IT Business Applications Specialist

For Purpose Aged Care; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging and benefits

Work from home flexibility

Staff discounts

EAP – confidential counselling

Job summary

For Purpose Aged Care is seeking an IT Business Applications Specialist to own critical systems supporting Payroll, HRIS, Finance and Reporting. You will bridge business needs with technology platforms, ensuring reliability, security and measurable value for the organisation.

You will lead incident management, system upgrades, integrations and governance while driving process improvements and reporting automation using Power BI.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting finance, payroll or HR business applications.
• Strong understanding of payroll, rostering, workforce management and finance processes.
• Experience managing application incidents and vendor relationships.
• Knowledge of user access controls and system governance.
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into practical technology solutions.
• ITIL, business systems or finance systems certifications are advantageous.
• Relevant IT/Business/Finance qualifications and valid work rights in Australia.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary IT owner for Payroll, Rostering, HRIS, Finance and Reporting.
• Provide Level 1 and 2 application support across Finance and Payroll platforms.
• Manage incidents, defects, service requests and vendor escalations.
• Support payroll processing, award interpretation and system configuration.
• Maintain General Ledger, AP, AR and reporting in finance applications.
• Administer user access controls and governance requirements.
• Assist with reporting transformation and Power BI adoption.
• Identify opportunities to automate processes and improve user experience.

Skills

SQL

Excel

Power BI

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Relevant IT/Business/Finance degree

ITIL certification

Tools

HRIS

Finance systems

Payroll platforms

Job description

At For Purpose Aged Care, our purpose is to deliver exceptional care for meaningful ageing. We are dedicated to creating communities that set the standard in aged care, guided by our C.A.R.E. values: Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Empathy.

Why this role matters:

We're seeking a IT Business Applications Specialist to join our IT team and take ownership of the systems that support our Finance, Payroll, HR and Workforce Management functions.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a systems-focused professional who enjoys solving business problems, partnering with stakeholders and driving continuous improvement across critical business applications.

What You'll Be Doing

You will act as the primary IT owner for key business applications supporting Payroll, Rostering, HRIS, Finance and Reporting functions. You'll be the bridge between business users and technology platforms, ensuring applications are reliable, secure and delivering value to the organisation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting HRIS, payroll, rostering and workforce management systems.
  Providing Level 1 and 2 application support across Finance and Payroll platforms.
• Managing incidents, defects, service requests and vendor escalations.
• Supporting payroll processing, award interpretation and system configuration.
• Maintaining finance applications covering General Ledger, AP, AR and reporting.
• Administering user access, security controls and governance requirements.
• Supporting application upgrades, integrations, testing and business change activities
• Assisting with reporting transformation initiatives, including Power BI adoption.
• Identifying opportunities to automate processes and improve user experience.

About You

To be successful, you'll bring:

• Experience supporting finance, payroll or HR business applications.
  Strong understanding of payroll, rostering, workforce management and finance processes.
• Experience managing application incidents and vendor relationships.
  Knowledge of user access controls and system governance.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using SQL, Excel or Power BI.
• Ability to translate business requirements into practical technology solutions.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience within aged care, healthcare or another regulated industry.
• Exposure to HRIS, finance system implementations or migrations.
• Experience with workforce management platforms.
• Familiarity with Power BI and reporting automation.
• Understanding of integrations between HRIS, payroll and finance systems.
  ITIL, business systems or finance systems certifications.
  
• Relevant qualifications in IT, Business, Finance, Accounting or related discipline.
• Valid right to Work in Australia
• Current National Police check or willing to obtain

Benefits & Work Culture with For Purpose Aged Care

As a purpose‑led,not‑for‑profit organisation,our staff’s health and wellbeing are important to us.This is why we offer a growing range of benefits to support both work and life, including:

• Take home more pay -Salary Packaging – save up to $15,900 per year (Go Salary) plus $2600 for meals and entertainment
• Team lunches and team‑building events
• Work from home flexibility
• Exclusive staff discounts with JB Hi‑Fi, Endota Spa and more
• CommBank Workplace Banking
• Salary sacrificing options with superannuation
• Novated leasing through Enlist
• Access to EAP – free, confidential counselling