Payroll Officer

RSL Care SA; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

RSL Care SA is seeking a Payroll Specialist to deliver end-to-end payroll services within the Finance Team. You will process fortnightly payroll, maintain employee records and entitlements, and respond to payroll enquiries from staff and managers.

You will ensure accuracy in accordance with relevant awards, agreements and legislation, while preparing reports, reconciliations and journals for EOFY and audits. A strong eye for detail and collaboration across departments will be essential.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering end-to-end payroll in a complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance requirements.
• Ability to interpret Modern Awards and Enterprise Agreements.

Responsibilities

• Process fortnightly payroll and associated entitlements, leave, deductions and allowances.
• Prepare fortnightly and monthly payroll reports, reconciliations and journals.
• Respond to payroll enquiries from employees, managers and external stakeholders.
• Set up new employees and maintain payroll and roster information, including terminations.
• Support EOFY and audit processes with accurate data and documentation.
• Reconcile superannuation, PAYG and other payroll-related payments.

Skills

Payroll processing

Awards & compliance

Excel

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bookkeeping/payroll qualification

Tools

Payroll systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Moore HR Partners are proud to partner with RSL Care SA, a not-for-profit charitable care provider, which has proudly served the ex-service and wider community of South Australia for over 100 years. With locations throughout SA, the organisation offers a range of accommodation and support services, including residential aged care, retirement living and affordable housing for all South Australians.

Ultimately, RSL Care SA’s mission is to support veterans, their dependents and the broader ageing community through integrated services that ensure comfort, care and dignity.

About the Role

Reporting to the Senior Payroll and Systems Lead, you will contribute to the delivery of accurate and timely end-to-end payroll services across RSL Care SA. Working within the Finance Team, you will process fortnightly payroll, maintain employee records and entitlements, complete reconciliations and reporting, and respond to payroll enquiries from employees and managers.

This position will play an important role in ensuring payroll is processed accurately and in accordance with relevant legislation, Modern Awards, Enterprise Agreements, organisational policies and procedures.

Your other key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Processing end-to-end payroll on a fortnightly basis, including employee entitlements, leave, deductions, allowances, overtime and salary packaging.
• Reviewing payroll calculations and employee records to ensure accuracy and compliance with relevant awards, agreements and legislative requirements.
• Responding to payroll enquiries from employees, managers and external stakeholders, while working closely with Finance, Rostering, Recruitment and department managers.
• Setting up new employees, maintaining payroll and roster information, and processing employee changes and terminations.
• Preparing fortnightly and monthly payroll reports, reconciliations and journals, while supporting EOFY and audit processes.
• Preparing and reconciling superannuation, PAYG, STP, WorkCover, Paid Parental Leave and other payroll-related payments and deductions.

About you

The successful candidate will bring established payroll experience within a complex organisation, along with strong knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance requirements. You will be confident interpreting Modern Awards and Enterprise Agreements, as well as using payroll systems and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

With a strong focus on accuracy, you will be highly organised, able to manage competing deadlines and comfortable working both independently and collaboratively. Strong communication, problem-solving and stakeholder relationship skills will also be important to your success in this role - to be able to liaise with internal stakeholders who have queries about the end-to-end payroll process.

The successful candidate will also possess:

• Tertiary qualifications in bookkeeping or payroll (preferred, however not essential).
• Experience within a not-for-profit, aged care or similarly regulated environment (preferred).
• A current NDIS Worker Check, or the ability to obtain one if successful.

Please note that Moore Australia is managing this recruitment process on behalf of RSL Care SA. If you have any questions or would like to learn more about the opportunity, please contact Tom Spanovskis via [e-mail]