Payroll Officer

Berry Street; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 92,000 - 97,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Flexible work arrangements

17.5% annual leave loading

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Berry Street is seeking a part-time Payroll Officer (0.8FTE) to join the People Services team in Melbourne. The role focuses on accurate fortnightly payroll processing for about 1,500 employees, using iChris and EmpLive, with on-site attendance for key processing days and a pathway to flexible, meaningful impact.

You will ensure payroll accuracy, system maintenance, and responsive staff support across community services and disability programs, contributing to a positive employee experience in a

Qualifications

• End-to-end payroll processing experience in medium/large organisations.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and Enterprise Agreements.
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Strong customer service and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Process fortnightly payroll for ~1,500 employees.
• Interpret Enterprise Agreement and award provisions for payroll compliance.
• Manage payroll transactions, calculations and reporting.
• Maintain employee payroll records in systems.
• Respond to payroll enquiries with high service levels.
• Complete payroll reconciliations and related admin tasks.
• Support continuous improvement of payroll systems and processes.

Skills

Payroll processing

Award interpretation

Attention to detail

Customer service

Tools

iChris

EmpLive

Job description

Payroll Expertise. Flexible Work. Meaningful Impact.

Join our People Services team and help deliver accurate payroll services across one of Victoria's leading community service and disability organisations.

The Opportunity

• Melbourne CBD office location on Wurundjeri Country
• Hybrid working environment
• Attendance required onsite for key payroll processing days is essential
• Part Time 0.8FTE - Full Time
• Fixed term role until Feb 2027
• $92K - $97K (depending on exp) + Super and Salary Packaging (pro rata)

This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative People Services team and contribute to the delivery of a large, complex fortnightly payroll across a workforce of approximately 1,500 employees.

Supporting employees across community services and disability programs, you'll play a key role in ensuring payroll accuracy, maintaining payroll systems, and providing responsive support to staff and managers.

You'll gain exposure to a diverse payroll environment including:

• Approximately 1,500 employees
• Fortnightly payroll processing
• One Enterprise Agreement covering six awards
• Shift-based and rostered workforce
• Online timesheet management
• Overtime, penalties, allowances and other complex pay conditions

This role is ideal for an experienced Payroll Officer seeking flexibility while continuing to build their expertise in a large and complex payroll environment.

About the Role

As Payroll Officer, you'll play an important role in delivering accurate and compliant payroll services across the organisation. Working closely with employees, managers and the broader People Services team, you'll support payroll processing, system administration and payroll enquiries while contributing to a positive employee experience.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Processing accurate fortnightly payrolls for approximately 1,500 employees
• Interpreting Enterprise Agreement and award provisions to ensure payroll compliance
• Managing payroll transactions, calculations and reporting requirements
• Maintaining employee payroll records and data integrity within iChris and EmpLive
• Responding to payroll enquiries and providing exceptional customer service
• Completing payroll reconciliations and associated administrative activities
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives across payroll systems and processes

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Experience using iChris (highly desirable)
• Experience with EmpLive or similar workforce management systems (advantageous)
• Demonstrated experience in end-to-end payroll processing within a medium to large organisation
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, award interpretation and Enterprise Agreements
• Experience processing payroll for shift-based or award-covered workforces
• Understanding of Superannuation Guarantee obligations and payroll compliance requirements
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Strong customer service and stakeholder relationship management capability

Most importantly, you're a proactive team player who enjoys solving problems, building positive relationships and delivering a reliable service that supports employees to do their best work.

Why Join Us?

We offer a supportive, purpose-driven environment where you can make a meaningful impact:

• Salary packaging benefits, including meals and accommodation
• Flexible work arrangements
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• A supportive and collaborative team environment
• Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your immediate family
• The opportunity to contribute to meaningful outcomes for children, young people, families and people with disability

We believe in diversity, inclusion and equality and are committed to ensuring that our workplaces are a reflection of the Victorian community. We recognise the benefits that diversity and inclusion brings, and in turn encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies.

We encourage applications from people with lived experience of disability. You'll receive adjustments and support throughout the whole process — from the application stage to starting in the workplace. If you require the position description in a different format or any accommodation or assistance during the application and interview stages please contact the person listed on the ad or alternatively email [e-mail]

Berry Street Yooralla is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify as LGBTIQA+. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.

Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a NDIS Screening Check, Working with Children Check and National and International Police check (if required) and NDIS training.