The Place for Talent

About the opportunity:  

We’re looking for passionate individuals who thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. People who care deeply think boldly, and act with integrity. Whether you're shaping spaces, building relationships, or unlocking growth, your work here contributes to something bigger.

As an integral part of the Charter Hall Group Finance Team, the key focus of the Payroll Officer to work with the Payroll Manager to deliver an efficient and accurate payroll function across the Charter Hall Group. This is a national role and entails a high level of engagement directly with major stakeholders including the Head of Group Finance, Treasury Manager, the People Team and the Group Finance Team. Key to the role is a thorough understanding of payroll legislative requirements and human resources practices.

What you’ll be doing:

In this role, you’ll:

• Assisting with the preparation and processing of the monthly payroll for approximately 600+ employees and offcycle payroll using Frontier Chris21 software

• Providing a high level of customer service in responding to payroll enquiries

• Preparation of termination calculations as required by the People Team

• Preparation of payroll reports following the payroll and as required by Finance

• Preparation of monthly payroll journals

• Providing Employment Separation Certificates to employees and as required by Centrelink

• Management of the Government paid parental leave scheme

• Assisting the Payroll Manager with tasks as required and during periods of leave

You’ll collaborate with a team of curious, smart, and talented individuals who bring energy and expertise to everything they do. With access to industry leaders and innovative projects across our platform, you’ll help shape outcomes that drive real-world impact.

Your point of difference: What you’ll bring to the team

• Alignment to our values: Active Partnership, Genuine Insight, Inventive Spirit and Powered by Drive

• Future focused capabilities including self-awareness, resilience, agility and generosity

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy of data entry

• Excellent organisation and time management skills

• Able to work collaboratively with stakeholders to ensure service levels met

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to maintain and build relationships with multiple stakeholders

• Demonstrated capacity to work autonomously without supervision and to contribute effectively as part of a team

• Minimum 3 years’ experience within the payroll function

• Demonstrated knowledge of payroll legislation including the Fairwork Act and applicable awards.

• Experience with Chris21 system is desirable

Benefits that matter

Our people share in our success. From employee share ownership to career development, we back our people for the long term.

• Wealth: Short and long-term incentives, salary continuance and crisis insurance, employee securities and salary packaging.
• Family: 20 weeks paid primary carers leave, 10 weeks secondary carers leave, parental transition support, school holiday programs.
• Well-being: Sonder 24/7 EAP, Tuesday breakfasts, wellbeing leave, WELL-accredited workplaces and AIA Vitality.
• Learning: On-the-job experiences, 24/7 online learning, mentoring and coaching.
• Leave: Birthday leave, purchased leave, volunteer leave, career breaks, fertility leave, and wellbeing leave.
• Community: Pledge 1%, volunteer leave, workplace giving and dollar matching
  

Why Charter Hall

As Australia’s leading diversified property funds manager, we bring together scale, expertise and a strong performance track record to deliver for our investors. What sets us apart is our active approach – managing funds, assets, leasing and development across Office, Industrial & Logistics, Retail, Diversified and Social Infrastructure to unlock long-term value.

We’re always looking ahead, exploring new ways to connect people, capital and opportunity. Backed by an entrepreneurial, collaborative and customer-focused culture, Charter Hall is a place where talented people can step up, contribute and make an impact.

Learn more: https://www.charterhall.com.au/

Ready to join us?
Apply now or reach out confidentially to Alex Smout ([email protected]) to help shape what’s next.