Payroll Officer

Michael Page; Hampton; Hybrid; AUD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement (2-3 days)

Flexible working hours

Convenient location in Melbourne's SE

Job summary

Michael Page is assisting a leading healthcare organisation in Melbourne's south eastern suburbs to recruit a temporary Payroll Officer. The role supports a key payroll integration project within a high-volume environment and offers hybrid working arrangements.

The successful candidate will have experience in payroll processing, data validation and working with HRIS systems such as SuccessFactors or UKG. Flexible hours and an immediate start are available.

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll processing and ensuring timely payments.
• Ability to validate payroll data, perform reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
• Experience handling confidential employee information and maintaining accurate records.

Responsibilities

• Support payroll processing to ensure accurate and timely payments.
• Assist with data validation, reconciliations and discrepancy resolution.
• Maintain payroll records and documentation in line with policies.
• Respond to payroll queries from employees and stakeholders.
• Update employee and payroll information across systems.
• Assist with payroll reporting and audit requirements.
• Support payroll integration and system transition activities.
• Collaborate with the payroll team to meet deadlines in a high-volume environment.

Skills

Payroll processing

Data validation

Reconciliation

Confidentiality

Communication

HRIS systems

SuccessFactors

UKG

Tools

SuccessFactors

UKG

Payroll systems

Job description

The successful Payroll Officer will be responsible for:

• Supporting payroll processing activities to ensure accurate and timely employee payments.
• Assisting with payroll data validation, reconciliations and discrepancy resolution.
• Maintaining payroll records and employee documentation in line with company policies.
• Responding to payroll-related queries from employees and stakeholders.
• Updating employee and payroll information across payroll systems.
• Assisting with payroll reporting and audit requirements.
• Supporting payroll integration and system transition activities.
• Collaborating with the wider payroll team to meet deadlines in a high-volume environment.

The successful Payroll Officer will be responsible for:

• Supporting payroll processing activities to ensure accurate and timely employee payments.
• Assisting with payroll data validation, reconciliations and discrepancy resolution.
• Maintaining payroll records and employee documentation in line with company policies.
• Responding to payroll-related queries from employees and stakeholders.
• Updating employee and payroll information across payroll systems.
• Assisting with payroll reporting and audit requirements.
• Supporting payroll integration and system transition activities.
• Collaborating with the wider payroll team to meet deadlines in a high-volume environment.

Hybrid working arrangement (2-3 days in office)Support a key transformation project within a leading healthcare organisation

A successful Payroll Officer will have:

• Previous payroll processing experience with a strong focus on accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to review payroll data, identify discrepancies and see issues through to resolution.
• Experience maintaining payroll records and handling confidential employee information.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to respond to payroll enquiries professionally.
• Ability to work collaboratively with finance and HR teams to ensure payroll accuracy.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience using payroll and HRIS systems, with exposure to SuccessFactors and/or UKG highly regarded.
• Previous experience supporting payroll projects, system integrations or payroll transitions will be viewed favourably.

Our client is a leading healthcare organisation undertaking a key payroll integration project. They are seeking an experienced Payroll Officer to join their busy payroll team on a temporary basis and support this exciting period of change.

The successful Payroll Officer will benefit from:

• Opportunity to support a key payroll integration project within a leading healthcare organisation.
• Hybrid working arrangement (2-3 days in the office).
• Flexible working hours.
• Convenient location in Melbourne's south eastern suburbs.
• Exposure to a large, complex payroll environment and experienced payroll team.
• Competitive hourly rate and immediate start opportunity.