Payroll Officer

Michael Page; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

1 day WFH per week

Hybrid work arrangement

Competitive hourly rate

Flexible start times

Exposure to major payroll systems

Job summary

Michael Page is partnering with a well-established aged care organisation in Melbourne to recruit a Payroll Officer for a 6–8 month contract during a major payroll transformation. You will handle high-volume data entry, maintain employee records, and support system testing and deployment while ensuring accurate, timely payroll processing.

The role offers 1 day of work-from-home per week after training, exposure to leading payroll systems (Preceda, UKG, Humanforce), and potential conversion to

Qualifications

• Previous payroll administration or payroll officer experience.
• Strong attention to detail and payroll data accuracy.
• Experience working in high-volume environments.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to learn new systems quickly and work autonomously.
• Experience with payroll systems and Microsoft Excel.
• Exposure to payroll projects, testing, or system implementations is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Supporting a major payroll transformation and systems implementation project.
• Performing high-volume payroll data entry and employee record maintenance.
• Ensuring payroll data is accurate, complete, and updated within agreed timeframes.
• Assisting with payroll system testing, validation, and implementation activities.
• Supporting the rollout of new payroll metrics, reporting, and process improvements.
• Investigating and resolving payroll data discrepancies.
• Maintaining employee records across payroll, HRIS, and workforce management systems.
• Assisting with reconciliations, data audits, and reporting requirements.
• Liaising with Payroll, HR, and operational stakeholders to ensure data integrity.
• Providing administrative support to the payroll team during a critical project period.
• Contributing to process improvement initiatives and system optimisation activities.
• Ensuring strict confidentiality and compliance with payroll policies and procedures.

Skills

Payroll experience

Attention to detail

High-volume payroll

Communication

Organisational skills

Excel

System implementations

Tools

Preceda

UKG

Humanforce

Job description

• Join a major payroll transformation project supporting 15,000 employees.
• 1 day work from home per week following training.

• Join a major payroll transformation project supporting 15,000 employees.
• 1 day work from home per week following training.

About Our Client

Our client is a well-established aged care organisation currently undertaking a significant payroll transformation project. This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-performing payroll team, gain exposure to leading payroll systems, and contribute to a large-scale payroll operation in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.

Job Description

Reporting into the Payroll Team Lead, the successful Payroll Officer will be responsible for:

• Supporting a major payroll transformation and systems implementation project.
• Performing high-volume payroll data entry and employee record maintenance.
• Ensuring payroll data is accurate, complete, and updated within agreed timeframes.
• Assisting with payroll system testing, validation, and implementation activities.
• Supporting the rollout of new payroll metrics, reporting, and process improvements.
• Investigating and resolving payroll data discrepancies.
• Maintaining employee records across payroll, HRIS, and workforce management systems.
• Assisting with reconciliations, data audits, and reporting requirements.
• Liaising with Payroll, HR, and operational stakeholders to ensure data integrity.
• Providing administrative support to the payroll team during a critical project period.
• Contributing to process improvement initiatives and system optimisation activities.
• Ensuring strict confidentiality and compliance with payroll policies and procedures.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Payroll Officer should have:

• Previous payroll administration or payroll officer experience.
• Strong attention to detail and payroll data accuracy.
• Experience working in high-volume environments.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• The ability to learn new systems quickly and work autonomously.
• Experience with payroll systems and Microsoft Excel.
• Exposure to payroll projects, testing, or system implementations is highly regarded.
• Experience with Preceda, UKG, or Humanforce is advantageous.
• A proactive, adaptable, and team-focused approach.

What's on Offer

• 6-8 month temporary contract with an immediate start.
• Potential to go permanent.
• 1 day WFH per week once fully trained.
• Opportunity to be involved in a major payroll transformation project.
• Exposure to leading payroll systems including Preceda, UKG and Humanforce.
• Flexible start and finish times.
• Work within a large-scale payroll environment supporting approximately 15,000 employees.
• Collaborative team environment with exposure to payroll projects, system testing and process improvements.
• Competitive hourly rate.

Quote job ref: JN-092026-7104737