Payroll Specialist — Flexible Work Schedules & Accurate Pay

LiveHire Limited; Newcastle-Maitland; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Paid parental leave

Salary packaging options

Purchased leave

Private health care

Wellbeing programs

Education assistance

Job summary

Ampcontrol is seeking an experienced Payroll Officer to join our payroll team in Tomago, NSW. You will manage end-to-end payroll across multiple entities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with legislative requirements.

Reporting to the Payroll Team Leader, you will handle payroll reconciliations, leave, superannuation, year-end reporting and respond to payroll enquiries with a customer-focused approach while maintaining confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Experience with payroll in a medium to large organisation.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance.
• Experience with payroll systems and complex payroll structures.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving capability.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Customer-focused approach with confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Process payroll end-to-end across multiple entities and sites.
• Manage payroll reconciliations, superannuation, payroll tax and PAYG obligations.
• Maintain employee payroll records including salaries, allowances and leave balances.
• Process termination payments and other payroll-related transactions.
• Respond to payroll enquiries and resolve issues.
• Assist with payroll audits and year-end reporting.
• Produce payroll reports and analyse payroll data.
• Ensure compliance with employment, taxation and superannuation legislation.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across payroll processes and systems.

Skills

Payroll experience

Attention to detail

Communication

Stakeholder management

Confidentiality

Education

Payroll Services qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Ampcontrol is seeking an experienced Payroll Officer to join our payroll team in Tomago, NSW. You will manage end-to-end payroll across multiple entities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with legislative requirements.

Reporting to the Payroll Team Leader, you will handle payroll reconciliations, leave, superannuation, year-end reporting and respond to payroll enquiries with a customer-focused approach while maintaining confidentiality.