Payroll Officer

The Next Step Recruitment; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

The Next Step Recruitment is seeking a Payroll Officer in Australia to deliver accurate and compliant payroll processing. You will manage employee records, time and attendance data, and payroll transactions while collaborating with HR, Finance and operational leaders to ensure timely and correct payments.

You will handle new employee setups, payroll adjustments, deductions and terminations, validate hours and invoices, and support payroll reporting and compliance initiatives in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Experience with Australian payroll legislation.
• Experience using Kronos, ADP and SAP.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate and compliant payroll processing.
• Maintain employee records, time and attendance data, and payroll transactions to a high standard.
• Collaborate with operational leaders, HR and Finance to ensure accurate payments.
• Process new employee setups and payroll adjustments.
• Validate labour hire hours and supplier invoices.
• Prepare superannuation payments and maintain records.
• Respond to payroll queries and resolve discrepancies promptly.

Skills

Attention to detail

Payroll knowledge

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

Kronos

ADP

SAP

Job description

This well-established Australian business with a significant operational footprint and a strong focus on quality, continuous improvement and delivering exceptional outcomes.

With a large and diverse workforce, the business offers a fast-paced, hands-on environment where collaboration, accuracy and a commitment to service are highly valued.

About the Role

Reporting to the People & Culture Manager, you will be responsible for delivering accurate and compliant payroll processing, ensuring employee records, time and attendance data, and payroll transactions are maintained to a high standard.

Working closely with operational leaders, HR and Finance, you will play an important role in ensuring employees are paid correctly and on time, while providing responsive support and resolving payroll queries.
Key responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining accurate time and attendance records, including overtime, leave and employee entitlements.
• Managing new employee setups, payroll adjustments, deductions and termination payments.
• Validating labour hire hours and supplier invoices.
• Preparing superannuation payments and maintaining accurate payroll and personnel records.
• Responding to employee payroll queries and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Partnering with operational leaders to ensure accurate timekeeping and overtime approvals.
• Supporting payroll reporting, compliance and continuous improvement initiatives.

About the Organisation

This well-established Australian business with a significant operational footprint and a strong focus on quality, continuous improvement and delivering exceptional outcomes.

With a large and diverse workforce, the business offers a fast-paced, hands-on environment where collaboration, accuracy and a commitment to service are highly valued.

About the Role

Reporting to the People & Culture Manager, you will be responsible for delivering accurate and compliant payroll processing, ensuring employee records, time and attendance data, and payroll transactions are maintained to a high standard.

Working closely with operational leaders, HR and Finance, you will play an important role in ensuring employees are paid correctly and on time, while providing responsive support and resolving payroll queries.
Key responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining accurate time and attendance records, including overtime, leave and employee entitlements.
• Managing new employee setups, payroll adjustments, deductions and termination payments.
• Validating labour hire hours and supplier invoices.
• Preparing superannuation payments and maintaining accurate payroll and personnel records.
• Responding to employee payroll queries and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Partnering with operational leaders to ensure accurate timekeeping and overtime approvals.
• Supporting payroll reporting, compliance and continuous improvement initiatives.

About You

You will be an experienced Payroll Officer who enjoys working in a busy, operationally focused environment and takes pride in delivering accurate, timely outcomes.

You bring strong attention to detail, sound knowledge of payroll legislation and the confidence to work with a range of stakeholders to resolve issues and meet competing deadlines.

To be successful, you will demonstrate:

• Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, Enterprise Agreements and relevant employment conditions.
• Ideally experience using Kronos, ADP and SAP.
• Demonstrated experience managing time and attendance, payroll adjustments, leave entitlements and termination payments.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills and the ability to meet strict payroll deadlines.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills, with a customer-focused approach.
• A proactive, flexible and collaborative working style.

Experience supporting payroll within a large, complex or operationally focused workforce will be highly regarded.