Impactful WorkCover Payroll Officer | Full-Time Contract

Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria is seeking a WorkCover payroll administration officer to manage workers compensation payments and leave records for staff across Youth Justice and Corrections Victoria.

You will ensure staff receive the correct payments and entitlements after a workplace injury, with responsibilities including processing weekly and top-up payments, and updating records using CHRIS21 and Time Target.

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in a relevant field is not essential but would be highly regarded.
• You should have strong payroll skills and an eye for detail.
• Experience using CHRIS21 and Time Target for payroll tasks.
• Strong Excel and data skills, including formulas, pivot tables and charts.

Responsibilities

• process weekly and top-up payments and calculate workers compensation entitlements
• update payroll and leave records using systems such as CHRIS21 and Time Target
• help injured employees understand their payment and leave entitlements
• check payment details, update records and reconcile weekly reimbursements with the department's insurer
• protect sensitive information and maintain accurate records, databases and reports.

Skills

Payroll administration

Attention to detail

Communication

Confidentiality

Education

Tertiary qualification (not essential) in a relevant field

Tools

CHRIS21

Time Target

Excel

Job description

The Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria is seeking a WorkCover payroll administration officer to manage workers compensation payments and leave records for staff across Youth Justice and Corrections Victoria.

You will ensure staff receive the correct payments and entitlements after a workplace injury, with responsibilities including processing weekly and top-up payments, and updating records using CHRIS21 and Time Target.