Payroll Officer - Home Care Project

MiCare Ltd; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

MiCare Ltd. seeks an experienced Payroll Officer for a Home Care project to manage end-to-end fortnightly payroll across Victoria and Queensland, ensuring SCHADS award compliance.

The role requires testing and implementing the SCHADS interpreter within Care Systems, and coordinating with internal and external partners to deliver accurate, timely payslips. Reporting to the General Manager, People Services, you will translate complex award requirements into system configurations, test scenarios

Qualifications

• Experience processing payroll under the SCHADS Award, ideally within a Home Care environment.
• Ability to interpret complex SCHADS Award provisions and apply them to payroll scenarios.
• Experience testing payroll systems or award interpreter outputs, including UAT, parallel testing and go‑live.
• Strong Excel skills with lookups, pivot tables and reconciliations.
• Ability to work to fixed payroll deadlines and resolve issues with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end Home Care payroll: process fortnightly payroll for Home Care workforce across Victoria and Queensland, ensuring SCHADS compliance.
• SCHADS Award interpreter testing and implementation: develop test scenarios, validate outputs, conduct parallel pay testing and support go-live in Care Systems.
• Payroll reconciliation and issue resolution: investigate discrepancies and collaborate with stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Process improvement: identify opportunities to streamline payroll processes and strengthen payroll accuracy and efficiency.
• Stakeholder collaboration: work with People Services, Home Care operations, payroll and external providers to support delivery.

Skills

Payroll processing

SCHADS Award interpretation

Excel skills

UAT testing

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Care Systems

AlayaCare

Job description

Make a lasting impact in a values-driven organisation supporting diverse communities

Why MiCare?

• Save on tax with generous salary packaging benefits — novated leasing, general living expenses, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation and venue hire.
• Enjoy exclusive perks via our employee wellness portal — access to amazing discounts on everyday items.
• Achieve true work life balance — hybrid working between home and the office
• Act as a change agent — drive real transformation in a purpose-led organisation.
• Be part of a multicultural, values-led team making a real difference in the community.
• Grow with us — access professional development in a supportive, collaborative environment.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Officer – Home Care Project to join our People Services team for an important five-month project. This is a hands‑on, specialist payroll role with a clear project focus. You will take responsibility for the end‑to‑end fortnightly payroll for our Home Care workforce, while playing a key role in testing and implementing the SCHADS Award interpreter within Care Systems.

Working closely with internal stakeholders and external system partners, you will help translate complex award requirements into accurate system configurations, identify opportunities for greater efficiency and support the successful implementation of streamlined payroll processes.

What We’re Looking For

Key responsibilities

• End-to-end Home Care payroll: Process the fortnightly payroll for our Home Care workforce across Victoria and Queensland, ensuring accuracy and compliance with the SCHADS Award, from roster and visit data through to payment and payslips.
• SCHADS Award interpreter testing and implementation: Develop test scenarios, validate system outputs against manual award calculations, conduct parallel pay testing and support configuration, user acceptance testing (UAT) and go‑live within Care Systems.
• Payroll reconciliation and issue resolution: Investigate discrepancies, identify root causes and work collaboratively with stakeholders to resolve payroll and system‑related issues.
• Process improvement: Identify opportunities to streamline payroll processes, improve system integrations and strengthen payroll accuracy and efficiency.
• Stakeholder collaboration: Work with People Services, Home Care operations, payroll and external system providers to support project delivery and successful implementation.

Reporting to the General Manager, People Services, you will work across multiple teams and stakeholders. You will bring a collaborative, adaptable and solutions‑focused approach, with the confidence to work independently and manage competing priorities.

About you

You will bring:

• Demonstrated experience processing payroll under the SCHADS Award, ideally within a Home Care environment.
• A strong understanding of SCHADS Award provisions, including the ability to interpret complex pay conditions and apply them to payroll scenarios.
• Experience translating award clauses into documented pay rules, payroll procedures or system configurations.
• Experience testing payroll systems or award interpreter outputs, including identifying, investigating and reconciling variances.
• Involvement in a payroll, rostering or award interpreter implementation project, including UAT, parallel testing and/or go‑live.
• Strong Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables and reconciliations.
• A high level of accuracy, organisation and the ability to work to fixed payroll deadlines.
• Sound judgement, with the ability to independently resolve issues and recognise when escalation is required.

Desirable experience

• Experience with Care Systems and/or AlayaCare.
• Experience supporting system integrations and payroll process improvement.
• The ability to lead or influence process change and support stakeholders through implementation.

The successful applicant must satisfactorily complete all pre‑employment checks, including National Police Check.