Senior Payroll Officer

Greenstone-Financial-Services; Geehi; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexi days

Flexible working

Annual travel/parking allowance

Job summary

Greenstone-Financial-Services is seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Officer to join our Human Resources team in NSW. Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you will manage the complete fortnightly payroll cycle and act as a subject-matter expert for Dayforce Payroll and Workforce Management.

This role blends hands-on payroll delivery with system optimisation, governance and continuous improvement, providing operational coverage and resolving complex payroll matters while upholding compliance with

Qualifications

• Extensive experience independently processing Dayforce Australian payroll in a medium-to-large, complex organisation.
• Recent hands-on expertise in Dayforce Payroll and Workforce Management (essential, minimum 2 years).
• Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, modern awards, PAYG, Single Touch Payroll, superannuation, payroll tax and leave obligations.
• Ability to calculate terminations, redundancies, bonuses, back payments and adjustments.
• Strong Excel skills and numerical, analytical problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage the complete fortnightly payroll cycle, including complex payments, reconciliations, bank files and statutory obligations.
• Act as second-in-command to the Payroll Manager and provide reliable payroll coverage during planned and unplanned absences.
• Provide advanced Dayforce Payroll and Workforce Management configuration, reporting, testing and troubleshooting support.
• Maintain effective payroll controls and compliance with employment, taxation, superannuation and record-keeping requirements.
• Identify and deliver system, process and governance improvements that strengthen payroll accuracy, resilience and employee experience.

Skills

Dayforce Payroll

Workforce Management

Australian payroll

STP / PAYG

Excel

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Education

Dayforce Australian payroll experience

Tools

Dayforce

Job description

Posted Thursday 13 August 2026 at 2:00 pm

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Payroll Officer to join our Human Resources team.

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you will provide technical expertise within payroll and be able to independently manage Greenstone’s complete fortnightly payroll cycle. You will provide operational coverage for the Payroll Manager, resolve complex payroll matters and act as a subject-matter expert for Dayforce Payroll and Workforce Management.

This is an opportunity to combine hands-on payroll delivery with system optimisation, compliance, reporting, governance and continuous improvement.

Duties

• Independently manage the complete fortnightly payroll cycle, including complex payments, reconciliations, bank files and statutory obligations.
• Act as second-in-command to the Payroll Manager and provide reliable payroll coverage during planned and unplanned absences.
• Provide advanced Dayforce Payroll and Workforce Management configuration, reporting, testing and troubleshooting support.
• Maintain effective payroll controls and compliance with employment, taxation, superannuation and record-keeping requirements.
• Identify and deliver system, process and governance improvements that strengthen payroll accuracy, resilience and employee experience.

Skills and Experience

• Extensive experience independently processing Dayforce Australian payroll in a medium-to-large, complex organisation.
• Recent hands-on expertise in Dayforce Payroll and Workforce Management (essential, minimum 2 years)
• Demonstrated ability to calculate and validate terminations, redundancies, commissions, bonuses, back payments and adjustments.
• Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, modern awards, PAYG, Single Touch Payroll, superannuation, payroll tax and leave obligations.
• Experience maintaining payroll controls, reconciliations, audit evidence and accurate payroll records.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and strong numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated curiosity and disciplined problem-solving — able to investigate unfamiliar Dayforce or payroll issues methodically, validate assumptions against system configuration and results, and explain both the cause and proposed solution to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Our Promise to Our People

We are passionate about our core values of Customer First, We Care, One Team, and Results Driven, which define how we approach our work. We recognise that our colleagues are the key to our success. That's why you can expect to be rewarded for the hard work you put in through job satisfaction, career development and the fantastic range of benefits we offer:

Fantastic employee benefits including flexi days, flexible working, annual $1200 travel/parking allowance & more

• State of the art building facilities including a dedicated & subsidised on-site company café (weekly free lunch) & on-site gym
• Health & well-being initiatives and programs
• Opportunity to take part in in-house leadership & emotional intelligence workshops
• Quarterly award functions and a grand annual conference to recognise our people
• Morsl market (a fully automated self-serve, food and drink marketplace with a wide variety of meals, snacks and drinks)

Who We Are

Our vision is to enable communities around the world to be financially protected and our purpose is putting quality financial protection within everyone’s reach.

We focus on data driven decision making and a continuous evolution of our product offering to help meet the ever-changing needs of our customers. We specialise in harnessing technology and analytics to help design, administer, market and distribute a variety of award-winning insurance products through our brands (Real Insurance, Australian Seniors, Guardian Insurance, Buddy Pet Insurance, New Zealand Seniors, OneChoice, North Cover and FiftyUp) and for our affinity partners like SPCA.

Human Resources plays a vital role in supporting our organisation and the breadth of our function includes talent acquisition, learning and organisational development, talent management, payroll, diversity and culture, workplace relations and HR business partnering, advice and support. Together, we drive the HR Strategy, which is committed to fostering a vibrant, customer focused, high integrity culture where our people are engaged, passionate and valued.

Location

Great central location in Norwest Business Park, Norwest, only a short walk from Norwest Metro station and also direct bus access from Parramatta and Blacktown.