Job Description

Hands-on payroll and backpay project role using Dayforce

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Established essential-services organisation with a 3,000-person workforce

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Upper North Shore of Sydney | Full time | Temp to 6-month FTC | $60–$65/hr + super ($110K + Super equivalent)

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The Company

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Our client is a long-established Australian essential-services organisation with a proud history of providing reliable services to communities across New South Wales and South Australia. With approximately 3000 employees, the business offers a family-oriented, down-to-earth culture, casual dress and a supportive team environment. This opportunity is based on Sydney's Upper North Shore, with work from home flexibility available once you are settled into the role.

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The Role

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Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you will join a four-person payroll team and hit the ground running on a key backpay consolidation project ahead of an October payroll system go-live. Working closely with the IT/Business Analyst configuring the current platform, you will help ensure changes are tested, reconciled and paid accurately.

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Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

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Supporting the payroll consolidation and backpay project

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Testing payroll system configurations and confirming changes operate correctly

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Preparing and loading batch backpay payments into Dayforce

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Validating backpay calculations and ensuring employees are paid correctly

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Comparing current calculations with historical payroll transactions to identify discrepancies

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Performing sample testing on known configuration changes and investigating variances

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Processing, testing and reconciling backpay transactions in Dayforce

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Your Background

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

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Several years of hands-on payroll experience

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A sound understanding of end-to-end payroll and superannuation processes

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Confidence jumping on the tools and supporting a fast-moving project

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Dayforce payroll systems experience is preferred

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Strong attention to detail, reconciliation skills and clear communication

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Availability to work full time from the Upper North Shore office, particularly while onboarding

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This is a temporary opportunity transitioning to a fixed-term contract of up to six months. Ongoing permanency is considered unlikely at this stage.

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If you are keen to find out more about this Payroll Officer position, please contact Ryan Lawler at Richard Lloyd on 02 8324 5*** quoting reference 10206 or click on 'apply now' below.

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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.

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