Part-Time Senior Payroll Specialist - AU Compliance

McArthur; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

McArthur is partnering with a leading organisation to recruit an experienced Senior Payroll Officer for a part-time role (3 days per week) in Melbourne, Australia. You will support end-to-end payroll across multiple entities while ensuring compliance, accuracy, and timely payments.

The role extends to payroll reconciliations, statutory reporting, governance, and internal controls, including data integrity and system process improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering end-to-end payroll across multiple entities.
• Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, taxation, and compliance.
• Excellent analytical skills and accuracy in payroll data.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver fortnightly payrolls for multiple entities.
• Apply Australian payroll legislation, awards, taxation, and superannuation requirements.
• Maintain payroll procedures, internal controls and audit records.
• Lead payroll reconciliations and produce workforce and financial reports.
• Oversee payroll system integrity, testing, and reporting.
• Provide specialist payroll advice and coaching across teams.

Skills

Payroll processing

Australian payroll legislation

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Aurion experience

Tools

Aurion

Job description

McArthur is partnering with a leading organisation to recruit an experienced Senior Payroll Officer for a part-time role (3 days per week) in Melbourne, Australia. You will support end-to-end payroll across multiple entities while ensuring compliance, accuracy, and timely payments.

The role extends to payroll reconciliations, statutory reporting, governance, and internal controls, including data integrity and system process improvements.