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 new 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

Robust 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

Flexible remote working arrangement available Australia-wide

Opportunity to support a major payroll transformation project

Work with a high-volume, complex payroll environment

Immediate start opportunity

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