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In this role, you join a collaborative payroll team with a global remit, helping ensure our colleagues across the business are supported through reliable payroll outcomes. Your work underpins trust, compliance and continuous improvement, while giving you exposure to complex payroll environments and meaningful stakeholder relationships

At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 31 markets and with 56 years of unbroken profitability. You’ll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone - no matter what role - contributes ideas and drives outcomes.

What role will you play?

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You play a key role in delivering accurate and compliant payroll outcomes by working closely with Operations, People and Culture, Finance, risk teams, the wider business and external payroll vendors. Reporting to a Payroll Manager, you apply your analytical and interpersonal skills to resolve employee and stakeholder queries, investigate issues and turn insights into process improvements that reduce operational risk. Your attention to detail supports high-quality payroll processing and adherence to relevant legislation, while your curiosity and problem-solving mindset help enhance payroll systems and procedures in a global, team-based environment. 

While Macquarie offers hybrid working for many of our roles, this role does require three days a week in our advertised location.

What you offer

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• Experience across end-to-end payroll processes, including payroll calculations, statutory deductions, tax and social security withholding, and benefits administration.
• Exposure to payroll delivery across multiple EMEA countries, with a working understanding of regional legislation and compliance requirements.
• Strong analytical capability, including confident use of advanced Excel functions and data analysis tools to identify issues and improve outcomes.
• High attention to detail combined with strong organisation and time management skills to manage multiple priorities accurately.
• Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to work independently and collaborate effectively within a global team.

We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.

What we offer

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At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on eligibility criteria, include:

• 1 wellbeing leave day per year and a minimum of 25 days of annual leave.
• 26 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of paid transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks’ paid leave for secondary caregivers
• Paid fertility leave for those undergoing or supporting fertility treatment
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Access to a wide range of salary sacrificing options
• Benefits and initiatives to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing including, comprehensive medical and life insurance cover
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
• Access to company funded emergency and backup dependent care services
• Recognition and service awards
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
• Reimbursement for work from home equipment

About Financial Management, People and Engagement

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Financial Management, People and Engagement (FPE) provides a single interface for Macquarie’s businesses across key areas of people, strategy, communications and financial management. Comprising two pillars – Financial Management, and People and Engagement – it is responsible for managing the Group’s financial, tax and treasury activities and strategic priorities, fostering our culture through people and community engagement strategies, and engaging with stakeholders to protect and promote Macquarie’s reputation globally.

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

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We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply regardless of their identity, including age, disability, neurodiversity, gender (including gender identity or expression), sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, parental status, race (including ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, or socio-economic background. We welcome further discussions on how you can feel included and belong at Macquarie as you progress through our recruitment process.

Our aim is to provide reasonable adjustments to individuals as required during the recruitment process and in the course of employment. If you require additional assistance, please let us know during the application process.