Payroll & HR Services Specialist (6-12 months) - NSW

Transport for NSW; Burwood; On-site; AUD 89,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for NSW is seeking SSO Payroll & HR Services professionals for temporary 6–12 month opportunities based in Burwood, NSW. You will support payroll processing, onboarding and HR transactions while ensuring compliance with legislation and policies.

Join a high-performing team and contribute to continuous improvement through knowledge sharing and reference material development. Applications close 11:59 PM 11 November 2026.

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer-centric service organization and excel at building rapport to understand and meet customer needs.
• Process-driven with experience in a busy payroll environment and/or HR services for a large organization.
• Adept at using multiple computer-based systems and can quickly learn new ones.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a high-performing team delivering accurate payroll processing and HR & Employment services.
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of payroll and HR transactions, including position establishment, onboarding, overpayments, movements, and end-to-end payroll in line with applicable legislation, awards, policies, and procedures.
• Navigate various systems to find, maintain, and investigate data, ensuring consistency and accuracy.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives through knowledge sharing, user acceptance testing, and developing reference materials.
• We have multiple Temporary Fixed Term positions (starting from 6 months+ in duration) available. These positions are based from either our Burwood, Newcastle, Grafton or Glen Innes office location with workplace attendance required 50% of the time.

Skills

Payroll processing

HR services

Data systems

Customer service

Tools

Payroll software

HR systems

Job description

Transport for NSW is seeking SSO Payroll & HR Services professionals for temporary 6–12 month opportunities based in Burwood, NSW. You will support payroll processing, onboarding and HR transactions while ensuring compliance with legislation and policies.

Join a high-performing team and contribute to continuous improvement through knowledge sharing and reference material development. Applications close 11:59 PM 11 November 2026.