Junior Finance Executive - Payroll

At Intrepid Travel we exist to inspire, create, share and lead the best travel experiences ever – for both people and the planet. More than 34 years later, we’re proud to be a certified B Corp with hundreds of trips in over 100 countries.

At Intrepid, we’re all about making travel a force for good - and that starts with taking care of our people. As a Junior Finance Executive in our Payroll team, you’ll assist with payroll processing for our team members in the ANZ region, update employee data in our systems, and manage bank and tax details correctly. You’ll keep a close eye on payments and deductions, while collecting other key information for payroll.

You’ll also support the Lead Payroll Specialist with essential tasks like responding to payroll queries and collating data for business requests. Maintaining integrity and discretion are key as you’ll be working with confidential information most of the time.

Beyond payroll, you’ll gain some exposure to audits, analysis and reporting, ultimately supporting your career growth in Finance!

This is a full-time permanent position, where you will work in our office in Colombo, Sri Lanka. To provide the best experience to our people, this role would operate in our office with the opportunity to work from home on occasion.

A bit about you:

• Undergraduate in Accounting or equivalent professional qualification.
• Minimum 1-2 years experience in a Finance role, especially with payroll.
• Experience in preparing payroll, with a good understanding of general ledger and payroll guidelines.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Excellent English communication skills and great attention to detail.
• Experience in handling foreign payroll will be a definite advantage.
  
  

Our people reflect the diversity of our customers and the communities we visit:

Intrepid is made up of 71 nationalities in over 30 countries, and we recognise that diversity makes us a stronger business. We support a culture where people can be themselves and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Including First Nations People, LGBTQI+ people, those living with a disability, or from disadvantaged backgrounds, and all people from different ethnicities, races, and religions.

Rewarding and developing our people is important to us, some of our work perks include:

• Flexible work arrangements, work-from-home and the ability to work from anywhere 4 weeks a year
• A free Intrepid trip every year, plus generous discounts for families, and close friends
• 5 extra days of leave a year for use on Intrepid trips
• A minimum of 10 weeks paid parental leave for all parents, and other additional leave provisions.
• Access to e-learning platforms, professional development and mentor programs
• 20 hours of volunteer leave every year to use on causes most important to you
• Employee Assistance Program, a 24/7 service that offers counselling for you and your family
  
  

We are Real. Together. Ambitious. Impactful. These are our values and to us theyre more than just words, they are the pillars of our success and every day its our people and the work they do that bring them to life.

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