Payroll Officer

Halcyon Knights; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 73,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Halcyon Knights seeks a Payroll Officer for a Queensland State Government department on the Gold Coast. This full‑time role offers a stable long‑term contract through June 2027 with an attractive hourly rate.

You will manage payroll for employees and labour hires, ensure on‑time payments and support broader project costing and finance tasks. The successful candidate will bring payroll experience in high‑volume environments, knowledge of awards and entitlements, and strong data analysis and

Qualifications

• Experience handling high‑volume payroll is essential.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Familiar with awards, allowances and entitlements.

Responsibilities

• Process and review timesheets and cost sheets for employees and contractors.
• Ensure wages, overtime, allowances and entitlements are paid correctly.
• Monitor outstanding timesheets and follow up with staff and managers.
• Process leave requests and schedule changes.
• Perform payroll reconciliations, reporting and compliance checks.
• Resolve payroll discrepancies and employee inquiries.
• Maintain payroll records for audits.

Skills

Payroll processing

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Reconciliation

Stakeholder communication

Discretion handling confidential info

Government payroll experience

Tools

Payroll systems

Job description

Payroll Officer – Queensland State Government Department

Gold Coast | Full-Time

$53–$59 per hour + Super

ASAP Start – June 2027

We are currently seeking an experienced Project Costing Officer – Payroll to join a busy Queensland State Government department based on the Gold Coast. This is a fantastic long-term contract opportunity through to June 2027, offering full-time hours and an attractive hourly rate of $53–$59 per hour + Super. The role would suit someone with strong payroll experience who enjoys variety and takes pride in accuracy and getting the details right. You will be responsible for ensuring employees and labour hire contractors are paid correctly and on time, while also supporting broader project costing and finance activities.

The Role

• Processing and reviewing employee and contractor timesheets and Daily Dissection Sheets


• Ensuring wages, overtime, allowances and other entitlements are calculated and paid correctly


• Monitoring outstanding timesheets and following up with employees and managers


• Processing leave applications, work schedule changes and substitutions


• Completing payroll reconciliations, reporting and compliance checks


• Investigating and resolving payroll discrepancies and employee enquiries


• Maintaining accurate payroll records and documentation for audit purposes


• Providing payroll advice and guidance to employees and management


• Supporting payroll compliance reviews and audits


• Assisting with accounts payable, accounts receivable and procurement activities


• Supporting daily project-related expense accruals and other finance activities as required

About You

To be successful in this position, you will ideally have previous experience within payroll, project costing, finance administration or a similar high-volume environment. You will bring:

• Strong payroll processing experience and excellent attention to detail


• Knowledge of awards, allowances, employee entitlements and timekeeping processes


• Experience using payroll or workforce management systems


• Strong reconciliation and data analysis skills


• The ability to identify discrepancies and resolve payroll issues efficiently


• Excellent organisational and record-management skills


• Confident communication skills and the ability to work with a range of stakeholders


• A high level of discretion when handling confidential employee information


• The ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines


• Previous Government or complex payroll experience will be highly regarded

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity to secure a long-term State Government contract on the Gold Coast, working full-time through to June 2027.