Payroll Officer

Frog Recruitment; Parramatta; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Frog Recruitment is partnering with a major NSW Government organisation in Parramatta to recruit payroll professionals during a significant payroll transformation. You will deliver accurate, compliant payroll services and help clear a substantial backlog while working closely with HR, Finance and Audit teams.

Experienced payroll professionals who understand payroll legislation and process improvements will thrive, especially those with Dayforce experience.

Qualifications

• Proven payroll experience in a medium to large organisation.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, compliance and best practice.
• Experience using Dayforce is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Process end-to-end payroll activities accurately and within required deadlines using Dayforce.
• Manage payroll enquiries and resolve payroll discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Tax, IT, Legal, Benefits and Audit teams to ensure payroll compliance and operational effectiveness.
• Deliver accurate payroll reporting and support reconciliations as required.
• Drive process improvement initiatives to enhance payroll efficiency and data accuracy.
• Coordinate activities associated with payroll backlog resolution and system-related improvements.

Skills

Payroll processing

Attention to detail

Stakeholder engagement

Continuous improvement

Tools

Dayforce

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity to join a major NSW Government organisation during a significant period of payroll transformation and process improvement. With three vacancies available, you will play a key role in delivering accurate, compliant payroll services while contributing to the resolution of a substantial payroll backlog.

Working within a collaborative payroll function, you will partner with a range of internal stakeholders and have the opportunity to help improve systems, reporting and processes. This role will suit an experienced payroll professional who enjoys combining operational accuracy with a continuous improvement mindset and is confident working with payroll technology platforms such as Dayforce.

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Process end-to-end payroll activities accurately and within required deadlines using Dayforce
• Manage payroll enquiries and resolve payroll discrepancies in a timely manner
• Partner with HR, Finance, Tax, IT, Legal, Benefits and Audit teams to ensure payroll compliance and operational effectiveness
• Deliver accurate payroll reporting and support reconciliations as required
• Drive process improvement initiatives to enhance payroll efficiency and data accuracy
• Coordinate activities associated with payroll backlog resolution and system-related improvements

To be successful, you will bring proven payroll experience in a medium to large organisation and a strong understanding of payroll legislation, compliance and best practice. Experience using Dayforce will be highly regarded, while demonstrated capability to leverage technology to improve payroll processes and reporting is essential. Strong attention to detail, problem-solving skills and the ability to build effective working relationships across multiple business functions are also important.

Should you require reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, we encourage you to make a request by phoning the above-mentioned recruitment consultant to discuss. In response to these requests, we will collaborate closely with you to implement the appropriate adjustments.