Payroll Officer

Central Coast Council NSW; Central Coast; Hybrid; AUD 77,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and flexible working conditions

Job summary

Central Coast Council NSW is seeking a Payroll Officer to maintain, monitor and audit Payroll, HRIS and Time & Attendance systems to support accurate payroll processing within statutory and organisational timeframes. You will verify payroll calculations, investigate discrepancies and provide responsive service to employees and stakeholders.

The role offers hybrid and flexible working conditions with a temporary full-time arrangement, located at the Wyong Administration Building.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining, auditing and investigating Payroll, HRIS and Time & Attendance systems and end-to-end payroll processing within required timeframes.
• Knowledge of payroll tax deductions, superannuation payments and statutory reporting requirements.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build relationships with employees and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, monitor and audit Council's Payroll, HRIS and Time and Attendance systems.
• Verify payroll calculations and investigate discrepancies.
• Maintain leave and superannuation records; process statutory deductions.
• Provide responsive service to employees and stakeholders.

Skills

Payroll system management

Auditing payroll

Discrepancy resolution

Communication

Payroll tax & superannuation knowledge

Education

Certificate III in Accounting or Business Administration

Tools

HRIS software

Job description

As Payroll Officer, you will maintain, monitor and audit Council's Payroll, HRIS and Time and Attendance systems to support accurate and efficient payroll processing within statutory and organisational timeframes. You will verify payroll calculations, investigate discrepancies, maintain leave and superannuation records, process statutory deductions and provide responsive service to employees and stakeholders.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Certificate III in Accounting or Business Administration, or demonstrated contemporary experience in a similar role supported by ongoing professional development
• Experience maintaining, auditing and investigating Payroll, HRIS and Time and Attendance systems, including end-to-end payroll processing within required timeframes
• Accuracy, sound judgement and the ability to manage changing priorities while meeting deadlines
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a customer-focused approach and the ability to build effective relationships
• Demonstrated knowledge of payroll tax deductions, superannuation payments and statutory reporting requirements
• Experience verifying payroll calculations, resolving anomalies and applying relevant pay rates, policies, procedures and Award conditions

The commencing salary for this position is up to $76,535k Central Coast Council also provides progression opportunities for employees to progress up to the maximum salary of $88,678k on completion of assessment of skills and performance plus 12% superannuation.

• We have a temporary full-time role available
• We are able to offer hybrid and flexible working conditions for this role
• This role is located at the Wyong Administration Building

Want to know more?

The contact person for this role is Paige Rogers, Team Leader People Connect and Payroll Services. You can contact Paige on 0418 389 ***.

We will close for applications at midnight on Sunday, 15 November 2026.

We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.