- End-to-end weekly payroll for 240 employees using CRM and Xero
- Vocational training organisation supporting a broad employee workforce
- Sydney CBD | Full time | 3-month temp with likely extension | $55–$60/hr + super

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The Company

Our client is a respected vocational training organisation supporting employees and host employers across New South Wales. The organisation employs and supports approximately employees while managing payroll, superannuation, workers compensation, HR administration and training requirements.

The Sydney CBD office is small, friendly and welcoming, with hybrid flexibility of up to three days per week work from home available once you are established in the position.

The Role

Working closely with senior leadership, you will take ownership of the accurate weekly payroll for approximately 200 permanent full-time employees. The organisation is seeking an experienced and dependable payroll qualified who can start quickly, work accurately and communicate transparently.

Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

- Processing the weekly payroll for approximately 240 permanent full-time employees

- Reviewing and validating uploaded timesheets and rosters





- Interpreting and applying varying EBA and award rates across the employee workforce

- Checking weekly payroll variables and releasing verified payroll batches

- Generating five mandatory reports to provide a transparent audit trail for each payroll batch

- Creating ABA files for processing by the Governance & Strategy Manager

- Maintaining accurate payroll records and supporting payroll accounting compliance in Xero

Your Background

- To be considered for this Payroll Officer opportunity, you will bring:

- Proven experience processing weekly payroll for more than 100 employees

- Confidence interpreting multiple EBAs, awards and varying employee rates

- Construction or related industry payroll exposure is preferred but not essential

- Availability to work from the Sydney CBD office during onboarding

This is an initial three-month temporary assignment with likely extension.

If you are keen to find out more about this Payroll Officer position, please contact Ryan Lawler at Richard Lloyd on ************ quoting reference 10292 or click on 'apply now' below.

Please submit your CV in Word format and note that due to the high volume of responses we receive only suitable candidates will be contacted.

📌 Payroll Officer | Temporary (Sydney)
🏢 Richard Lloyd Accounting Recruitment
📍 Sydney