At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage payroll processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance while supporting a collaborative team.
- Company: Established national organisation providing essential services across Australia.
- Benefits: Flexible working arrangements, work-from-home options, and easy onsite parking.
- Other info: Six-month maternity leave contract with ASAP start preferred.
- Why this job: Join a supportive team and take on genuine senior-level responsibilities.
- Qualifications: Strong payroll experience, knowledge of legislation, and ability to resolve discrepancies.
The predicted salary is between 58500 - 71500 $ per year.
- Processing the fortnightly payroll accurately and within deadlines
- Managing the employee payroll lifecycle from onboarding to termination
- Reviewing timesheets, allowances, wages and leave applications
- Calculating annual leave, terminations, allowances and other payments
- Completing payroll reconciliations and month-end reporting
- Processing payroll tax, superannuation and statutory remittances
- Investigating payroll discrepancies and resolving employee queries
- Interpreting awards, enterprise agreements and employment conditions
- Maintaining accurate payroll records and employee information
- Supporting the Payroll Manager with senior payroll responsibilities
- Acting as a key payroll contact during the Payroll Manager's planned leave
- Processing the fortnightly payroll accurately and within deadlines
- Managing the employee payroll lifecycle from onboarding to termination
- Reviewing timesheets, allowances, wages and leave applications
- Calculating annual leave, terminations, allowances and other payments
- Completing payroll reconciliations and month-end reporting
- Processing payroll tax, superannuation and statutory remittances
- Investigating payroll discrepancies and resolving employee queries
- Interpreting awards, enterprise agreements and employment conditions
- Maintaining accurate payroll records and employee information
- Supporting the Payroll Manager with senior payroll responsibilities
- Acting as a key payroll contact during the Payroll Manager's planned leave
Flexible working arrangements and work-from-home options Join a collaborative team supporting a 600-employee payroll
A successful Senior Payroll Officer should have
- Strong end-to-end payroll experience within a medium to large organisation
- Experience processing high-volume, complex payrolls
- Previous exposure to payroll tax, superannuation and month-end activities
- A strong understanding of awards, enterprise agreements and legislation
- Experience completing payroll reconciliations and statutory payments
- The ability to investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies
- Confidence working independently and taking ownership of your workload
Our client is an established national organisation providing essential services across Australia.
They offer a fast-paced but supportive working environment where accuracy, collaboration and reliability are highly valued.
Due to maternity leave, they are seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Officer to join their team for six months.
This opportunity is available on either a fixed-term or temporary basis, with an ASAP start preferred and no later than 19th October.
- Six-month maternity leave contract
- Fixed-term or temporary engagement options available
- Flexible working arrangements
- Work-from-home flexibility following training and onboarding
- Easy onsite parking
- Supportive and collaborative payroll team
- Opportunity to take on genuine senior-level responsibility
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Senior Payroll Officer in Redcliffe employer: Michael Page
Join a well-established investment management firm in Melbourne that prioritises employee growth and fosters a positive work culture. With a focus on collaboration and professional development, this company offers a unique opportunity to work with a diverse portfolio of investment funds while enjoying a supportive environment that values your contributions and encourages innovation.
