Senior Payroll Officer

$120,000 - $130,000 + Super | Chatswood, 2 Days WFH & Free Parking

Do you enjoy identifying and driving process improvements within your team?

Manage your own pay whilst be a key team member to assist on exciting projects!

Newly created role driving payroll compliance, and optimising process improvements using iChris and UKG. Ideal for a detail-driven Senior payroll officers!

BENEFITS

- Hybrid working model - 3 days in the office, 2 from home
- Competitive above market salary package!
- Have a seat at the table, be a key team member to help identify and action process improvements
- Progress your career, the step before moving to leadership or payroll project management roles
- Opportunity to influence compliance frameworks and internal controls
- Supportive and team-oriented team culture
- Onsite parking and close to public transport
- Ongoing professional development and training opportunities
- Excellent employee benefits (shared upon application)

THE ROLE

Key responsibilities include:

- End‑to‑end fortnightly payroll processing using iChris
- Month‑end payroll accounting and reconciliations




- Responding to payroll queries and liaising with internal stakeholders
- Identifying and implementing process improvements
- Confidently challenging processes with curiosity while maintaining BAU
- Supporting payroll projects, testing, UAT and process improvement initiatives
- Working closely with HR, Finance and operational stakeholders
- Identifying opportunities to automate and streamline payroll workflows
- Award and Enterprise Agreement interpretation
- Complex payroll calculations, back pays and adjustments

THE PERSON

To be successful in this role you will have:

- Currently in a Senior Payroll Officer looking to step up your career to be more involved in Projects and process improvements
- iChris & Kronos / UKG experience highly desired
- Excellent communication skills, integrity and professionalism
- A proactive, process‑improvement mindset
- Strong understanding of Awards and Enterprise Agreements and payroll compliance
- Positive, proactive and collaborative approach
- Experience with payroll projects, implementations highly desired

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