Company Description Zorba Financial Services is a specialist provider of accounting, compliance, consulting, and management services dedicated to the hospitality industry. The organization focuses exclusively on hospitality clients, bringing deep sector knowledge and practical insight to every engagement. Team members work closely with restaurants, bars, hotels, and other venues to support their financial operations and compliance needs.

The culture values passion for hospitality, attention to detail, and reliable service that helps clients run efficient, compliant, and profitable businesses.

Zorba Financial

Services offers opportunities to work in a dynamic environment where finance and hospitality intersect.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Payroll Coordinator / Payroll Officer to join our team. This is a hands-on end-to-end payroll role suited to a payroll professional who enjoys taking ownership, solving problems and working closely with both a payroll team and senior management.

You will provide hands-on payroll support and coordination to a team of approximately three payroll employees, while also being responsible for the accurate and timely processing of payroll from start to finish.

This role offers the chance to take ownership of payroll operations, provide guidance to the payroll team and work directly with the client's senior management and key stakeholders. You will be a trusted point of contact for payroll matters, helping to resolve complex queries, maintain payroll accuracy and ensure all payroll deadlines are met.

Key responsibilities

- Process end-to-end payroll accurately and efficiently, ensuring employees are paid correctly and on time.
- Manage the complete payroll processing cycle, including data validation, payroll calculations, reconciliations, reporting, approvals and finalisation.
- Provide day-to-day payroll support,



guidance and coordination to a team of approximately three payroll employees.
- Coordinate payroll activities and workloads to ensure all payroll deadlines and compliance requirements are consistently met.
- Review payroll data, reports and outputs to identify and resolve payroll discrepancies, errors and potential issues.
- Perform payroll reconciliations and assist with payroll reporting and other payroll-related requirements.
- Liaise directly with the client's senior management team and key stakeholders regarding payroll queries, requirements and issues.
- Support the payroll team with complex payroll queries, troubleshooting and problem-solving.
- Ensure payroll is processed in accordance with Australian payroll legislation, awards, enterprise agreements and company policies.
- Maintain accurate payroll records and ensure appropriate payroll controls and processes are followed.
- Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, systems, controls and efficiencies.
- Assist with payroll-related projects, process improvements and ad hoc payroll requirements as needed.

About you

- We are looking for a Payroll Officer / Payroll Coordinator who is confident working independently, enjoys being hands-on and can build strong relationships with both payroll teams and senior stakeholders.
- You will have:
- Minimum 1 year of payroll experience, with demonstrated end-to-end payroll processing experience.
- Strong knowledge of end-to-end payroll processing and payroll administration.




- An understanding of Australian payroll legislation, awards, employment conditions and compliance requirements.
- Experience working within or supporting a payroll team.
- Previous experience coordinating workloads, providing payroll guidance or acting as a key point of contact will be highly regarded.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy, particularly when working with payroll data and calculations.
- Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet strict payroll deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- The ability to explain complex payroll matters in a clear, patient and professional manner.
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach to payroll problem-solving.
- Confidence communicating with senior management, clients and key stakeholders.
- The ability to work autonomously while also contributing positively to a small, collaborative payroll team.
- A strong commitment to accuracy, confidentiality and payroll compliance.

Desirable

- Experience with Wage Easy or other payroll software.
- Experience working in a high-volume payroll environment.
- Experience with payroll reconciliations, reporting and compliance.
- Experience supporting payroll system improvements or process automation.

Why join us? This is an excellent opportunity for a Payroll Officer or Payroll Coordinator looking to take on a broader role combining hands-on end-to-end payroll processing, team coordination, stakeholder management and payroll support.

If you are organised, proactive and confident in your payroll knowledge, and enjoy being the person others can rely on to get payroll right, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now to join a team where your payroll expertise and attention to detail will make a real difference.

📌 Payroll support coordinator (Sydney)
🏢 Zorba Financial Services
📍 Sydney