Senior Payroll Officer | 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

Location: Sydney NSW or Remote Anywhere in Australia

Work Type: 6 Months Casual Contract, Full Time Hours

An established global manufacturing organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Officer to provide immediate operational support during a major payroll systems transformation.

This role requires a payroll professional who can quickly take ownership of assigned payrolls and independently manage end-to-end payroll processing. You will play a key role in maintaining business-as-usual payroll operations while supporting a period of organisational change.

Key Responsibilities
End-to-end processing of fortnightly and monthly payrolls
Maintain payroll records and employee data
Process current starters, terminations, salary increases and back pays
Interpret awards, enterprise agreements and payroll legislation
Manage leave, overtime and attendance related payroll activities
Resolve payroll queries from employees and management
Complete payroll reporting and statutory obligations
Reconcile payroll related general ledger accounts




Assist with month-end payroll activities
Ensure compliance with payroll legislation and company policies

To be successful, you will bring:
Proven experience processing end-to-end payroll in medium to large organisations
Strong hands-on experience using Preceda
Experience working with time and attendance systems
Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, taxation and superannuation
Experience interpreting awards and enterprise agreements
Ability to work autonomously and confidently manage payroll deadlines
Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills
Experience within manufacturing or similar complex payroll environments

Desirable
MyWorkPlace experience
Dayforce implementation exposure
Workday experience

Benefits
Adaptable remote working arrangement available Australia-wide
Opportunity to support a major payroll transformation project
Work with a high-volume, complex payroll environment
Immediate start chance
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📌 Senior Payroll Officer Canberra (Australia)
🏢 Chandler Macleod Group
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