Payroll Officer
This role is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Payroll Officer to join a high performing team during an exciting period of growth and development for the organisation. This role is perfect for someone who thrives on ensuring the smooth, accurate and timely delivery of payroll. Our client is an industry leading organisation on the forefront of major energy projects across Queensland and beyond.
This organisation stands out for its unwavering commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace culture built on mutual respect, collaboration and shared success. Employees benefit from flexible working arrangements that support work-life balance. By joining this team you join an experienced Payroll function with a drive for process improvement and high performance.
What you'll do:
- Ensure all new personnel are correctly authorised onto the payroll system with comprehensive tax documentation prepared in accordance with company procedures.
- Check weekly and fortnightly timesheet's for accuracy, including calculation of extended hours when applicable.
- Oversee the correct remittance of tax and other employee deductions to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and standards.
- Reconcile payroll runs regularly and provide detailed reports on results to management for transparency and accountability.
- End to end processing and delivery of a multi site payroll.
What you'll bring:
- Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end payroll processes with proven ability to handle complex calculations related to wages, allowances, leave entitlements, and terminations.
- Experience with larger payroll systems - Experience with ADP payroll is highly regarded.
- Relevant formal qualifications in payroll or finance is highly regarded.
- Strong stakeholder management both external and internal.
- Experience with multiple EBA's and award interpretations highly regarded.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are encouraged to apply.
To apply please click apply or call Dominic Graham on 07 3032 2228 for a confidential discussion.
About the job
Contract Type: Permanent
Specialism: Accountancy & Finance
Focus: Payroll
Industry: Engineering
Salary: Competitive Salary
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Experience Level: Associate
Location: Brisbane CBD
FULL_TIMEJob Reference: 39G00A-65729B23
Date posted: 24 February 2026
Consultant: Dominic Graham
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