Payroll Services Officer

EREA Colleges Ltd; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Ex-gratia leave

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Networking within Edmund Rice network

Job summary

EREA Colleges Ltd is seeking a Payroll Services Officer to manage end-to-end payroll processing across our Queensland operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance and timely delivery. The role reports to the Payroll Services Manager and focuses on data integrity and stakeholder service throughout the network.

The successful candidate will work within a supportive Catholic-schools framework, enjoy competitive remuneration with salary packaging options and access to employee assistance programs,

Job description

Edmund Rice Education Australia - Boondall QLD

ABOUT US

Founded in values espoused in the Gospel, Edmund Rice Education Australia Colleges Ltd (EREA Colleges) seeks to transform the hearts and minds of young Australians through education to build a more just and inclusive local and global community through presence, compassion, and liberation. According to The Charter for Catholic Schools in the Edmund Rice Tradition, EREA offers a Liberating Education, based on a Gospel Spirituality, within an Inclusive Community committed to Justice and Solidarity.

EREA is a system of Catholic schools in the Edmund Rice tradition, operating nationally. We educate over 40,000 students and employ over 4,500 people across our network. We have schools in every Australian state and territory.

EREA Colleges is the Governing Body responsible for 20 Educational Bodies operating schools or Early Learning Centres in Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Payroll Services Officer is responsible for the accurate, compliant and timely preparation and processing of payroll for all employees across EREA Colleges Office, Queensland Schools and Flexi Schools. Reporting to the Payroll Services Manager, this role undertakes end-to-end payroll processing, maintains payroll data integrity, and supports payroll system activities in accordance with legislative, industrial and organisational requirements. The Payroll Services Officer provides high-quality customer service to stakeholders and contributes to continuous improvement initiatives to enhance payroll accuracy, efficiency and service delivery across the EREA network.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Attractive remuneration + salary packaging options
• Additional paid leave provisions, including a week of ex-gratia leave in December
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Connection to a national and global network of Catholic education in the Edmund Rice tradition

CLOSING DATE

5:00pm (AEST) Friday 6 November 2026

The successful applicant must possess (or be eligible to obtain) and maintain a current Working With Children Check.

All applicants will be subject to EREAC and legislative screening procedures. These checks are consistent with EREAC’s commitment to child protection policies and procedures.

EREA Colleges Ltd. is committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and dignity of all children and young people.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.