Campion Education is an Australian-owned provider of educational resources and solutions to primary and secondary schools across Australia. We are a well-established national business with a supportive culture and a strong connection to the education sector.

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Officer to join our Finance team in Nunawading . This is a permanent, full-time position with a dedicated focus on payroll processing, compliance and employee support.

About the role

Working closely with the Finance Operations and Payroll Manager, you will be directly involved across the complete payroll cycle.

Our workforce changes significantly throughout the year, creating a varied payroll environment with periods of high-volume processing. This role will suit an experienced payroll professional who can work accurately under firm deadlines, investigate discrepancies and take ownership of their responsibilities throughout the payroll cycle.

Your responsibilities will include:

Processing end-to-end payroll accurately, compliantly and on time

Reviewing and reconciling time and attendance information before payroll

Maintaining employee payroll records, including new starters, employee changes, allowances, deductions, leave and terminations

Calculating and reconciling PAYG withholding, superannuation, leave accruals and other payroll liabilities

Preparing payroll journals, reconciliations and reports

Supporting Single Touch Payroll and financial-year-end processing

Responding to employee payroll enquiries professionally and confidentially

Working closely with People and Culture to maintain accurate employee and payroll information

Maintaining audit-ready payroll records and assisting with internal and external audit requests





Supporting increased processing and reporting requirements during Campion’s seasonal peak

Investigating payroll discrepancies and contributing to process improvements

What you will bring

To be considered for this role, you will have:

At least three years of recent, hands-on experience in a dedicated payroll position

Demonstrated experience across multiple stages of the end-to-end payroll cycle

Experience completing at least one full payroll year, including financial-year-end activities

Working knowledge of Australian payroll obligations, including PAYG withholding, superannuation, leave entitlements and applicable industrial instruments

Strong payroll reconciliation and numerical problem-solving skills

The ability to manage competing deadlines while maintaining accuracy and confidentiality

Explicit and professional communication skills when responding to employee enquiries

A genuine interest in developing long-term knowledge and ownership of Campion’s payroll processes

You will also have experience with at least one of the following:

ADP Payforce

UKG Ready or a comparable time and attendance platform

Advanced Microsoft Excel, including functions such as XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, PivotTables and data reconciliation
Experience processing payroll for a large casual, retail, warehouse or seasonal workforce will be highly regarded.

What we offer

Permanent full-time employment with a competitive salary

Hybrid working of up to two days from home once training is completed and you can perform the role independently

Exposure to a varied payroll environment with significant seasonal activity

Support from an experienced payroll and finance team

Employee Assistance Program

A stable Australian-owned business with a national presence

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📌 Payroll Officer - End to End Payroll (Melbourne)
🏢 Campion Education
📍 Melbourne