Senior Payroll Leader (Brisbane) – End-to-End Payroll

Spinal Life Australia; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Free Citytrain travel to and from work

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Queensland Rail is seeking a Senior Payroll Officer in Brisbane for a permanent, full-time role with hybrid work and a starting salary of $121,800 plus 12.75% superannuation. You will oversee end-to-end payroll for a designated portfolio and lead a small team.

The role requires ensuring compliance with policies, awards, and legislation, coaching Payroll Officers, and collaborating with managers and unions. SAP experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in end-to-end payroll processing.
• Ability to reconcile payroll outputs with policies and awards.
• Strong communication with managers and unions.
• Ability to interpret Enterprise Agreements within payroll context.
• Experience leading a payroll team.

Responsibilities

• Verify employee master data and payroll outputs to ensure alignment with policies, awards, and legislative requirements.
• Provide guidance and coaching to Payroll Officers, supporting knowledge development and consistency across the team.
• Administer end-to-end payroll processing for a designated portfolio, including commencements, terminations, allowances, and deductions.
• Investigate and contribute to the resolution of payroll issues, recommending process improvements where applicable.
• Perform reconciliations and data integrity checks to ensure payroll accuracy.
• Offer advice and information to managers, team leaders, and union representatives on payroll matters.

Skills

Payroll processing

Data integrity

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Team coordination

Tools

SAP

Job description

Queensland Rail is seeking a Senior Payroll Officer in Brisbane for a permanent, full-time role with hybrid work and a starting salary of $121,800 plus 12.75% superannuation. You will oversee end-to-end payroll for a designated portfolio and lead a small team.

The role requires ensuring compliance with policies, awards, and legislation, coaching Payroll Officers, and collaborating with managers and unions. SAP experience is preferred.