Autonomous Payroll Specialist – End-to-End & Awards

Humero; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate start

Autonomy in role

Long-term career prospects

Job summary

Humero Recruitment Partners is supporting a well-established Australian transport and logistics organisation to recruit a Payroll Specialist for a permanent full-time role based in Brisbane’s inner northern suburbs. You will be the go-to payroll expert for a national workforce, partnering with Finance, HR and operational leaders in a collaborative team.

The role blends hands-on processing with entitlement work and reporting, requiring independency, issue-resolution skills and strong

Qualifications

• Experience in Payroll Specialist, Senior Payroll Officer or similar covering full payroll cycle.
• Knowledge of Modern Awards, Enterprise Agreements and Australian payroll legislation.
• Ability to handle complex terminations and superannuation obligations.

Responsibilities

• Own the fortnightly pay run end to end from timesheet validation to final sign-off and payment.
• Apply entitlements across full-time, casual and hybrid employees, including allowances and back payments.
• Manage onboarding, pay changes and exits including redundancy and settlements.
• Calculate and audit long service leave and leave balances with correct tax treatment.
• Oversee superannuation, salary packaging, novated leasing and parental leave payments with HR.
• Deliver payroll reporting and variance insights to senior stakeholders; support Accounts Payable with disbursement reporting.

Job description

Humero Recruitment Partners is supporting a well-established Australian transport and logistics organisation to recruit a Payroll Specialist for a permanent full-time role based in Brisbane’s inner northern suburbs. You will be the go-to payroll expert for a national workforce, partnering with Finance, HR and operational leaders in a collaborative team.

The role blends hands-on processing with entitlement work and reporting, requiring independency, issue-resolution skills and strong