Payroll Officer

Anaconda; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Team discounts across Spotlight brands

EAP and gym discounts

Job summary

Spotlight Retail Group in Melbourne is seeking a Payroll Officer to join our payroll team on a full-time basis. The role involves processing fortnightly payroll via Dayforce, delivering accurate payroll services, and supporting payroll strategy across stores and the group.

You will work in a hybrid role based in South Melbourne, with opportunities for career progression, mentoring, and a profit-share scheme. Strong knowledge of General Retail Industry Awards and high-volume payroll is essential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in a similar payroll role.
• Experience with General Retail Industry Awards.
• End of month reconciliations and high-volume payroll processing (800–1000 employees).
• Dayforce experience desirable.
• NZ payroll processing experience highly regarded.
• Office suite skills (Word/Excel).
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ability to document processes and drive improvements.
• Team environment with deadlines and targets.

Responsibilities

• Process fortnightly payroll through Dayforce.
• Assist in formulating and maintaining payroll strategies and processes.
• Investigate and resolve pay discrepancies while maintaining confidentiality.
• Provide timely payroll advice to staff and management.
• Contribute to induction and development materials for in-store and support groups.
• Generate periodic reporting to meet business needs (fortnightly, monthly, annually).
• Perform data analysis, reconciliations, and system health checks.
• Maintain data integrity in the payroll database; liaise with third parties as needed.

Skills

High-volume payroll processing

Communication skills

Documentation of processes

Team collaboration

Change management

Data entry

Excel proficiency

End-user advisory

Attention to confidentiality

Tools

Dayforce

Job description

Job no: 520939
Work type: Full time
Location: VIC - Metro
Categories: Human Resources

• Iconic Australian owned and operated global retail business
• Must have experience with General Retail Industry Awards
• Hybrid role located at South Melbourne offering Profit Share

Spotlight Retail Group is seeking an experienced Payroll Officer to join our talented Payroll Team in a full-time permanent position, offering ongoing training, mentoring and career progression with work life balance and profit share scheme.

Why Join Us?

At Spotlight Group Holdings, we foster a vibrant, team-oriented culture that champions innovation and fresh ideas. We don't just offer jobs; we offer significant career paths with outstanding benefits and a supportive environment where your leadership and contributions are truly valued.

• Work-Life Balance: Embrace flexibility with our hybrid work options.
• Rewarding Compensation: Enjoy a competitive salary + super + a fantastic profit-share scheme.
• Accelerated Career Growth: Benefit from excellent opportunities for career progression and personal development within a market-leading retail group.
• Exceptional Perks: Access generous team discounts across our iconic brands (Spotlight, Anaconda, Mountain Designs, Harris Scarfe), plus EAP and gym discounts.
• Collaborative & Fast-Paced Culture: Thrive in a genuinely exciting and dynamic business that celebrates initiative and creativity.
• Convenient Location: Our centrally located South Melbourne office is just steps from the South Melbourne Market.

About the role

• Process fortnightly payroll through Dayforce
• Assist in the formulation, implementation and maintenance of payroll strategies, systems and processes
• Investigating and resolving pay discrepancies, maintaining confidentiality and discretion
• Provide timely advice to staff and management on performance/payroll related
• Assist in creating related material for induction and development programs in stores and support group
• Generating periodic reporting to meet business requirements – fortnightly, monthly and annually
• Analysis of data, reconciliations, and system health checks
• Database maintenance, including regular data integrity checking
• Liaising with third parties regarding team member details on an ad hoc basis

About You

• You must have 2+ years of experience in a similar role for a medium to large organisation
• Must have prior experience or good understanding of General Retail Industry Awards
• Prior experience with end of month reconciliations and high-volume payroll processing (800 to 1000 employees)
• Experience with Dayforce is desirable
• Experience in New Zealand payroll processing is highly regarded
• Intermediate to advanced skills with Word, Excel and data entry
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) skills
• Proven ability to initiate change and improvement to processes and systems
• Strong skills in documentation of processes
• Ability to work in a large team environment and strive to achieve desired results and deadlines

Who We Are

Spotlight Group Holdings (SGH) is a privately held $3bn+ Australian parent company which controls, operates and invests in a diverse set of businesses and assets.

SGH is one of Australia's largest privately-owned and operated family business, comprising of the Spotlight Retail Group, the Spotlight Property Group, Spotlight Group Investments, Spotlight Direct Investments and the Spotlight Charitable Foundation.

Comprising of the long term existing iconic brands in Spotlight, Anaconda and Harris Scarfe, Spotlight Retail Group is acknowledged as a market leader within the Australian retail space.

You must have unrestricted working rights in Australia to be considered for this position

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
No agency enquiries or applications please