Payroll Officer

Randstad; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad is currently seeking an experienced Payroll Officer to join a well-established organisation in the construction sector. This is an ongoing full-time temporary assignment, based on-site at Nerang, earning $51.13 per hour plus super and responsible for end-to-end payroll for about 150 employees weekly.

The role requires interpreting awards and enterprise agreements, liaising with the finance team, and acting as the escalation point for complex payroll issues.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering end-to-end payroll in high-volume environments.
• Experience interpreting awards and enterprise agreements (construction sector preferred).
• Proficiency with payroll systems; SAP experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Process weekly payroll for approximately 150 employees across multiple awards.
• Interpret and apply awards and enterprise agreements accurately.
• Liaise with finance and stakeholders to support payroll operations.
• Escalate and resolve complex payroll issues.
• Administer ad hoc payments, statutory reporting, reconciliations, and compliance.

Skills

High-volume payroll

Award interpretation

Attention to detail

Independent & collaborative

Tools

SAP

Job description

Randstad is currently seeking an experienced Payroll Officer to join a well-established organisation operating in the construction sector. This is an ongoing full-time temporary assignment, based full-time (5 days per week) on-site at the client's Nerang location, paying $51.13 per hour plus super. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering accurate, efficient end-to-end payroll services for approximately 150 employees on a weekly basis.

Key Responsibilities

• Process weekly payroll for approximately 150 employees across multiple awards and agreements.
• Ensure accurate interpretation and application of relevant awards and enterprise agreements.
• Liaise closely with the wider finance team and internal stakeholders to support seamless payroll operations.
• Act as the key point of escalation for complex payroll issues.
• Administer ad hoc payments and ensure timely statutory reporting, reconciliations, and compliance.

Key Skills and Experience

• Proven experience in high-volume payroll environments, ideally with exposure to shift work, overtime, and multiple industrial instruments.
• Strong understanding of award interpretation. Experience with relevant construction-related awards (e.g. Building and Construction or BEMS) is highly desirable.
• Proficiency in using various payroll systems; experience with SAP is advantageous.

Excellent attention to detail, with a proactive and solutions-focused approach.

• Comfortable managing challenging conversations and resolving payroll queries promptly and professionally.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.
• Confident working both independently and as part of a collaborative team.

Please note the successful candidate will be required to undergo a Criminal History Check.

Undertaking a temporary contract through Randstad will give you exclusive access to our candidates benefits portal. This includes many discounts across health insurance, phone plans, grocery stores and other retail stores as well as many other discounts. You will be able to access this directly through our easy to use timesheet portal upon commencement of your assignment.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.