Senior Payroll Officer

This organisation is a leader provider of solutions to industries on a global scale. They work with a broad range of customers of varying size and scale across retail, energy, transportation and automotive delivering A range of services and solutions. They are seeking a Senior Payroll Officer to manage business-as-usual payroll operations in addition to feedback on a new payroll solution.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing including new starters, employee changes, leave, allowances, deductions, and terminations.
• Ensure all calculations fully comply with relevant Awards, Enterprise Agreements, employment conditions, and payroll legislation.
• Prepare payroll reports, balance accounts, and complete month-end reconciliations.
• Resolve complex payroll queries and investigate discrepancies with a high level of care.
• Support parallel pay runs and thoroughly test payroll interfaces across HR, Time & Attendance, and Finance systems.
• Compare outputs between the legacy and new systems to investigate variances in gross/net pay, tax, superannuation, deductions, and leave.
• Assist with User Acceptance Testing, document results, and escalate configuration issues.

Key Requirements

• Substantial experience in end-to-end Australian payroll processing.
• Strong working knowledge of EBAs, modern Awards, and Australian payroll legislation.
• Exceptional reconciliation, numerical, and data validation skills.
• Proven experience investigating complex payroll discrepancies and variances.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively across multiple teams.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are encouraged to apply.
To apply please click apply or call Sam Dewar on 08 9266 0945 for a confidential discussion.