Senior Payroll Officer

Your Opportunity

Are you an experienced payroll professional looking to take ownership of a full payroll function within a well-established Australian business?

This role will suit someone with strong end-to-end payroll experience in a multi-site and multi-award environment, who enjoys working within a collaborative finance team while ensuring accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement.

You will be joining a well-established Australian organisation with a strong national presence, working closely with an experienced CFO and a supportive, collaborative finance team.

This is a full-time position, with the flexibility to work one day from home each week after the initial onboarding period.

Key Responsibilities:

This role will focus on end-to-end payroll processing on a fortnightly basis, ensuring accuracy, compliance with Australian payroll legislation, and adherence to multiple Modern Awards.

You will be responsible for:

• Managing end-to-end payroll processing for 500+ employees on a fortnightly basis
• Ensuring compliance with Australian payroll legislation and relevant Modern Awards
• Processing terminations, adjustments, and payroll variations accurately
• Completing payroll reconciliations and preparing reports
• Managing payroll queries and maintaining accurate employee records
• Liaising with internal stakeholders and external regulatory bodies

About You:

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• At least 4 years of proven end-to-end payroll experience in a multi-site or multi-award environment within Australia
• Experience with payroll systems and enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms (highly regarded, but not essential)
• A proactive and detail-oriented mindset with excellent communication skills
• The ability to adapt in a dynamic environment, with a strong focus on continuous process improvement

Benefits

• Stable, long-standing Australian business with a respected brand
• 1-day WFH available after the initial onboarding period
• Work with a team that values open communication, support, and improvement

Apply Today

Submit your CV directly via email to Maria Saavedra on [email protected] or by pressing the Apply button.

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