Are you an experienced payroll professional adept at navigating complex queries and ensuring meticulous compliance? Our client is seeking a dedicated specialist, on a temporary arrangement, to manage a critical backlog of Long Service Leave (LSL) queries, ensuring accurate adjustments and elevated service delivery within a highly regulated sector.

About The Role

- Take ownership of resolving a critical backlog of approximately 150 high-priority Long Service Leave (LSL) queries, discrepancies, and related payroll issues.
- Investigate historical data and action necessary payroll adjustments, ensuring strict alignment with relevant modern awards and complex enterprise agreements.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to systematically transparent the ticket queue, maintaining high standards of data integrity and mitigating operational risk.
- Ensure all adjustments and query resolutions adhere to strict regulatory frameworks to safeguard against escalating compliance risk and regulatory scrutiny.

About You

- Proven experience operating at a Senior Payroll Officer or specialised Payroll Officer level, with a strong capability in managing complex leave queries and adjustments.
- Mandatory demonstrated ability to investigate, interpret, and resolve intricate payroll issues, specifically related to LSL entitlements and award interpretation.




- Strong preference for candidates with direct experience in the Healthcare sector, or closely adjacent complex environments including Aged Care, NFP, Public Service, or Education.
- Exceptional analytical skills and a methodical approach to problem-solving, capable of driving a high-volume backlog project to completion without compromising on accuracy.

The Benefits
- Offering an immediate start to deliver high-impact resolutions.
- Flexible working model featuring an accessible WFH arrangement alongside days in the Ringwood office.
- Opportunity to provide critical operational support and protect organisational compliance in a highly regulated environment.
- Competitive agency hourly rate commensurate with senior specialised expertise.

If you are an experienced Payroll Specialist with a passion for accuracy and efficiency, we invite you to apply. For any queries regarding this role or other opportunities within the payroll function, you can reach out to [email protected], or call 0483 154 427 for a confidential discussion. At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.

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