Senior Payroll Specialist

Clinical trials run at hundreds of sites, managed by our clinical operations group and CRO partners. Since 1980, the company has built manufacturing sites in Queensland and abroad.

Position summary

We are backfilling a position after an internal move. We need someone who catches errors before checks go out, not after. We hire in the UAE through an employer of record, so this is a regular full-time job with local payroll and statutory benefits. Core hours overlap with Sydney business hours until mid-afternoon.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare payroll journal entries and accruals for accounting.
• Audit benefit deductions against carrier invoices.
• Set up state and local tax accounts when employees move or new locations open.
• Process biweekly and weekly payroll in ADP Workforce Now.
• Maintain payroll records and documentation for audits.
• Answer employee questions about paychecks, withholding and direct deposit.

Minimum qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on payroll processing, ideally multi-state.
• Discreet with confidential pay and personal data.
• Clear communicator with employees who are upset about their check.
• Comfortable with garnishments and tax withholding setup.
• Strong Excel for reconciliations.

Nice to have

• Benefits administration experience.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC)

Pay and benefits

• Annual salary review.
• 24 days paid time off.
• Flexible hours.
• Annual learning budget.
• Company laptop.

We will only contact shortlisted applicants.

Please submit your CV in English.

Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Jackson Biologics.