Payroll Officer

Oxanda Education; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Mentoring

Supportive team

Growth opportunities

Interstate travel

Job summary

Oxanda Education is seeking a Payroll Officer to join our Support Office team in Biggera Waters. You will work alongside an experienced Payroll Officer to ensure accurate and timely employee pay across a growing multi-state organisation.

You’ll handle fortnightly and off-cycle payroll, payroll reporting, superannuation reconciliations, and respond to payroll enquiries, while contributing to process improvements and data accuracy.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience working in payroll.
• Intermediate Excel skills.
• Strong communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent attention to detail and time management.
• Experience with payroll systems such as Humanforce Payroll (or similar).

Responsibilities

• Fortnightly and off-cycle payroll processing.
• Payroll reporting and data maintenance.
• Superannuation processing and reconciliations.
• Managing payroll enquiries and shared inboxes.
• Worker Retention Grant reconciliations and payments.
• Maintaining payroll records and ensuring data accuracy.
• Supporting payroll compliance and process improvements.

Skills

Payroll experience

Excel skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Time management

Tools

Humanforce Payroll

Job description

At Oxanda Education, we're a family-owned and operated organisation providing high-quality early childhood education and care across 21 centres throughout Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Payroll Officer to join our Support Office team in Biggera Waters. Working alongside an experienced Payroll Officer, you'll play a key role in ensuring our employees are paid accurately and on time while supporting a growing multi-state organisation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Fortnightly and off-cycle payroll processing
• Payroll reporting and data maintenance
• Superannuation processing and reconciliations
• Managing payroll enquiries and shared inboxes
• Worker Retention Grant reconciliations and payments
• Maintaining payroll records and ensuring data accuracy
• Supporting payroll compliance and process improvements

About You

You'll be a detail-oriented team player with:

• Demonstrated experience working in payroll
• Intermediate Excel skills
• Strong communication and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent attention to detail and time management
• Experience with payroll systems such as Humanforce Payroll (or similar)
• A positive attitude and willingness to learn

Why Join Oxanda?

• Work-life balance with office hours of 8:30am - 4:30pm
• Support and mentoring from an experienced Payroll Officer
• Friendly, collaborative, and supportive team culture
• Variety, challenge, and opportunities to grow your skills
• Potential interstate travel to visit our centres

If you're looking for a payroll role where you can make an impact, develop your skills, and be part of a fantastic team, we'd love to hear from you.