Payroll Officer

Lawson Elliott Recruitment; Georges River; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lawson Elliott Recruitment in Hurstville, NSW, is seeking an experienced Payroll Officer to join a small, supportive team on a long-term contract. You'll manage domestic payroll end-to-end and support international payroll, with a major systems upgrade underway.

This role requires 3–4 years Australian payroll experience, strong knowledge of awards, super and tax, and proficiency with a cloud-based payroll platform.

Qualifications

• 3–4 years' end-to-end Australian payroll experience.
• Strong understanding of awards, super and tax.
• Confidence with cloud-based payroll systems.

Responsibilities

• Own domestic pay runs from timesheet through to payment.
• Coordinate with overseas payroll partners to ensure accurate international pay.
• Audit employee records and fix inconsistencies before system migration.
• Assist with system testing and data migration during upgrades.
• Ensure awards, super, tax and Fair Work requirements are applied each cycle.
• Answer staff and manager pay queries clearly and promptly.
• Produce reconciliations, journals and reports for Finance, including year-end and audit.
• Step in across the payroll team to keep operations running smoothly.

Skills

Payroll experience

Excel skills

Attention to detail

Deadline-driven

Tools

Cloud-based payroll system

Job description

Lawson Elliott Recruitment - Hurstville NSW

Long-term contract with strong prospects

This well-established Australian business in the consumer services sector is respected for what it offers customers and for how it treats its people. It’s growing steadily both locally and offshore. It puts real weight on staff wellbeing, and there's a clear culture of developing and promoting from within.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Payroll Officer to join a small, supportive payroll team on a long-term contract, reporting to the Payroll Manager. You'll look after domestic payroll from start to finish and support the international side of the function. You'll also play a hands‑on part in a major systems upgrade. Your main duties and responsibilities will include:

• Owning domestic pay runs from timesheet through to payment
• Working with overseas payroll partners to make sure international employees are paid correctly and on time
• Auditing employee records and fixing inconsistencies before the move to a new platform
• Helping with system testing and data migration as part of a business‑wide technology upgrade
• Making sure awards, super, tax and Fair Work requirements are applied correctly every cycle
• Answering staff and manager pay queries clearly and promptly
• Producing reconciliations, journals and reports for the Finance team, including year‑end and audit
• Stepping in across the payroll team when needed to keep everything running smoothly

To be considered for this role you will have 3-4 years' end-to-end Australian payroll experience, a strong grasp of awards, super and tax, and confidence on a cloud-based payroll system. You're accurate, strong in Excel, discreet with sensitive information and calm under tight deadlines. Exposure to data clean‑up, system migrations or international payroll will help you stand out.