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, with SCHADS Award interpretation, payroll compliance and system implementation at 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 extendFortnightly payroll, approximately 170 employeesTechnologyOne transitioning to Employment HeroStrong SCHADS Award knowledge essentialTraining and mentoring accounts officersWorking with Children Check requiredOpportunity to support payroll transformation and process improvementAre 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 robust technical focus, with SCHADS Award interpretation, payroll compliance and system implementation at 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.Key detailsLiverpool | On-site, full-time, core days Monday-ThursdaySalary packaging available (increase your takehome pay)6-month fixed term, potential to extendFortnightly payroll, approximately 170 employeesTechnologyOne transitioning to Employment HeroStrong SCHADS Award knowledge essentialTraining and mentoring accounts officersWorking with Children Check requiredOpportunity to support payroll transformation and process improvementKey responsibilitiesManage end-to-end fortnightly payroll processing and reconciliationApply SCHADS Award provisions across overtime, allowances and employee conditionsReview and validate timesheets, payroll inputs and exceptionsComplete payroll and superannuation reconciliationsResolve complex payroll queries and provide technical advice to managers and executivesLead the Employment Hero implementation, including process validation, testing and transition from the existing systemTrain and educate managers and Executive staff in the application of Employment HeroDevelop payroll procedures and practical guidance for managersProvide technical support and mentoring to Accounting OfficersIdentify payroll risks,



discrepancies and process improvement opportunitiesAbout youDemonstrated end-to-end payroll experienceStrong SCHADS Award interpretation capabilityEmployment Hero experience essentialExperience managing complex payroll calculations, allowances and overtimeStrong reconciliation and payroll compliance skillsExperience with payroll system implementation or process transformationExcellent stakeholder communication and the ability to translate payroll requirements for non-payroll stakeholdersConfidence working autonomously and taking ownership of a payroll functionThis 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.
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📌 Payroll Specialist: Lead Schads Payroll & System Transition (Sydney)
🏢 abrs - Australian Barnardos Recruitment Service
📍 Sydney