Canberra Payroll Officer: Precision in Outsourced Payroll

HorizonOne Recruitment; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 98,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

HorizonOne Recruitment is collaborating with a Canberra-based Australian Government agency to fill a Payroll Officer role. The position supports payroll operations through an outsourced service delivery model, ensuring accurate transactions and timely staff advice.

You will contribute to reporting, compliance and audit work, liaise with an external payroll provider, and help improve payroll processes in a precision-focused, service-oriented environment.

Qualifications

• Payroll experience or exposure to HR/payroll processes.
• Experience with payroll systems and data handling.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in payroll outputs.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and queries effectively.
• Excellent administrative and organizational skills.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new processes.

Responsibilities

• Process payroll transactions accurately within required timeframes.
• Provide employees with timely, accurate payroll advice and resolve queries.
• Support payroll reporting, compliance and audit requirements.
• Liaise with the outsourced payroll provider on transactional matters.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of payroll processes and procedures.

Skills

Payroll processes

Stakeholder engagement

Attention to detail

Administrative skills

Learning agility

Communication

Tools

Aurion

Job description

HorizonOne Recruitment is collaborating with a Canberra-based Australian Government agency to fill a Payroll Officer role. The position supports payroll operations through an outsourced service delivery model, ensuring accurate transactions and timely staff advice.

You will contribute to reporting, compliance and audit work, liaise with an external payroll provider, and help improve payroll processes in a precision-focused, service-oriented environment.