Senior Payroll Officer | Dayforce | North Sydney
Senior Payroll Officer | North Sydney | Dayforce
Senior Payroll Officer opportunity within a large, complex payroll environment supporting a high-volume workforce across multiple entities.
Join an established payroll team where you'll leverage your end-to-end payroll expertise, mentor junior Payroll Officers and act as a key escalation point for complex payroll matters.
If you're an experienced Payroll Officer or Senior Payroll Officer looking for a role that combines payroll processing, payroll compliance, stakeholder engagement and mentoring responsibilities, this is an outstanding chance to further develop your career.
Working closely with the Payroll Manager, you'll play a critical role in ensuring accurate and compliant payroll delivery while supporting the ongoing development of the broader payroll team.
The environment offers significant payroll complexity, including Awards, Enterprise Agreements, payroll tax, superannuation and statutory compliance obligations.
The Role
Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you will be responsible for delivering accurate end-to-end payroll services across a large workforce while acting as a senior technical resource within the payroll function.
Key responsibilities include:
Processing high-volume end-to-end payroll
Supporting fortnightly payroll delivery across multiple entities
Acting as an escalation point for complex payroll queries
Reviewing payroll calculations, reconciliations and exception reporting
Interpreting Awards, Enterprise Agreements and payroll legislation
Managing new starters, terminations, leave processing and remuneration changes
Supporting payroll tax, superannuation and Single Touch Payroll (STP) obligations
Mentoring and providing guidance to Payroll Officers




Assisting with payroll projects, payroll system enhancements and process improvements
Building strong relationships with HR, Finance and operational stakeholders
About You
To be successful, you'll be an experienced Senior Payroll Officer, Payroll Administrator or Payroll Specialist with strong technical payroll knowledge and experience working within a medium to large payroll environment.
You'll bring:
Extensive end-to-end payroll experience
Strong understanding of Australian payroll legislation
Experience interpreting Awards and Enterprise Agreements
Exposure to payroll compliance, payroll tax and superannuation requirements
Advanced Excel skills including reconciliations and reporting
Experience with Dayforce or a similar payroll system
Ability to mentor and support junior payroll professionals
Strong attention to detail and problem-solving capability
Excellent stakeholder management skills
Why Apply?
Senior Payroll Officer opportunity with genuine responsibility
High-volume, complex payroll environment
Exposure to Awards, Enterprise Agreements and compliance matters
Opportunity to mentor and support Payroll Officers
Dayforce payroll system exposure
Process improvement and project involvement
Supportive Payroll Manager and leadership team
North Sydney location close to public transport
Long-term career progression opportunities
If you're a Senior Payroll Officer looking for a role where you can combine technical payroll expertise, payroll compliance knowledge and mentoring responsibilities within a large, complex environment, we'd love to hear from you.
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📌 Senior Payroll Officer | Dayforce | North Sydney
🏢 People2People
📍 Sydney