The Role An exciting temporary opportunity has become available for an experienced Payroll Officer to join a well-established organisation based in Brisbane. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with solid payroll administration experience who can hit the ground running and support the payroll team across data entry, payroll adjustments, employee deductions, out-of-cycle payments and overpayment corrections.

If you have a strong understanding of payroll processes, enjoy working with numbers and are confident investigating pay discrepancies and ensuring accurate employee payments, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities Reporting to the relevant manager, you'll be responsible for supporting the payroll function across a range of payroll administration and payment-related activities. This role will focus on processing payroll adjustments, resolving discrepancies and maintaining accurate employee records, rather than managing the end-to-end payroll function.

Process payroll data entry, amendments and adjustments within the payroll system

Manage employee deductions, ensuring accurate and timely processing

Process pay corrections and adjustments to resolve payroll discrepancies

Prepare and process out-of-cycle payments as required

Investigate and resolve payroll errors, underpayments and incorrect payments

Assist with overpayment calculations, corrections and recovery arrangements

Review payroll data to identify discrepancies and ensure information is accurate





Maintain accurate employee payroll records and supporting documentation

Respond to payroll-related queries and liaise with internal stakeholders to resolve issues

Ensure payroll adjustments are processed in line with internal procedures and relevant legislation

Assist with the reconciliation and verification of payroll data where required

Support the wider payroll team with general payroll administration and ad hoc tasks

About You

Previous experience in a payroll officer or payroll administration position

Experience processing payroll data entry, adjustments and amendments

Understanding of employee deductions, pay corrections and out-of-cycle payments

Experience investigating payroll discrepancies and assisting with overpayment corrections

Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate and resolve pay-related issues

Excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise with internal stakeholders

Strong organisational and time management skills

Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

What's on Offer

Prospect to utilise your payroll knowledge without managing the end-to-end payroll function

Varied role focused on payroll adjustments, payment corrections and data accuracy

Supportive team environment with the opportunity to contribute to payroll operations

Competitive hourly rate based on experience

📌 Payroll Officer (Brisbane)
🏢 Sharp & Carter
📍 Brisbane