Watts Water Technologies, through its family of brands, is a global manufacturer providing one of the broadest plumbing, heating and water quality product lines in the world. In Australia, Watts is represented by trusted local brands including AVG and Enware, delivering innovative water solutions across Healthcare, Aged Care, Education, Commercial, Residential and Industrial sectors. Together, the brands combine strong local engineering and manufacturing capability with global expertise in safer, smarter and more sustainable water solutions.

We are currently accepting applications for an experienced Payroll & HR Officer to join the HR team in our Caringbah head office.

Reporting to the Senior HR Manager, the successful candidate will primarily be responsible for preparing weekly, fortnightly and monthly payrolls, coordinating a range of employee lifecycle activities and providing general Human Resources administration support. This position would suit an experienced professional who is seeking the variety of both a Payroll and HR position in the one role.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Maintaining and updating files for existing employees to record information such as employee contact details, leave taken, overtime, promotions, transfers, tax deductions, and superannuation

Preparing payroll and processing payment of wages and salaries

Completion of weekly time clock, fortnightly, and monthly payruns

Report generation, reconciliations and data extraction

Provide general HR administration, such as preparing contracts, variation letters etc

Assist in recruitment, onboarding, and induction of new employees

Manage employee records and updating WorkDay

Ability to build employee relationships, maintain talent management and other HR activities

Contribute to the development, review and continuous improvement of HR programs, policies and initiatives

Support policy maintenance and the coordination of workers compensation

Generate HR and payroll reports for management on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis





To be successful in this role, you need to be able to demonstrate the following experience:

Prior experience with ADP Lyric and Real Time is essential

WorkDay experience highly regarded

Minimum 3 years' experience in payroll processing in cross border environments

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables

Intermediate Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Outlook and Teams

Exceptional attention to detail and a high level of accuracy

Robust organisational and time-management skills, whilst operating in a high volume environment

Highly developed communication skills, verbal, written and interpersonal

Proven ability to build positive rapport and credible working relationships

Demonstrated ability to handle highly confidential information with discretion

Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently

If you are seeking a hands‑on role where you can utilise your analytical skills for payroll processing and enjoy the balance of HR responsibilities, then we want to hear from you!

In return you will be provided with:

Competitive Base Salary with an annual incentive plan

17.5% Annual Leave Loading

Flu vaccinations

Confidential, and free access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Other team culture and benefits include;

Monthly all staff head office barbeques

Monthly opportunities to be recognised and rewarded as employee of the month

Complimentary fresh fruit and coffee from the lunchroom coffee machine

Casual wear Fridays

Paid day off to celebrate your birthday

Unwind during breaktimes in our lunchroom and play table‑tennis, arcade machine, Nintendo switch

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only candidates with full Australian working rights that align to our criteria will be contacted for further discussion.

The successful applicant will be required to undertake and consent to pre-employment background checks, National police check and two reference checks.

The vacancy will remain open until the successful candidate is appointed.

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