Job Description
Are you an experienced Payroll Specialist with a passion for projects?
Join a well-established community-focused organisation undergoing a significant payroll systems transition.
This is an opportunity to join a supportive finance function and play a key role in strengthening payroll capability and systems.
Our client is seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist to take ownership of a fortnightly payroll function supporting employees within a not-for-profit social care service provider.
The role has a strong technical focus, withSCHADS Award interpretation, payroll compliance and system implementationat its core.
You will also play a key role in the transition from TechnologyOne to Employment Hero, ensuring payroll rules, processes and data requirements are accurately carried across ahead of go-live.
This is a 6-month fixed-term position, commencing ASAP, with potential for extension or permanency.
Salary packaging available (increase your takehome pay)
6-month fixed term, potential to extend
Fortnightly payroll, approximately 170 employees
TechnologyOne transitioning to Employment Hero
Strong SCHADS Award knowledge essential
Training and mentoring accounts officers
Working with Children Check required
Opportunity to support payroll transformation and process improvement
Key details
Liverpool | In office, full-time, core days Monday-Thursday
Salary packaging available (increase your takehome pay)
6-month fixed term, potential to extend
Fortnightly payroll, approximately 170 employees
TechnologyOne transitioning to Employment Hero
Strong SCHADS Award knowledge essential
Training and mentoring accounts officers
Working with Children Check required
Opportunity to support payroll transformation and process improvement
Key responsibilities
Manage end-to-end fortnightly payroll processing and reconciliation
Apply SCHADS Award provisions across overtime, allowances and employee conditions
Review and validate timesheets, payroll inputs and exceptions




Complete payroll and superannuation reconciliations
Resolve complex payroll queries and provide technical advice to managers and executives
Lead the Employment Hero implementation, including process validation, testing and transition from the existing system
Train and educate managers and Executive staff in the application of Employment Hero
Develop payroll procedures and practical guidance for managers
Provide technical support and mentoring to Accounting Officers
Identify payroll risks, discrepancies and process improvement opportunities
About you
Demonstrated end-to-end payroll experience
Strong SCHADS Award interpretation capability
Employment Hero experience essential
Experience managing complex payroll calculations, allowances and overtime
Strong reconciliation and payroll compliance skills
Experience with payroll system implementation or process transformation
Excellent stakeholder communication and the ability to translate payroll requirements for non-payroll stakeholders
Confidence working autonomously and taking ownership of a payroll function
This role would suit a senior Payroll Officer or Payroll Specialist who wants to combine technical payroll expertise with systems implementation and process improvement.
abrs is Australia's only charity-owned,not-for-profit recruitment agency, with 100% of our net revenue returned to fund programs that support children, youth, and families.
When you work with abrs, you're engaging in an ethical recruitment process that directly funds vital programs in the community.
Our Commitment to Reconciliation abrs acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land.
We are committed to working respectfully and in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, guided by the principles of self-determination.
We support the rights of children to remain connected to family, culture, and Country.
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📌 Payroll Specialist (Sydney)
🏢 abrs
📍 Sydney