Davidson is currently partnering with a Queensland Government organisation to recruit an experienced AO3 Payroll Officer to join a busy payroll services team.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Payroll Officer or Payroll Administrator who is confident working in a high-volume payroll environment and enjoys providing accurate, customer-focused payroll support.

About The Role

As a Payroll Officer, you will support the accurate and timely processing of employee salaries, payments, deductions and entitlements.

Your responsibilities will include
Processing a range of operational payroll transactions and employee changes
Reviewing and verifying payroll information to ensure accuracy
Processing salary adjustments, allowances, deductions, leave and other employee entitlements
Interpreting relevant awards, agreements, legislation and payroll procedures
Responding to payroll enquiries from employees and internal stakeholders
Investigating and resolving payroll discrepancies
Maintaining accurate employee and payroll records
Preparing payroll correspondence and reports
Using Microsoft Excel and payroll/HR information systems
Working to strict payroll deadlines and service-level requirements

About You To be successful, you will ideally have:




Previous experience as a Payroll Officer, Payroll Administrator, HR Officer - Payroll or similar
Demonstrated experience processing payroll in a high-volume workplace
Solid understanding of payroll processes, employee entitlements, awards and/or enterprise agreements
Experience using payroll or HRIS platforms such as Aurion, Chris21, SAP, TechnologyOne, UKG, Workday, Preceda or similar
Aurion experience will be highly regarded but is not essential
Strong attention to detail and ability to work accurately to deadlines
Good Microsoft Excel skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Confidence responding to employee and stakeholder payroll enquiries
Previous government or shared-services payroll experience would be advantageous

The Prospect
$51.12 per hour + Superannuation
Brisbane-based Queensland Government opportunity
Work within an established payroll services team
Opportunity to further develop your government payroll and Aurion experience

If you are an experienced payroll professional looking for your next opportunity within Queensland Government, we would love to hear from you.

📌 Payroll Officer Brisbane
🏢 Davidson
📍 Brisbane