Senior Payroll Officer

Michael Page · Melbourne CBD VIC · Full time
+60d ago

Senior Payroll Officer

KEY POINTS WE FOUND
  • End-to-end processing of fortnightly payroll cycles across multiple entities and states
  • Manage payroll activities including new starters, terminations, redundancies, and out-of-cycle payments
  • Ensure compliance with STP, payroll tax, and superannuation obligations

  • Excellent WFH flexibility

About Our Client

Our client is a highly recognisable, private equity-backed business known for its strong market presence and continued growth.

They take a proactive and mature approach to payroll compliance, with well-established systems, governance, and continuous improvement initiatives already in place.

You'll be joining a business with a fantastic leadership team, a collaborative culture, and a genuine focus on employee experience.

Additional benefits include:

  • Excellent employee benefits program
  • Strong hybrid working model
  • Genuine flexibility around start and finish times
  • A culture that values improvement, accountability, and teamwork

Job Description

  • End-to-end processing of fortnightly payroll cycles across multiple entities and states
  • Manage payroll activities including new starters, terminations, redundancies, and out-of-cycle payments
  • Perform reconciliations across payroll, GL, superannuation, and statutory requirements
  • Ensure compliance with STP, payroll tax, and superannuation obligations
  • Respond to employee and stakeholder queries with a strong service focus
  • Support audits and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
  • Produce reporting and maintain data integrity across SAP and SuccessFactors systems
  • Collaborate with Finance and People teams on projects and process enhancements

The Successful Applicant

  • Proven experience in a Senior Payroll Officer position, managing end-to-end payroll
  • Strong knowledge of multi-state payroll and legislative requirements
  • Experience with SAP payroll
  • High attention to detail with strong analytical capability
  • Proactive, solutions-focused mindset with the ability to identify process improvements
  • Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities

What's on Offer

  • Join a stable, growing and well-backed organisation
  • Work within a high-performing, supportive payroll function
  • Exposure to large-scale payroll operations and systems
  • Genuine work-life balance with flexibility built in
  • Opportunity to contribute to projects and continuous improvement initiatives
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Skills

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Analytical thinkingAttention to detailAutomated payrollLegislative knowledgePayroll compliancePayroll reconciliationProblem solvingSapSuccessfactorsTeamworkTime management

Perks & benefits

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Excellent employee benefits programGenuine flexibility around start and finish timesWork-life balance with flexibility built in

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