Senior Payroll Officer

Ethos Beath Chapman - Australia; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Paid RDO

Collaborative team culture

Payroll transformation exposure

Career progression

Job summary

Ethos Beath Chapman - Australia is seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Officer to join during a period of transition and transformation. You will manage end-to-end payroll for 4,000 employees across multiple states, support compliance and process improvements, and collaborate with Finance and People & Culture teams.

The role offers a hybrid working model with two days in the office, exposure to payroll transformation initiatives, and long-term career progression within a large national

Qualifications

• Strong Australian end-to-end payroll experience.
• Experience working within a medium-to-large payroll environment.
• Proven Aurion experience.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance requirements.
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to operate autonomously and hit the ground running.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end payroll processing for 4,000 employees.
• Managing terminations, leave calculations, payroll adjustments and reconciliations.
• Supporting payroll compliance activities.
• Responding to employee and stakeholder payroll enquiries.
• Working closely with Finance and People & Culture teams.
• Contribute to upcoming systems and process improvement initiatives.
• Play a key role in a major payroll transformation program.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Payroll compliance

Attention to detail

Autonomy

Stakeholder enquiries

Tools

Aurion

Job description

Our client is a large Australian services organisation operating across multiple states and territories. With a strong reputation in its sector and a people-focused culture, the business is currently investing in payroll capability, process improvement and technology transformation to support future growth.

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Payroll Officer to join the team during a period of transition and upcoming transformation activity.

The Opportunity

Working within a payroll function that supports a large, multi-state workforce, you will play a critical role in ensuring accurate and timely payroll delivery while supporting process improvement initiatives.

Key responsibilities include:

• End-to-end payroll processingfor 4,000 employees
• Managing terminations, leave calculations, payroll adjustments, and reconciliations.
• Supporting payroll compliance activities.
• Responding to employee and stakeholder payroll enquiries.
• Working closely with Finance and People & Culture teams.
• Contribute to upcoming systems and process improvement initiatives.
• Play a key role in a major payroll transformation program.

About You

• Strong Australian end-to-end payroll experience.
• Experience working within a medium-to-large payroll environment.
• Proven Aurion experience.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance requirements.
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to operate autonomously and hit the ground running.

What's on Offer

• Hybrid working model - 2 days per week in the office
• One paid RDO per month.
• Supportive and collaborative team culture.
• Exposure to payroll transformation initiatives.
• Long-term career progression opportunities within a large national organisation.

Why This Opportunity?

This roleoffers the rare combination of operational ownership and transformation exposure within a sizeable and complex payroll environment. Candidates will have the opportunity to influence process improvement, work with offshore teams, and contribute to a significant payroll systems implementation over thenext 12 months.