Payroll Officer

St Jude’s Health Care Group is a trusted provider of Aged Care, Allied Health and Disability Services, established in 1982. With a strong reputation built over four decades and as a purpose-driven organisation, we operate with a clear philosophy: we do not provide any service that isn’t good enough for our own families. Our work is grounded in respect, integrity, commitment, and genuine partnerships with the individuals and communities we support.

Role Summary

The role of the Payroll Officer is focused around the end-to-end management of the fortnightly payroll process for our 2000+ employee organisation. The role is responsible for communicating with the payroll team and for educating and training operational stakeholders on the payroll process/system. The role takes responsibility for responding to queries from staff and stakeholders around payroll and for the ongoing interpretation of several awards and enterprise bargaining agreements. You would also work closely with the Senior Payroll Officer to identify areas and opportunities for process and operational improvement and to present these as recommendations. There is also the responsibility of ensuring that record keeping is maintained at a very high standard and that statutory and compliance requirements are met within the organisation.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Award interpretation - SCHADS, Aged Care and Nurses Awards.
• Managing superannuation, reconciliations and all associated reporting.
• Processing the fortnightly payroll for a 2000+ person organisation.
• Liaising with management and stakeholders across the business to discuss payroll related matters.

This role is being hired on a permanent full-time basis and is located at our central office in West Perth.

Skills, Attributes and Experience

Our ideal candidate will have significant previous experience working in payroll within a large, complex organisation, ideally within the health care sectors. They will be a strong analytical thinker who finds it easy to pay attention to details and who is able to multitask effectively. They will be consistently inquisitive and have the demonstrated confidence and capabilities to be a leader and a decision maker. They will use these skills to challenge the status quo, solve problems effectively and communicate changes to key stakeholders. Our ideal candidate will be familiar with the pressures and constraints that exist within large, complex service delivery organisations and utilise their effective time management and communication skills to achieve results and keep all their key stakeholders happy.

Key Requirements

• Proficiency and aptitude with technology including MYOB and Microsoft applications.
• Significant payroll experience, ideally within a large and complex organisation.
• Experience with interpreting healthcare awards such as SCHADS, the Aged Care Award or the Nurses Award is highly desirable, but not essential.
• Previous experience with the implementation of new payroll systems is highly desirable, but not essential.

Join our dedicated team as a Payroll Officer and play a critical role in delivering accurate and timely payroll services for a workforce of more than 2000 employees. Working closely with the Senior Payroll Officer and key stakeholders across the organisation, you will contribute to payroll excellence, compliance, and continuous process improvement within a large and complex healthcare environment.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to influence and enhance a critical enterprise system.
• Exposure to a complex and diverse operating environment.
• Competitive remuneration package commensurate with experience.

St Jude's NDIS are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. If the above opportunity is one that excites and encourages you, we would welcome and encourage your application. If your application is selected for progression then we will be in touch to discuss it with you soon.