Payroll Compliance Officer

Appreciating Talent; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Appreciating Talent in Sydney is seeking a Payroll Officer to join the team, reporting to the Payroll Manager. You will work with large volumes of historical payroll data, investigate discrepancies, and ensure processing aligns with Australian legislation, awards, and enterprise agreements.

You will review seven years of records, identify underpayments or overpayments, document findings, and support remediation with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll, compliance, auditing, reconciliation or remediation.
• Comfortable with large volumes of historical payroll data and detailed employee records.
• Strong analytical skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Proven ability to investigate discrepancies and resolve issues.
• Solid understanding of Australian payroll legislation, awards, enterprise agreements and entitlements.
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills.
• Highly organized, methodical and confident working independently through complex data.
• Able to document findings clearly and accurately.

Responsibilities

• Review seven years of historical payroll data to assess compliance and identify potential discrepancies.
• Investigate payroll records, employee entitlements, pay rates, allowances, overtime and other relevant payroll components.
• Identify potential underpayments, overpayments and inconsistencies in payroll processing.
• Analyse large volumes of data to identify trends, anomalies and areas of non-compliance.
• Work through discrepancies from initial investigation through to resolution, ensuring findings are accurately documented.
• Reconcile payroll data against relevant records, awards, enterprise agreements and legislative requirements.
• Prepare detailed reports outlining findings, discrepancies and recommended corrective actions.
• Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to resolve identified issues and support remediation where required.

Skills

Payroll experience

Payroll compliance

Payroll auditing

Reconciliation

Data analysis

Excel

Attention to detail

Documentation

Tools

Excel

Job description

The Role

Reporting to the Payroll Manager and working alongside other fantastic Payroll Officers. This role will suit someone who enjoys working with data, investigating discrepancies and ensuring payroll has been processed accurately and in line with relevant legislation, awards and enterprise agreements.

You’ll be comfortable reviewing large volumes of historical payroll information, identifying potential compliance issues and working through investigations from initial review through to resolution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review seven years of historical payroll data to assess compliance and identify potential discrepancies.
• Investigate payroll records, employee entitlements, pay rates, allowances, overtime and other relevant payroll components.
• Identify potential underpayments, overpayments and inconsistencies in payroll processing.
• Analyse large volumes of data to identify trends, anomalies and areas of non-compliance.
• Work through discrepancies from initial investigation through to resolution, ensuring findings are accurately documented.
• Reconcile payroll data against relevant records, awards, enterprise agreements and legislative requirements.
• Prepare detailed reports outlining findings, discrepancies and recommended corrective actions.
• Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to resolve identified issues and support remediation where required.

About You

• Previous experience in payroll, payroll compliance, payroll auditing, reconciliation or remediation.
• Comfortable working with large volumes of historical payroll data and detailed employee records.
• Strong analytical skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Proven ability to investigate discrepancies, identify root causes and work through issues to resolution.
• A solid understanding of Australian payroll legislation, awards, enterprise agreements and employee entitlements.
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills.
• Highly organised, methodical and confident working independently through complex data.
• Able to document findings clearly and accurately.