Join a well-established Australian organisation and play a key role in delivering accurate, compliant and high-quality payroll services across the business. We are seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Officer to support payroll operations during a busy transformation period.

This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys working collaboratively, and has strong attention to detail.

About the Role

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you will be responsible for end-to-end payroll processing and a broad range of payroll administration, reporting and reconciliation activities. You will also work closely with HR and Finance to support employee lifecycle activities and compliance obligations.

This is a 6 month contract offered as either full time (5 days per week) or part time (3 or 4 days per week) depending on your preference.

Key Responsibilities
End-to-end payroll processing
Payroll reconciliations, journals and reporting
Workers compensation administration and audit coordination
Processing terminations, redundancies and new starters
Superannuation, payroll tax and employee deduction administration
Monthly payroll accruals and general ledger reconciliations




Payroll forecasting and variance analysis
Employee leave and salary packaging administration
Fleet administration support
Processing employee expenses
Responding to payroll queries and ad hoc reporting requests
Supporting HR administration and employee documentation

About You

You are a detail-oriented payroll qualified with robust technical capability and a proactive, team-focused approach.

To be successful, you will bring:
Previous payroll experience in a medium to large organisation
Experience using Empower/Micro-Pay payroll systems preferred
Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance requirements
Advanced Excel skills including VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables
High levels of accuracy, confidentiality and attention to detail
Robust organisational and time management skills
The ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Agencies please note: this recruitment assignment is being managed directly by Blackmores Talent Acquisition team. We will reach out to our preferred agency partners if required. Your respect for this process is appreciated.
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📌 Senior Payroll Officer City Of Sydney
🏢 Blackmores Group
📍 City of Sydney