People & Culture Officer: Payroll & HR Admin

Edward River Council; Deniliquin; On-site; AUD 73,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

9-day fortnight

Learning and Development Opportunities

Job summary

Edward River Council is seeking a motivated People & Culture Officer to support payroll and HR processes within our People & Culture team. This permanent full-time role offers a 35-hour week with a 9-day fortnight, flexible work options and strong learning and development opportunities.

You will coordinate fortnightly payroll, maintain employee records with confidentiality, support recruitment and onboarding, and assist with wellbeing initiatives and reporting.

Qualifications

• Contemporary payroll processing experience.
• Knowledge of HR administration practices.
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and process the Council's fortnightly payroll.
• Maintain payroll and employee records with confidentiality.
• Respond to payroll and HR enquiries from employees.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, performance review and offboarding processes.
• Coordinate training activities and maintain training records.
• Administer Council's uniform program.
• Coordinate wellbeing initiatives, including health screening and vaccination programs.
• Maintain HR records in the electronic records management system.
• Assist with workforce reporting and statutory payroll obligations.

Skills

Payroll processing

HR administration

Communication

Confidentiality

Meeting deadlines

Independent worker

Team player

Education

Certificate III in HR

Tools

TechnologyOne

Job description

Edward River Council is seeking a motivated People & Culture Officer to support payroll and HR processes within our People & Culture team. This permanent full-time role offers a 35-hour week with a 9-day fortnight, flexible work options and strong learning and development opportunities.

You will coordinate fortnightly payroll, maintain employee records with confidentiality, support recruitment and onboarding, and assist with wellbeing initiatives and reporting.