 Trades: Staff & family trading accounts with CMC Markets Invest have access to the best brokerage rates in the market - $0 trades for all domestic and international equity orders!

• Continuous learning: Our L&D offering covers both technical and performance training, ensuring you're always learning new skills.

• Unlimited access to a dedicated benefits & wellbeing hub where you can save money through various retailer discounts, and make use of a variety of resources that will enhance your physical and mental wellbeing.

• Collaboration: We believe that great things happen when smart people work together, that’s why we’ve made the decision to work five days in the office.

• Office perks: Help yourself to free breakfast cereals, condiments, and coffee to fuel your workday. Our culture club provides opportunities for everyone whether you’re into fitness, pizza making classes, socialising or bringing out your competitive side in trivia or lawn bowls!

What you’ll be working on

You’ll take ownership of payroll for around 350 employees across our three entities in Australia and New Zealand, playing a key role in ensuring everyone is paid accurately and on time. From running fortnightly and monthly pay cycles to managing Australian payroll obligations and compliance, you’ll ensure seamless, accurate and timely pay for every employee. If you bring New Zealand payroll experience, you’ll have the chance to apply and grow that expertise here too.

Once you’re up to speed, you’ll step confidently into an autonomous role where you can truly own your space. Beyond payroll, you’ll also have the opportunity to get involved in broader HR projects and initiatives, contributing your insights and adding value across the team.

What will help you be successful?

You'll thrive in this role if you have a sharp eye for detail and the patience to work through complex payroll processes without cutting corners. The best Payroll Coordinators stay calm and focused even when managing competing priorities – you'll need to work methodically through fortnightly and monthly pay runs whilst maintaining accuracy across every calculation.

We're looking for someone who treats confidential employee information with absolute discretion and shows genuine commitment to getting payroll right every time. Experience with system transformations – whether you've been involved in payroll system migrations, participated in testing new platforms, or prepared data for implementation – will be highly valuable as we continue to evolve our processes.

You must be eligible to work in Australia permanently.

The things we live by

CMC Markets is powered by our people. We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, where our people feel confident to be themselves, feel valued and are able to do their best work. We don’t just value differences and unique perspectives, we seek them out and we invite them in, because we know it will lead to better outcomes for everyone

We’re always on the lookout for great people, so even if you don’t feel you are a 100% fit, apply with your up-to-date CV and we’ll consider you for this role and any other suitable opportunities across the business. 

We look forward to hearing from you! 

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