HR and Payroll Officer

Zenith Executive Search; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parking

Superannuation

Job summary

Zenith Executive Search in Melbourne’s southeast is seeking an experienced HR & Payroll Officer to lead both functions. The role is split roughly 3 days HR and 2 days payroll, embedding in the business with real ownership of the employee lifecycle and payroll processes.

You’ll advise leaders on HR issues, manage recruitment and contracts, and run the fortnightly payroll for hourly staff, ensuring accurate EBAs and superannuation. On-site with one WFH day weekly.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR and payroll, ideally in care or regulated sectors.
• Knowledge of EBAs, awards, and the industrial relations landscape.
• Experience paying hourly/shift-based workforce.
• Strong knowledge of superannuation and salary packaging.
• Hands on with payroll systems, CIM experience valued.
• Confidence advising on employee relations and performance issues.
• Ability to improve systems, processes and ways of working.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Act as the go-to adviser for leaders and staff, offering practical HR support.
• Handle employee relations and performance management end-to-end.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, contracts and lifecycle.
• Interpret and advise on policies and conditions of employment.
• Contribute to workforce planning, compliance and L&D.
• Help shape a positive culture through engagement initiatives.
• Be a visible HR presence and engage external advisers when needed.
• Run the full fortnightly payroll cycle for hourly/shift staff.
• Apply EBAs, awards and conditions accurately and consistently.
• Manage superannuation and salary packaging; liaise with providers.
• Partner with Finance on payroll matters and improve CIM usage.
• Identify ways to reduce manual workload and boost efficiency.

Skills

HR experience

Payroll experience

EBAs & Awards

Industrial relations

Hourly workforce payroll

CIM payroll

Communication skills

Independent worker

People focus

Tools

CIM payroll platform

Job description

Permanent Full Time – HR and Payroll Role

$100,000 + Superannuation + Parking

About the organisation

We are partnering with a respected not for profit residential aged care provider in Melbourne’s south east. Known for its commitment to person centred care, resident wellbeing and strong community connections, the organisation is equally invested in creating a positive and supportive workplace for its people.

As part of a recent restructure, a new opportunity has been created for an experienced HR and Payroll Officer to lead and own both functions.

The role

If you enjoy being embedded in the business, building genuine relationships and having real accountability across the full employee lifecycle, this role will suit you well. The position is split approximately 3 days HR and 2 days payroll, giving you the variety of working across both people and pay while driving improvements to processes and systems.

You will be a trusted point of contact for leaders and employees throughout the organisation, and you will collaborate closely with the Finance team on all things payroll.

What you will be doing

Human resources

• Acting as the go to adviser for leaders and staff, offering practical and solutions focused HR support
• Handling employee relations and performance management matters from start to finish
• Overseeing recruitment, onboarding, employment contracts and all stages of the employee lifecycle
• Interpreting and advising on policies, procedures and conditions of employment
• Contributing to workforce planning, compliance and learning and development initiatives
• Helping to shape a positive culture through engagement and wellbeing initiatives
• Being a visible, approachable HR presence across the organisation
• Engaging external advisers when complex matters require additional expertise

Payroll

• Running the full fortnightly payroll cycle for a largely hourly and shift based workforce
• Applying EBAs, awards and employment conditions accurately and consistently
• Bringing sound knowledge of superannuation and salary packaging to the role
• Acting as the main contact for external salary packaging providers and answering employee enquiries
• Partnering with Finance on payroll related matters
• Helping to get the most out of the CIM payroll platform
• Finding ways to reduce manual workload and make payroll more efficient
• Keeping pay rates, employee conditions and payroll data accurate and up to date

This is a great time to join, with the organisation actively investing in better payroll processes and system capability. You will play a key part in introducing smarter, more automated ways of working.

What you will bring

The ideal candidate will combine solid hands on HR and payroll experience, preferably gained in aged care, healthcare, home care, disability or a similarly regulated sector.

You will ideally offer:

• A background spanning both HR and payroll
• Sound knowledge of EBAs, awards and the industrial relations landscape
• Experience paying an hourly or shift based workforce
• In depth understanding of superannuation and salary packaging
• Hands on experience with payroll systems, with CIM experience highly regarded
• Confidence advising on employee relations and performance issues
• A genuine interest in improving systems, processes and ways of working
• Excellent communication skills and a natural ability to build rapport
• The capacity to work independently and take full ownership of your work
• A stable career history that reflects commitment to your previous employers

Above all, you will be a grounded, people focused professional who likes solving problems and making a real difference to workplace culture.

What is on offer

• Permanent full time position

$100,000 base salary plus superannuation

• Mostly onsite, with one work from home day each week
• A broad remit across HR and payroll with real ownership
• The chance to shape and improve payroll systems and processes
• A friendly, close knit team environment

Meaningful work that makes a difference for both employees and residents