Payroll Officer

Australia EV Company; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Australia EV Company is seeking an experienced Payroll Officer to join its Human Resources team in Melbourne. The role focuses on accurate, timely, and compliant payroll delivery across a multi-site workforce, collaborating with HR and Finance to ensure records are maintained and queries resolved.

The successful candidate will drive process improvements, support month-end and year-end activities, and help optimise payroll systems such as Employment Hero.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in end-to-end Australian payroll processing.
• Strong understanding of Australian payroll requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage accurate and timely end-to-end payroll processing for employees across multiple locations.
• Review and validate payroll inputs including timesheets, hours, overtime, and deductions.
• Coordinate payroll-related payments and reporting, including PAYG withholding and superannuation.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Australian payroll

PAYG

Superannuation

Payroll tax

Employment Hero

Excel

Data integrity

Confidentiality

Stakeholder management

Tools

Employment Hero

HRIS systems

Job description

A fast-growing automotive retail group is seeking an experienced Payroll Officer to join its Human Resources team in Melbourne.

This is a key role responsible for ensuring the accurate, timely and compliant delivery of payroll services across a multi-site workforce. Working closely with HR, Finance, managers and employees, you will manage end-to-end payroll activities, maintain payroll and employee records, resolve payroll queries, and support the ongoing improvement of payroll processes and systems.

The organisation is currently continuing to strengthen and streamline its payroll and workforce management processes, making this an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys both hands‑on payroll processing and process improvement.

full-time, onsite position based in Melbourne.

About the Opportunity

A fast-growing automotive retail group is seeking an experienced Payroll Officer to join its Human Resources team in Melbourne.

This is a key role responsible for ensuring the accurate, timely and compliant delivery of payroll services across a multi-site workforce. Working closely with HR, Finance, managers and employees, you will manage end-to-end payroll activities, maintain payroll and employee records, resolve payroll queries, and support the ongoing improvement of payroll processes and systems.

The organisation is currently continuing to strengthen and streamline its payroll and workforce management processes, making this an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys both hands‑on payroll processing and process improvement.

full-time, onsite position based in Melbourne.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage accurate and timely end-to-end payroll processing for employees across multiple business locations.

• Review and validate payroll inputs, including timesheets, hours worked, overtime, allowances, commissions, bonuses, leave, deductions, adjustments and terminations.

• Review employee attendance and timesheet records and follow up on discrepancies with employees and managers.

• Process employee commencements, transfers, promotions, remuneration changes and terminations.

• Calculate and process final payments and other payroll adjustments accurately and in accordance with applicable requirements.

• Reconcile payroll reports and investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies.

• Coordinate payroll-related payments and reporting, including PAYG withholding, superannuation and payroll tax.

• Support month-end and year-end payroll activities, reconciliations and statutory reporting requirements.

• Maintain accurate employee payroll records and ensure appropriate confidentiality and data integrity.

• Administer and maintain payroll, time and attendance, and HR systems.

• Support the administration and continuous improvement of Employment Hero or similar HR/payroll platforms.

• Assist with payroll system configuration, testing, data validation and process improvements.

• Prepare regular payroll, headcount, overtime, leave and workforce reports for management.

• Respond to payroll enquiries from employees and managers in a professional and timely manner.

• Work closely with HR and Finance to ensure payroll information is accurate and appropriately reconciled.

• Support payroll audits and provide payroll documentation when required.

• Assist with the development and improvement of payroll procedures, controls and internal processes.

What We’re Looking For

• Demonstrated experience in end-to-end Australian payroll processing.

• Strong understanding of Australian payroll requirements, including PAYG, superannuation, payroll tax, leave and termination payments.

• Experience reviewing and processing timesheets, overtime, allowances, commissions and variable remuneration.

• Experience working within a multi-site, retail, automotive, hospitality or similarly operational workforce would be highly regarded.

• Experience with Employment Hero is highly desirable; experience with similar payroll or HRIS platforms will also be considered.

• Sound understanding of Modern Awards and the ability to interpret employment conditions relevant to payroll.

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with large volumes of payroll data.

• Excellent attention to detail and a consistently high level of accuracy.

• Strong reconciliation, analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to identify payroll discrepancies and investigate issues independently.

• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the confidence to work with employees, managers, HR and Finance.

• Ability to manage sensitive employee information with a high level of confidentiality.

• A proactive approach to process improvement and payroll controls.

• Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced and changing business environment.

Why Join Us?

• Join a growing Australian automotive retail business during an exciting stage of development.

• Take ownership of a key payroll function supporting a diverse, multi-site workforce.

• Work closely with both HR and Finance and gain broad exposure to payroll and workforce management.

• Contribute to the ongoing implementation and improvement of HR and payroll systems and processes.

• Opportunity to play an important role in improving payroll accuracy, efficiency and employee experience.

• Supportive and collaborative working environment.

About the Organisation

Our client is an established and rapidly growing automotive retail group operating across multiple locations in Victoria.

The business continues to invest in its people, systems and operational capability and is looking for an experienced payroll professional who can bring strong technical payroll knowledge, attention to detail and a continuous‑improvement mindset to the team.

Due to the confidential nature of this recruitment process, further information regarding the organisation will be provided to shortlisted candidates.

Recruitment Process

Applications will be treated strictly confidentially.

Applicants must have appropriate working rights in Australia.

If you are an experienced payroll professional looking for a hands‑on role where you can contribute to both day-to-day payroll delivery and longer‑term process improvement, we would be pleased to hear from you.