Payroll Specialist

Heston MRO Group; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Heston MRO Pty Ltd (Heston MRO) in Brisbane is seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist to join the Finance team. You will manage end-to-end payroll processing for a diverse workforce, ensuring compliance with Australian payroll legislation and accurate superannuation and tax treatment.

You will collaborate with HR, Finance and Compliance to review timesheets, process updates, and oversee complex payments while delivering timely payroll reports to senior management.

Qualifications

• Experience in end-to-end payroll processing in medium-to-large organizations.
• Excellent knowledge of Australian payroll legislation and state tax rules.
• Strong understanding of employment benefits, superannuation, and termination conditions.
• Proficient in payroll systems and Microsoft Excel; attention to detail.
• Collaborative communicator with HR, Finance and Compliance teams.
• Experience with remote or nationwide teams is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Accurately calculate and process wages, salaries, bonuses, and deductions.
• Review timesheets, raise discrepancies, and liaise with departments for corrections.
• Process backpays, pay rate changes, transfers, and approval workflows.
• Ensure accuracy of Long Service Leave calculations for all contract types.
• Process fortnightly overtime payments per roster cycle.
• Manage complex termination payments and apply PAYG withholding.
• Reconcile termination reports and recover outstanding advances.
• Audit leave balances and ledgers at employee exits.
• Generate payroll and overtime reports for senior management.
• Provide bank file reports to Accounts Payable for salary disbursements.

Skills

Payroll processing

Australian payroll laws

Excel proficiency

Collaborative communication

Tools

Payroll software

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Heston MRO Pty Ltd (Heston MRO) delivers world-class aircraft maintenance services to a broad range of domestic and international airline customers.

Headquartered in Brisbane and operating across major Australian airports, we offer the opportunity to join a close-knit, supportive team within a dynamic and safety-focused aviation environment.

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist to join our Finance team in Brisbane. This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented payroll professional to contribute to a national business in a role with variety, autonomy, and close collaboration across Finance, HR, and operational teams.

Key responsibilities include:

Accurately calculate and process wages, salaries, bonuses, and deductions for a diverse workforce.

Review timesheets, raise discrepancies, and liaise with relevant departments for corrections.

Process backpays, employee updates (new hires, pay rate changes, internal transfers), and approval workflows.

Ensure accuracy of Long Service Leave (LSL) calculations for full-time, casual, and hybrid contracts.

Process fortnightly overtime payments in line with roster cycle.

Manage complex termination payments (Resignation, Redundancy, In Lieu of Notice, Ex-Gratia), applying PAYG withholding tax as per state-specific legislation.

Reconcile termination-related reports and recover outstanding advance payments such as Make-up Hours.

Audit leave balances and ledgers for accuracy upon employee exits.

Review and approve Allowances Back Payments submitted by the Quality and Safety team.

Generate fortnightly payroll dissection reports, flagging anomalies or variances.

Provide accurate and timely bank file reports to Accounts Payable for salary disbursements.

Prepare detailed overtime and payroll summary reports for senior management.

Additional responsibilities include:

Work closely with Human Resources on employee onboarding, contract changes, superannuation, and novated lease adjustments.

Oversee superannuation processes, including timely payments, troubleshooting issues with new funds, and setup of self-managed superfunds in the clearing house.

Administer benefit deductions and ensure correct processing of government Paid Parental Leave with appropriate tax application.

About you

Proven experience in end-to-end payroll processing in a medium-to-large organization.

Excellent knowledge of Australian payroll legislation and tax regulations across states.

Strong understanding of employment benefits, superannuation, and termination conditions.

Proficient in payroll systems and Microsoft Excel; attention to detail is a must.

A collaborative communicator with the ability to liaise effectively with HR, Finance, and Compliance departments.

Experience working with remote or nationwide teams is a plus.