Payroll Officer

Zoom Recruitment; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoom Recruitment in Melbourne is seeking a Payroll Officer to process end-to-end payroll across multiple awards, EBAs and agreements, ensuring casual and permanent employees are paid accurately and on time. You will interpret awards and agreements and update the payroll system to facilitate automation.

The role requires the ability to provide proactive payroll advice within the payroll team, branches, clients and external workforce.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience as a payroll officer in a high volume environment.
• Strong knowledge of interpreting Awards, EBAs and Agreements.
• Experience with a casualised workforce and timesheets across multiple Awards/EBAs.
• Proficient with payroll software and advanced Excel capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Respond to and resolve pay queries from external workforce, clients and branches.
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll for external casual workforce.
• Data entry of timesheets or validation of automated timesheets from rostering systems.
• Process workers compensation payments in line with claims and policies.
• Support external workforce with pay-related questions or concerns.
• Identify and resolve payroll discrepancies and implement corrective actions.
• Adhere to payroll processes and approvals to ensure data quality and accuracy.

Skills

Payroll experience

Awards/EBAs interpretation

Excel

Problem solving

Time management

Teamwork

Independent work

Tools

FastTrack360

Job description

Payroll Officers are responsible to process end-to-end payroll accurately and on time across multiple awards, EBAs and agreements, ensuring casual and permanent employees are paid in line with their respective terms, pay/penalties, conditions, and legislative requirements. The purpose of this role is to provide a high level of payroll advice and expertise in a proactive and collaborative manner within the payroll team and with branches, clients, and an external workforce. This includes the ability to interpret EBAs and agreements and updating the payroll system to facilitate automation.

Key responsibilities

Appropriately respond and resolve pay queries from external workforce, clients, and branches

Ensure information provided is accurate and followed up, including incorrect bank or superannuation details

Review new starter information to ensure all information is provided and accurate

Ensure accurate and timely completion of payroll for external casual workforce

Data entry of timesheets or uploading or checking automated timesheets from rostering system

Understand and process workers compensation payments in line with insurance claim make up pays

Assist and support external workforce with questions or concerns relating to pay

Resolving payroll discrepancies and find solutions to eliminate recurrence

Ensure payroll processes and procedures are followed for necessary checks, approvals, and reconciliations to ensure data quality and accuracy

About you

A minimum of 2 years' experience as a payroll officer, High volume environment

Strong knowledge of interpreting Awards, EBAs and Agreements - Core to this role

Experience working with a casualised workforce with timesheets across multiple Awards, EBAs and Agreements

Extensive experience with payroll software - FastTrack360 experience highly regarded

High-level Excel and strong payroll systems capability

Proven problem-solving skills with a solution-based mindset

Ability to prioritise workload, to be organised and manage time effectively

Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team

About us

At Zoom Recruitment, we are committed to supporting professional development of our employees. We offer competitive remuneration with experience and a supportive workplace culture. Our team foster an inclusive and collaborative environment where your contributions are recognised and valued. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates and welcome discussions about how we can support your success in this role