- Type: Perm with client
- Industry: Professional Services

About Expert360: Expert360 empowers more than 42,000 (and growing!) elite professionals around the world to find great work and be successful. Expert360 was founded in 2013 with a simple but powerful mission - to connect amazing people with great companies to get important work done.

We believe in choice, flexibility and empowerment. We believe if you can change the world of work, you can change the world. Come and join us in defining and bringing to life the future of work!

About the role:

Own end-to-end weekly payroll for a multi-site workforce.

Monday and Tuesday are essential working days. You will manage timesheets, approvals, starters, leavers, payroll processing, banking files and Single Touch Payroll every week. Wednesday to Friday offers flexibility around catch-up work, queries and month-end deadlines.

Key responsibilities:

- Run accurate weekly payrolls for approximately 160 employees across three payroll files.
- Process a high-volume casual, rostered workforce operating across seven days.
- Review timesheets against rosters, approvals, overtime and penalty rules before payroll is processed.
- Manage starters, final pays, leave payouts, tax file declarations, super choices, bank details and employee records.
- Reconcile gross-to-net pay, prepare bank files and lodge STP events.
- Prepare payroll journals and reconcile payroll registers to the ledger.
- Calculate bonuses,



manage leave liabilities and support month-end reporting.
- Complete payroll tax, workers compensation and superannuation obligations.
- Maintain clear evidence, checklists, controls and payroll procedures.
- Respond to payroll, award and system queries with clear, practical advice.

To be successful in this role you will have:

- At least five years of end-to-end Australian payroll experience.
- Experience independently running a weekly payroll for 100 or more employees.
- Strong award interpretation skills within a casual, rostered or seven-day workforce.
- Knowledge of junior rates, casual loading, penalties, overtime, allowances and leave.
- Confidence with PAYG, STP Phase 2, super guarantee, payroll tax and workers compensation.
- Hands-on experience with Employment Hero or QuickBooks Payroll, plus another payroll platform such as Xero, MYOB, KeyPay or Micropay.
- Experience using timesheet systems such as Tanda or Deputy.
- Exceptional accuracy, sound judgement and a consistent record of meeting pay-day deadlines.

Why this role stands out: You will be the trusted payroll contact, with real ownership of the payroll calendar and the opportunity to standardise processes across future accounts. You will receive a laptop, second screen, payroll training support and paid qualified membership opportunities. Four weeks annual leave applies, planned around the payroll calendar with appropriate cover in place.

📌 Payroll Officer (Sydney)
🏢 Expert360
📍 Sydney