Payroll Officer

St Nicholas Early Education; Newcastle City Council; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Directly contribute to community

Paid parental leave

Fitness Passport gym discount

Ongoing training and development

Friendly work environment

EAP & flu shots

Job summary

Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle is seeking a Payroll Officer to ensure accurate and timely end-to-end payroll services. The role handles payroll transactions, reconciliations, journals, and year-end requirements while providing payroll advice to employees and managers.

This permanent full-time position is based in Newcastle West with flexible working conditions and potential ADO accrual. The successful candidate will have 3+ years in payroll, strong Excel skills, and a customer service focus in a

Qualifications

• Demonstrated comprehensive working knowledge and experience of payroll processing with various awards and agreements.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar role.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end payroll processing and employee payments.
• Manage payroll reconciliations, reporting and journals.
• Support year-end payroll requirements and respond to payroll queries.

Skills

Payroll processing

Awards knowledge

Customer service

Confidentiality

MS Excel

Interpersonal communication

Time management

Teamwork

Independent work

Education

Tertiary qualifications

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

If you currently work at the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, including the Catholic Schools Office, please apply through our internal Careers Portal

As a Payroll Officer, you will be responsible for the accurate and timely delivery of end-to-end payroll services, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and awards. The role includes processing payroll transactions and employee payments, managing payroll reconciliations and reporting, preparing payroll journals, supporting year-end payroll requirements, and providing responsive payroll advice and support to employees and managers.

This permanent full-time position (38 hours per week) based in Newcastle West and offers flexible working conditions and the opportunity to accrue an ADO.

BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH US

• Directly contribute to improving the lives of many in the community.
• Paid parental leave(for eligible employees).
• Discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport (T&C’s apply) .
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• A great friendly environment of dedicated and passionate co-workers.
• Corporate benefits, including EAP, flu shots and more.

This position administers payroll for allocated agencies and parishes, ensuring an efficient, effective and timely service, that meets all compliance requirements.

The incumbent commits to working within Work Health and Safety guidelines and Code of Conduct at all times whilst in the employ of the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle.

Desired Skills and Experience

EXPERIENCE/CRITERIA

• Demonstrated comprehensive working knowledge and experience of payroll processing, working with a range of awards and agreements (Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar role).
• Strong customer service ethic and total focus on servicing payroll customers (both employees and management).
• Ability to use initiative, maintain confidentiality, maintain accuracy and meet deadlines in a high volume work area.
• Demonstrated level of experience with MS Office Suite – including MS Excel.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication (written and oral) skills, including effective telephone manner.
• Demonstrated administrative ability, organisational skills, effective time management, and ability to work independently and in a team based environment.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Tertiary qualifications and/or minimum 3 years experience in a similar role

Applications close 11:59pm on Wednesday, 30 September 2026.

Additional Information

The Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable persons and preventing those in our care from suffering abuse or neglect. It is committed to implementing and maintaining compliance with the NSW Child Safe Standards and the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards and takes a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of children or vulnerable persons.

All who work in the name of the Diocese must comply with the Diocesan Safeguarding Framework Policy and act in accordance with the Diocese’s Code of Conduct which includes the Diocese’s Safeguarding Commitment Statement.Employees are required to undergo a National Police Check and retain a valid NSW Working with Children Check where necessary, in accordance with legislation.