About the role:
As a Senior Payroll Officer, you will apply advanced technical payroll skills and high level knowledge to resolve complex payroll issues and provide mentoring and coaching to staff to achieve team performance standards.
Your key responsibilities include:
Analyse, investigate and resolve complex payroll processing problems to meet agreed time frames in regard to separation processing and payments.
Accurately perform payroll functions including rostering and HR master data maintenance in a timely manner.
Process separations in accordance with payroll standard business processes and industrial legislation.
Work collaboratively with other payroll teams and team members within Payroll Services to ensure efficient quality client focused services are provided, by mentoring and providing advice or assistance as required
Identify skills gaps within the team and provide advice to management on development areas as required relating to separation processing.
Take a lead role within the team in liaising with clients and responding to customer enquiries to meet resolution timeframes.
Role fit:
The ideal candidate will bring solid knowledge of contemporary HR management issues and the ability to interpret industrial awards, agreements and payroll-related legislation. You will demonstrate advanced analytical and problem-solving capability in managing complex payroll and establishment matters using a risk-based approach, along with proven experience mentoring payroll staff to support team capability and performance. The role also requires the ability to accurately process separations, verify system-generated payment outcomes, and deliver high-quality client service supported by strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Why work for us:
Career development opportunities
Competitive salaries
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Employee wellbeing programs
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Please see attached role description for application requirements.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.
