Payroll Officer

Sharp & Carter; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 44,000 - 58,000; Part time

Job summary

Sharp & Carter is seeking an experienced Payroll Officer for a temporary Brisbane-based role. The role focuses on payroll data entry, adjustments, employee deductions, out-of-cycle payments and overpayment corrections, supporting the payroll team with day-to-day administration.

You will investigate pay discrepancies, ensure accurate employee payments and liaise with internal stakeholders to resolve payroll issues in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a payroll officer or payroll administrator.
• Experience processing payroll data entries, adjustments and amendments.
• Understanding of employee deductions, pay corrections and out-of-cycle payments.
• Experience investigating payroll discrepancies and assisting with overpayments.

Responsibilities

• Process payroll data entry, amendments and adjustments.
• Manage employee deductions and ensure accurate processing.
• Process out-of-cycle payments as required and resolve payroll discrepancies.
• Investigate and resolve payroll errors, underpayments and incorrect payments.
• Assist with overpayment calculations, corrections and recovery arrangements.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and supporting documentation.
• Respond to payroll-related queries from internal stakeholders.

Skills

Payroll data entry

Payroll adjustments

Deductions

Discrepancy investigation

Stakeholder liaison

Time management

Job description

The Role

An exciting temporary opportunity has become available for an experienced Payroll Officer to join a well-established organisation based in Brisbane. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong payroll administration experience who can hit the ground running and support the payroll team across data entry, payroll adjustments, employee deductions, out-of-cycle payments and overpayment corrections.

If you have a strong understanding of payroll processes, enjoy working with numbers and are confident investigating pay discrepancies and ensuring accurate employee payments, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the relevant manager, you'll be responsible for supporting the payroll function across a range of payroll administration and payment-related activities. This role will focus on processing payroll adjustments, resolving discrepancies and maintaining accurate employee records, rather than managing the end-to-end payroll function.

• Process payroll data entry, amendments and adjustments within the payroll system
• Manage employee deductions, ensuring accurate and timely processing
• Process pay corrections and adjustments to resolve payroll discrepancies
• Prepare and process out-of-cycle payments as required
• Investigate and resolve payroll errors, underpayments and incorrect payments
• Assist with overpayment calculations, corrections and recovery arrangements
• Review payroll data to identify discrepancies and ensure information is accurate
• Maintain accurate employee payroll records and supporting documentation
• Respond to payroll-related queries and liaise with internal stakeholders to resolve issues
• Ensure payroll adjustments are processed in line with internal procedures and relevant legislation
• Assist with the reconciliation and verification of payroll data where required
• Support the wider payroll team with general payroll administration and ad hoc tasks

About You

• Previous experience in a payroll officer or payroll administration position
• Experience processing payroll data entry, adjustments and amendments
• Understanding of employee deductions, pay corrections and out-of-cycle payments
• Experience investigating payroll discrepancies and assisting with overpayment corrections
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate and resolve pay-related issues
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise with internal stakeholders
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to utilise your payroll knowledge without managing the end-to-end payroll function
• Varied role focused on payroll adjustments, payment corrections and data accuracy
• Supportive team environment with the opportunity to contribute to payroll operations
• Competitive hourly rate based on experience