Job Description

Senior Payroll Officer

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Senior end-to-end payroll role | 1,200+ employees | National, multi-entity payroll
n The Shoe Group (TSG) is looking for an experienced Senior Payroll Officer to join our Payroll team at our Support Office in Gillman.

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This is a hands-on senior payroll position supporting the fortnightly end-to-end payroll for more than 1,200 employees across multiple companies and employing entities, states and territories.

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Reporting to the Payroll & Compliance Manager, you will also act as the operational 2IC for Payroll, providing coverage when the Manager is on leave or unavailable. This isn't a people management position - you'll be the senior technical payroll resource helping ensure the payroll continues to run accurately, compliantly and on time.

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We're looking for someone who genuinely understands the complete payroll lifecycle and has the experience and confidence to work across all stages of a large and complex payroll.

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About the role
n You’ll be joining a small Payroll team responsible for a significant and complex national payroll. That means you’ll have broad exposure and genuine involvement across the payroll cycle rather than working within a narrowly defined area.

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As the Senior Payroll Officer, you’ll also be trusted to provide operational continuity when the Payroll & Compliance Manager is away. You’ll help coordinate payroll priorities, resolve complex matters and support the team technically, while formal people management remains with the Payroll & Compliance Manager.

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The role is based at our Gillman Support Office and works Monday to Friday from the office. There are currently no plans for this position to work from home.

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What you’ll be doing
n In this role, you will:

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- Undertake end-to-end processing of our fortnightly payroll for 1,200+ employees
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- Manage payroll across multiple companies, employing entities, states and territories
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- Review and validate time and attendance data and resolve payroll exceptions
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- Process employee changes, allowances, deductions, adjustments, leave, back payments and terminations
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- Complete payroll validation, reconciliations, finalisation and post-payroll activities
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- Interpret and apply Modern Awards, industrial instruments and relevant payroll legislation
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- Ensure the correct treatment of PAYG, superannuation and other statutory payroll requirements
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- Investigate and resolve complex payroll discrepancies and employee queries
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- Act as a senior technical point of reference for other members of the Payroll team
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- Provide operational 2IC coverage for the Payroll & Compliance Manager when required
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- Work closely with People & Culture, Finance and operational teams
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- Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, controls and systems
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What we’re looking for
n We’re looking for an experienced payroll professional who has developed strong capability across the full end-to-end payroll process.

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Ideally, you will bring:

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- Around 10 years’ experience in payroll, with substantial hands-on end-to-end processing experience
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- Experience personally processing payroll for a large workforce, ideally 500+ employees
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- Experience with payrolls of 1,000+ employees highly regarded
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- Experience processing payroll across multiple Australian states and territories
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- Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, Modern Awards and industrial instruments
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- Strong knowledge of PAYG, superannuation, leave, allowances, deductions, back payments and termination payments
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- Experience completing payroll reconciliations, validation, finalisation and post-payroll processes
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- Experience working with complex time and attendance requirements and roster-based workforces
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- Experience with large-scale payroll and workforce management systems
n Strong Excel, numerical and analytical skills
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- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work to critical payroll deadlines
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- Confidence investigating complex payroll issues and providing accurate technical advice
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- A collaborative and professional approach when working with employees, managers and other stakeholders
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Experience with Dayforce would be highly regarded.

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Importantly, we’re looking for someone who has been hands-on across the complete payroll cycle. Experience working for a large organisation is valuable, but this position requires someone who has personally managed end-to-end payroll activities rather than specialising in only one component of a larger payroll process.

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Ready to join TSG?
n If you’re an experienced payroll skilled who knows end-to-end payroll, enjoys working through complex issues and takes pride in delivering an accurate and compliant payroll, we’d love to hear from you.

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