Company description

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced Payroll Officers to join the Payroll & Remunerations team / department

This is an onsite position located in Epping

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne's rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our six main campuses:

Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn and Mernda Community Hospitals and Kilmore District Hospital. In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park, Mernda and Coburg.

About the Role:

This role requires an experienced payroll officer who will be responsible for providing accurate, timely and efficient payroll services at Northern Health.

This role is responsible for:

- Processing timesheets and RosterOn timecards in accordance with Enterprise Bargaining Agreements and Northern Health policies and procedures




- Contribute and demonstrate a ‘Can do' attitude with the ability to improve on existing processes and procedures
- Ability to resolve and correct payroll queries and errors to ensure the accurate payments of salary and wages to all staff

To be successful in this role you will have:

- Experience and good working knowledge of Payroll Operations
- Proven ability to undertake and process payroll tasks and duties across multiple Enterprise Bargaining Agreements (EBA) within the Victorian public health sector
- End to end payroll experience and knowledge
- SAP Payroll Experience and knowledge
- Sound numeracy skills, attention to detail and accuracy
- Proven ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, in a clear and concise manner
- Customer Service experience

Next Steps: If this chance sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description Alternatively, you can contact John Cozzolino, Associate Director Remuneration Services and (03) 8468 6071 8468 6071).

Applications close 29 September 2026

Shortlisting will commence immediately for this vacancy. If an appropriate candidate is sourced, the advertising may close early, thus we advise you to apply right away.

📌 Payroll Officer (Epping)
🏢 Northern Health
📍 Epping