Payroll Officer

Perigon Group; Parramatta; Hybrid; AUD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work 3–4 days WFH

Job summary

Perigon Group is seeking an experienced Payroll Officer for a short-term contract to support end-to-end payroll and a dedicated overpayments reconciliation project. You will lead payroll processing, maintain records and respond to queries while ensuring compliance with awards and enterprise agreements.

The role requires Dayforce expertise, immediate availability, and a strong background in payroll within a high-award environment. Hybrid work and Western Sydney location are offered.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Dayforce experience (essential).
• Solid background in end-to-end payroll processing.
• Experience interpreting awards and enterprise agreements, ideally in healthcare or similar award-heavy environment.
• Available immediately or at short notice.

Responsibilities

• Processing end-to-end payroll for a large employee base.
• Maintaining employee records, timesheets and pay adjustments.
• Reviewing, reconciling and resolving overpayments as part of a dedicated project.
• Liaising with employees and managers on payroll queries and recovery arrangements.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant awards, enterprise agreements and legislation.

Skills

Dayforce experience

End-to-end payroll processing

Awards & EA interpretation

Tools

Dayforce

Job description

The Organisation

Our client is an established organisation in the healthcare space, supporting a large workforce across multiple sites. They are looking for an experienced Payroll Officer to step in for a short-term contract, supporting business-as-usual payroll alongside a targeted reconciliation project.

The Role

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you will support end-to-end payroll processing while leading a project to reconcile and resolve historical overpayments.

Responsibilities include:

• Processing end-to-end payroll for a large employee base
• Maintaining employee records, timesheets and pay adjustments
• Reviewing, reconciling and resolving overpayments as part of a dedicated project
• Liaising with employees and managers on payroll queries and recovery arrangements
• Ensuring compliance with relevant awards, enterprise agreements and legislation

About You

• Hands-on Dayforce experience (essential)
• Solid background in end-to-end payroll processing
• Experience interpreting awards and enterprise agreements, ideally in healthcare or a similar award-heavy environment
• Available immediately or at short notice

What's on Offer

• $85,000 - $120,000 + Super
• 3-6 month contract with a clear project focus
• Hybrid working with 3-4 days WFH
• Western Sydney location close to public transport

Additional information

• $85k - $120k + super
• Western Sydney location
• 3-4 days working from home