Part-Time Payroll Officer

Appreciating Payroll; Sydney; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 69,000; Part time

Job summary

Appreciating Payroll is seeking an experienced payroll professional for a temporary, part-time role based in Sydney, NSW. The position supports end-to-end payroll across Australia and New Zealand and requires a keen eye for accuracy and compliance.

You will manage employee data, process salaries and deductions, and ensure timely payroll and reconciliations. Experience with MYOB is a bonus, and the role demands confidentiality and adherence to deadlines.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years’ experience managing end-to-end payroll across AU/NZ.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, taxation, superannuation and statutory reporting.
• Experience with reconciliations, GL coding and month-end processes.
• High attention to detail, confidentiality and accuracy with fixed payroll deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Maintain payroll systems, employee master data and payroll records.
• Manage end-to-end monthly payroll for Australia and New Zealand.
• Process salaries, allowances, bonuses, deductions and other payroll adjustments.
• Process new starters, terminations, redundancies and leave payments.
• Maintain accurate leave balances and accruals including annual, personal and long service leave.
• Implement approved salary adjustments and bonus payments.
• Maintain payroll coding and general ledger allocations.
• Handle salary sacrifice, packaging and novated lease deductions.
• Reconcile payroll-related GL accounts and statutory liabilities.
• Support payroll month-end journals and close processes.
• Prepare monthly payroll reconciliations including wages, PAYG, superannuation and leave provisions.
• Maintain internal controls across payroll processing and approvals.

Skills

Payroll processing

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Deadline-driven

Tools

MYOB

Job description

An exciting temporary, part-time opportunity for an experienced Payroll professional who is available to start ASAP!

The Company:

A leading actuarial consulting and strategic analytics firm operating across Australia and New Zealand, with a strong reputation for industry expertise, innovation and excellence. The business has received multiple industry awards and is widely recognised for its contribution to the insurance sector.

The Role:

• Maintain payroll systems, employee master data and payroll records.
• Manage the end-to-end monthly payroll for Australia and New Zealand.
• Process salaries, allowances, bonuses, deductions and other payroll adjustments.
• Process new starters, terminations, redundancies and leave payments.
• Maintain accurate leave balances and accruals, including annual leave, personal leave and long service leave.
• Implement approved salary adjustments and bonus payments.
• Maintain accurate payroll coding and general ledger allocations.
• Manage salary sacrifice, salary packaging and novated lease deductions.
• Reconcile payroll-related general ledger accounts and statutory liabilities.
• Support payroll-related month-end journals and close processes.
• Prepare monthly payroll reconciliations, including wages, PAYG withholding, superannuation, payroll tax and leave provisions
• Maintain appropriate internal controls across payroll processing and approvals.

The Candidate:

• 2 to 3 years' experience in managing end-to-end payroll processing across Australia and New Zealand payroll.
• Experience with MYOB is a bonus!
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, taxation, superannuation and statutory reporting requirements.
• Experience with payroll reconciliations, general ledger coding and month-end processes.
• High attention to detail, confidentiality and accuracy, with the ability to meet fixed payroll deadlines.