Senior Payroll Officer

We're partnering with a rapidly growing international organisation that is continuing to expand its footprint across the Asia-Pacific region. As the business grows, so does the importance of its payroll function.

We're looking for an experienced Dayforce Payroll Specialist who enjoys problem-solving, improving processes, and becoming the trusted expert that colleagues turn to for support. This is an opportunity to join a high-performing team where your expertise will be valued, your ideas will be heard, and your career can continue to grow.

Reporting directly to the Payroll Manager, you'll play a key role in delivering accurate and compliant payroll services while acting as a senior point of contact for complex payroll matters.

Benefits:

• A true 2IC opportunity 
• Lots of discounts
• Clear pathways for career growth within a successful global business
• A flexible workplace backed by a supportive leadership team
• Access to wellbeing programs and employee support services
• Generous parental leave and a range of additional leave benefits
• A collaborative and engaging team environment with regular social activities
• The opportunity to contribute to meaningful improvements and projects, not just day-to-day payroll processing

Your day to day:

• Processing end-to-end payroll across Australia and New Zealand using Dayforce
• Managing employee life cycle transactions including terminations, redundancies, long service leave and backpay calculations
• Reviewing payroll inputs, time and attendance data, and approvals to ensure accuracy
• Acting as a key escalation point for complex payroll queries and issues
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders across the business and providing expert payroll guidance
• Investigating and resolving payroll discrepancies while ensuring a positive employee experience
• Producing payroll reports and analysing payroll data to support business decision-making
• Identifying opportunities to streamline processes, improve controls and enhance payroll efficiency
• Supporting payroll tax, superannuation, year-end activities and reconciliation processes
• Maintaining compliance with relevant Australian and New Zealand legislation and regulations
• Contributing to audit requirements and payroll governance initiatives
• Leveraging Dayforce functionality to improve reporting, automation and data accuracy
• Assisting with payroll-related projects and continuous improvement initiatives as the business continues to grow

About you:

• Proven experience using Dayforce
• 3+ years' experience in a high-volume payroll environment
• Strong knowledge of payroll tax, superannuation, terminations, redundancies, long service leave and year-end processes

Consultant

nicole.townley-white@coretalent.com.au

Reference number: BH-26898
Profession:Accounting and FinanceAccounting and Finance

Company: Core Talent
Date posted: 21st Jun, 2026