Payroll Officer

SDI Limited; City Of Bayswater; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car Park

Birthdays

Christmas Ball

Job summary

SDI Limited is seeking a Payroll Officer to manage end-to-end fortnightly payroll for Australia, maintain time and attendance systems, and support SDI's strategic priorities. The role operates onsite at Bayswater Head Office, Monday to Friday 8.30am–5pm, with a strong emphasis on accuracy and regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of payroll experience, proficiency with Micropay and Sage, and a commitment to high-quality processes.

Qualifications

• High School or equivalent education is required.
• 3–5 years payroll experience using payroll systems.
• HRIS systems experience preferred but not essential.
• Completed certification in payroll training is required.

Responsibilities

• Processes end to end fortnightly payroll and PAYG for Australia by required deadlines.
• Processes pay day super by required deadlines for fortnightly payroll and actions related queries or additional payments.
• Acts as the Time and Attendance main contact for employees and supervisors and answers queries.
• Processes ad hoc employee payments including backpays and terminations for F01.
• Acts as backup for monthly payroll.
• Initiates the onboarding process in accordance with the Recruitment Policy.
• Oversees and coordinates the daily and weekly timesheets.
• Actions queries for employees with payroll related issues/queries.
• Maintains and updates Payroll and Time and Attendance system.
• Routinely learns and becomes proficient in new/upgraded systems and supports implementation where necessary.
• Prepares month-end tasks including payroll tax report, head count, IT reports, leave reports. Backs-up GL's, Journals and EOM payments.
• Collates data and runs annual reconciliations and for Annualised Salary timesheets.
• Reconciles Workcover payments balancing DXC reimbursements to SDI payments.
• Develops full SOPs for regular tasks and EOM processing.
• Assists Payroll Manager with ongoing payroll projects and tasks.
• In consultation with Payroll Manager and HR, enters and generates Sage related tasks, reports, Team Member and Employee record maintenance, WX, HCM Forms, HR Requests, and system analysis.
• Ensures compliance with relevant payroll legislation and keeps up to date with changes in consultation with relevant stakeholders (Finance and HR).
• Assists payroll Manager with coordinating staff car parking.

Skills

Mathematical aptitude

Confidentiality

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

High School or equivalent

Tools

Micropay Payroll

Sage People

TMS time and attendance

MS Office

Excel

Job description

Location Country

Australia

Vacancy Name

Payroll Officer

Vacancy No

VN451

Employment Type

Full-Time

Division

Finance

Summary of Role

The Payroll Officer is responsible for:

• Processing end to end fortnightly payroll.
• Maintaining time and attendance software
• Contributing towards SDI Strategic Priorities.
• Conducting work in a safe manner, adhering to quality compliance requirements and demonstrating a strong commitment to SDI's values of passion, accountability, respect, teamwork, and innovation

The Payroll Officer is responsible for:

Specific Responsibilities

• Processes end to end fortnightly payroll and PAYG for Australia by required deadlines
• Processes pay day super by required deadlines for fortnightly payroll and actions related queries or additional payments
• Acts as the Time and Attendance main contact for employees and supervisors and answers queries
• Processes ad hoc employee payments including backpays and terminations for F01
• Acts as backup for monthly payroll and
• Initiates the onboarding process in accordance with the Recruitment Policy
• Oversees and coordinates the daily and weekly timesheets
• Actions queries for employees with payroll related issues/queries
• Maintains and updates Payroll and Time and Attendance system
• Routinely learns and becomes proficient in new/upgraded systems and supports implementation where necessary
• Prepares month-end tasks including payroll tax report, head count, IT reports, leave reports. Backs-up GL's, Journals and EOM payments
• Collates data and runs annual reconciliations and for Annualised Salary timesheets
• Reconciles Workcover payments balancing DXC reimbursements to SDI payments
• Develops full SOPs for regular tasks and EOM processing
• Assists Payroll Manager with ongoing payroll projects and tasks
• In consultation with Payroll Manager and HR, enters and generates Sage related tasks, reports, Team Member and Employee record maintenance, WX, HCM Forms, HR Requests, and system analysis
• Ensures compliance with relevant payroll legislation and keeps up to date with changes in consultation with relevant stakeholders (Finance and HR)
• Assists payroll Manager with coordinating staff car parking

Key Relationships (Internal & External)

• Payroll Manager
• HR Department
• Head of Finance and IT
• Management
• Finance Team
• Employees
• External systems consultants
• WorkCover Insurer

Job Environment

• Position is located onsite at Bayswater Head Office
• Working days/hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm

Education Level

High School or equivalent

Essential Experience

• On-the-job experience
• At least 3-5 years' experience in payroll using payroll systems and general personnel procedures. HRIS System(s) and Access Micropay experience preferred but not essential
• Completed certification in payroll training

Knowledge and skills

• Good mathematical aptitude;
• Aware of SDI's current Quality policy and objectives
• Micropay Payroll or similar payroll processing system
• Sage People or similar
• TMS time and attendance system or similar
• MS office
• Average to intermediate excel skills

Personal Qualities

• Requires the ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy, confidentiality and to work to strict deadlines with high attention to detail
• Can maintain a high degree of confidentially
• Highly organised and can stick to strict deadlines
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Currency

AUD

Salary Minimum

$75,000.00

Salary Maximum

$90,000.00

Salary Period

Per Annum

Benefits

• Car Park
• Birthdays
• Christmas Ball