Senior Payroll Officer

Broadmeadows, VIC

$68 per hour + Super

Immediate Start | Contract until February 2027

Full-Time Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Officer to join a busy and cooperative payroll team based in Broadmeadows. This is a fantastic opportunity for a payroll professional with strong end-to-end payroll experience and proven leadership capabilities to step into a hands‑on senior role. You'll be responsible for supporting payroll operations, allocating work across the team, assisting with complex payroll matters and ensuring the accurate delivery of fortnightly payroll services. Working within a high-volume environment, you'll provide guidance and support to payroll team members while maintaining exceptional customer service and compliance standards.

Key Responsibilities

- Allocate and coordinate work across the Payroll team to ensure priorities and deadlines are met.
- Provide guidance, support and training to Payroll Officers.
- Assist with complex payroll processes and contribute to process improvement initiatives.
- Process fortnightly payroll activities, including timesheet validation, data entry and payroll reconciliation.
- Ensure payroll data is accurate, balanced and compliant with relevant legislation and enterprise agreements.
- Maintain employee records, payroll documentation and electronic personnel files.
- Process onboarding, employee maintenance and termination transactions.
- Manage superannuation administration, including choice of fund requirements.




- Respond to payroll-related enquiries and provide high‑quality customer service.
- Work closely with People & Culture and Finance teams to ensure payroll activities are completed accurately and on time.

About You

- Demonstrated experience in a senior payroll position within a high‑volume environment.
- Strong knowledge of end-to-end payroll processing.
- Experience leading, mentoring or allocating work within a payroll team.
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities and meet strict deadlines.
- Strong customer service and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and problem‑solving capabilities.
- Sound understanding of payroll legislation, awards, enterprise agreements and compliance requirements.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.

Essential Requirements

- Demonstrated experience using Chris21 payroll software.
- Experience processing payroll from timesheet receipt through to payroll reconciliation.
- Tertiary qualifications in Payroll, Accounting, Finance or a related discipline, or equivalent demonstrated experience.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
- Ability to work effectively within a fast‑paced environment.

At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.

You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion.

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