Payroll Officer
North Geelong, VIC
Know payroll, enjoy the work and looking for a stable role where your experience is valued?
Southern Star Group is looking for an experienced Payroll Officer to join our Geelong team.
We're looking for someone dependable, knowledgeable and hands-on.
Someone who takes pride in getting payroll right, understands the importance of compliance and is confident questioning something when it doesn't look right.
You'll work alongside another payroll colleague, bringing your experience to the team while delivering accurate weekly payroll across seven business units.
Experience with payroll in a manufacturing environment and interpreting manufacturing awards would be particularly well regarded.
What you'll be doing
Process end-to-end weekly payroll across seven business units
Act as a payroll compliance gatekeeper, checking payroll inputs against applicable awards, EBAs, legislation and company requirements, and questioning or escalating anything that doesn't look right
Process timesheets, overtime, allowances, deductions and leave
Manage recent starters, employee changes and terminations
Interpret and apply modern awards, EBAs and the NES
Review payroll reports, investigate discrepancies and resolve issues before payroll is finalised
Support STP, superannuation,



PAYG and payroll tax requirements
Complete reconciliations and respond to payroll queries
Share your payroll and award knowledge with your payroll colleague, helping build capability within the team
What we're looking for
Solid end-to-end payroll experience
Manufacturing payroll and award experience highly regarded
Sound knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, modern awards and EBAs
Confidence interpreting overtime, penalty rates, allowances and entitlements
Experience with MicrOpay, MYOB or a similar payroll system
Good Excel skills and strong attention to detail
A dependable, practical and collaborative approach
The confidence to question, investigate and escalate payroll or compliance issues when needed
Someone who is happy to share their experience and knowledge with others
Why join us?
This is a stable, hands-on payroll role where
experience, reliability and getting the job done well are genuinely valued
.
If you know payroll, enjoy the work and are looking for a role where you can bring your experience, share your knowledge and become a trusted member of the team, we'd like to hear from you.
Apply now to join Southern Star Group in Geelong.

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