Payroll Benefits Advisor

Chandler Macleod Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Chandler Macleod Group is seeking an experienced Payroll & Benefits Advisor to join our People & Culture team in Sydney. You will deliver accurate end-to-end payroll services, manage benefits administration, and ensure payroll compliance while providing excellent support to employees and stakeholders.

This role suits a payroll professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, with strong processing, reconciliation, and customer service skills.

Qualifications

• End-to-end payroll experience with strong processing skills.
• Knowledge of payroll legislation, awards, superannuation, and taxation.
• Experience handling employee lifecycle transactions from onboarding to termination.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and reconciliation abilities.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet payroll deadlines.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end payroll processing for a large workforce.
• Handling complex payroll calculations, adjustments, and reconciliations.
• Processing commencements, variations, and terminations.
• Managing superannuation, tax, workers compensation, and leave payments.
• Assisting with payroll reporting, audits, and compliance requirements.
• Providing payroll advice and support to employees and managers.
• Maintaining payroll records and ensuring data integrity.
• Supporting payroll improvement initiatives and system enhancements.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Payroll legislation

Employee lifecycle processing

Excel advanced

Communication & stakeholders

Deadline management

Tools

Aurion

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Payroll & Benefits Advisor to join a collaborative People & Culture team. This role is responsible for delivering accurate end-to-end payroll services, employee benefits administration, and payroll compliance while providing exceptional support to employees and stakeholders.

This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and has strong payroll processing, reconciliation, and customer service skills.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-end payroll processing for a large workforce
• Complex payroll calculations, adjustments, and reconciliations
• Processing employee commencements, variations, and terminations
• Managing superannuation, tax, workers compensation, and leave payments
• Assisting with payroll reporting, audits, and compliance requirements
• Providing payroll advice and support to employees and managers
• Maintaining payroll records and ensuring data integrity
• Supporting payroll improvement initiatives and system enhancements

About You

• Proven end-to-end payroll experience
• Strong understanding of payroll legislation, awards, superannuation, and taxation requirements
• Experience processing employee lifecycle transactions from onboarding through to termination
• High attention to detail with strong analytical and reconciliation skills
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet strict payroll deadlines

Desirable

• Experience with Aurion or similar payroll/HRIS platforms
• Experience working within a large, complex organisation

At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.

You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion.