Payroll Specialist

AccountAbility; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 120,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

4-day work week

Hybrid work arrangement

Salary with super (pro rata)

Job summary

AccountAbility is looking for an experienced Payroll Specialist to join the People & Culture team on a fixed-term basis in Sydney. This hands-on role requires ownership of an end-to-end payroll function with autonomy within a hybrid working arrangement.

The position is 4 days per week, offering a mix of processing, reconciliations, reporting and stakeholder interaction. ADP Payforce experience and strong Excel skills are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Strong end-to-end Australian payroll experience.
• Experience with ADP Payforce is highly regarded.
• Strong Excel skills (PivotTables and VLOOKUP).
• Excellent reconciliation and variance analysis skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work autonomously and take ownership.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.
• Proactive problem-solving approach.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end payroll processing.
• Payroll reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Processing employee changes, adjustments and payments.
• Maintaining accurate payroll data and records.
• Preparing payroll reports.
• Responding to payroll queries.
• Working closely with the People & Culture team.
• Supporting payroll-related projects and process improvements.
• Ensuring payroll is processed accurately and within deadlines.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Payroll reconciliations

Variance analysis

Attention to detail

Autonomy

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Tools

ADP Payforce

Excel (PivotTables, VLOOKUP)

Job description

An established and highly regarded organisation is looking for an experienced Payroll Specialist to join its People & Culture function on a fixed-term basis.

This is a hands-on position suited to someone who enjoys taking ownership of their work and is confident managing an end-to-end payroll environment. You will work closely with the broader People team while having a high level of autonomy across the payroll function.

The role is offered across 4 days per week, with a hybrid working arrangement.

An established and highly regarded organisation is looking for an experienced Payroll Specialist to join its People & Culture function on a fixed-term basis.

This is a hands-on position suited to someone who enjoys taking ownership of their work and is confident managing an end-to-end payroll environment. You will work closely with the broader People team while having a high level of autonomy across the payroll function.

The role is offered across 4 days per week, with a hybrid working arrangement.

Fixed-Term Contract | 4 Days Per Week | Hybrid
Sydney | $110,000 - $120,000 + Super (Pro Rata)

The Role

Your responsibilities will include:

• End-to-end payroll processing
• Payroll reconciliations and variance analysis
• Processing employee changes, adjustments and payments
• Maintaining accurate payroll data and records
• Preparing payroll reports
• Responding to payroll queries
• Working closely with the People & Culture team
• Supporting payroll-related projects and process improvements
• Ensuring payroll is processed accurately and within required deadlines

About You

We are looking for someone with:

• Strong end-to-end Australian payroll experience
• Previous exposure to ADP Payforce highly regarded
• Strong Excel skills, including PivotTables and VLOOKUPs
• Excellent reconciliation and variance analysis skills
• High attention to detail and a strong focus on accuracy
• The ability to work autonomously and take ownership of your workload
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• A practical and proactive approach to problem solving

This opportunity would suit an experienced Payroll Officer or Senior Payroll Officer looking for a role offering autonomy, flexibility and a 4-day working week within a supportive organisation.

What's on Offer

• 4-day working week
• Hybrid working arrangement
• $110,000 - $120,000 + super, pro rata
• Supportive People & Culture environment
• Interesting payroll and process improvement work
• Fixed-term opportunity with potential for the position to evolve

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