Payroll Administrator

Blacktown-City-Council; Blacktown City Council; On-site; AUD 3,640,000 - 3,868,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flextime

12% superannuation

Training and development

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Blacktown City Council is seeking a Payroll Administrator to support the weekly payroll process, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time. You will work within a payroll team handling timesheets, master files, reconciliations and payroll records, with a focus on accuracy and strong service to staff.

The role requires attention to detail, ability to manage competing priorities and provide timely payroll information.

Qualifications

• Experience with payroll processing and timesheets.
• Ability to check data accuracy and maintain records.
• Strong customer service and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Support weekly payroll production, timesheets, master file entries and reconciliations.
• Allocate labour costs and review payroll data for accuracy.
• Prepare payroll documentation and respond to employee enquiries with timely information.

Skills

Payroll processing

Attention to detail

Customer service

Job description

Lead with purpose. Shape progress for a growing city.

Join a team where accuracy, customer service and teamwork make a difference every week. As a Payroll Administrator, you support the production of Council’s weekly payroll, helping ensure employees are paid correctly and on time. Your work supports the people who deliver services across Blacktown City.

You work as part of a payroll team that manages timesheets, payroll and master file entries, payroll reconciliations and payroll records. You allocate labour costs, review payroll data, check adjustments and termination payments, prepare payroll documentation and help ensure payments align with relevant agreements, policies and legislation. You also respond to enquiries from employees and external stakeholders, providing timely and accurate payroll information.

Every pay run depends on attention to detail. Your work helps ensure employees receive the correct wages, allowances and entitlements, giving them confidence that their payroll records are accurate and up to date. By keeping payroll running smoothly, you support the workforce that delivers services to the Blacktown community.

Blacktown City Council offers stable employment, professional development and a supportive team environment. This role suits someone who enjoys working with numbers, solving problems and providing high quality customer service. If you take pride in accuracy, work well with others and manage competing priorities while meeting payroll deadlines, we would like to hear from you.

At Blacktown City Council, good people make great teams, and great teams build great cities. Here, you will find the stability and support to keep growing, along with:

• a secure, permanent, full-time role with one of Australia's largest councils
• an entry level salary commencing at $1,566.66 per week
• access to Council's flextime arrangement
• 12% superannuation and competitive leave entitlements
• ongoing training and development support
• access to Fitness Passport, social clubs and wellbeing programs.

Our commitmentto safety

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

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EEO data collection question - Please note providing this information is voluntary. Any information that you do provide will remain confidential and will only be used for statistical information to assist with equity and diversity policy development.