Kogarah, NSW.
We are partnering with a well-established Australian organisation to recruit a Senior Payroll Officer for their team in Kogarah.Senior Payroll OfficerThere is a permanent opportunity within a collaborative payroll team supporting a national workforce of approximately 4,000 employees.Payroll processing is shared across the team, providing exposure to a genuinely high-volume, complex and multi-award setting.This role will play an important part in delivering accurate and compliant payroll, with the Senior Payroll Officer taking on additional technical, reporting and team leadership responsibilities.The RoleWorking as part of the broader payroll team, you'll manage an allocated portion of the employee payroll while contributing to the successful delivery of payroll across the organisation's approximately 4,000-strong workforce.Responsibilities will include:Processing high-volume, end-to-end payroll across multiple states and entitiesProcessing wages, allowances, penalties, overtime, leave and deductionsManaging new starters, employee changes, terminations and final entitlementsInterpreting and applying Modern Awards and Enterprise AgreementsEnsuring compliance with payroll legislation and statutory obligationsReviewing payroll data, investigating discrepancies and resolving payroll queriesManaging employee leave balances and entitlementsProcessing workers' compensation payments,



including PIAWE calculationsCompleting payroll reconciliations and reportingResponding to payroll enquiries from employees and managersSupporting payroll audits, compliance reviews and process improvementsSenior Payroll OfficerAlongside hands‐on payroll processing, the Senior Payroll Officer will provide greater technical expertise and support to the payroll team.We're looking for someone with:Strong and up-to-date knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, compliance and statutory requirementsDemonstrated experience interpreting complex Contemporary Awards and Enterprise AgreementsExperience leading, coaching and mentoring a small team of Payroll OfficersStrong payroll reporting, reconciliation and analytical capabilityExperience managing complex payroll queries, discrepancies and escalationsThe confidence to provide technical payroll advice and guidance to the wider businessThe ability to identify and drive improvements to payroll processes, controls and systemsA collaborative, hands‐on approach to supporting the wider payroll teamExperience with workforce management or payroll systems such as Humanforce, Emplive or Ento will be highly regarded.
Experience within facilities services, cleaning, security or another high-volume, award-intensive industry would also be advantageous.
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📌 Senior Payroll Officer (New South Wales)
🏢 Aurex Group
📍 New South Wales