Senior Payroll Officer

Ambition Recruitment; Gosford; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Occasional WFH flexibility

Job summary

Ambition Recruitment on the Central Coast NSW seeks a Senior Payroll Officer for a 6-week contract at the Somersby head office. You will own end-to-end weekly/fortnightly payroll for ~120 employees and manage timesheets, EBAs, awards, and statutory reporting.

The role suits an autonomous professional who investigates discrepancies and applies payroll legislation, with strong reconciliation and reporting skills. Onsite parking is available; occasional flexibility to work from home may be possible.

Qualifications

• Strong end-to-end Australian payroll experience.
• Experience with Awards and/or Enterprise Agreements.
• Sound understanding of Australian payroll legislation.
• Strong reconciliation and reporting capability.
• Investigative approach to payroll and discrepancies.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end weekly and fortnightly payroll processing.
• Process payroll for ~120 employees.
• Review timesheets and payroll exceptions.
• Work across multiple EBAs and Awards.
• Apply payroll legislation and entitlements.
• Handle new starters, terminations and redundancy calculations.
• Pay statements: PAYG, superannuation, leave, leave loading.
• Payroll reconciliations and job costing.
• Payroll tax and statutory reporting.
• Respond to payroll queries from staff and managers.
• Investigate discrepancies and unusual data.
• Payroll reporting and Excel-based analysis.
• Provide additional finance support as needed.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Awards/EA

Payroll legislation

Reconciliation

Attention to detail

Autonomy

Tools

None

Job description

Senior Payroll Officer | 6 week Contract | Central Coast

An established Australian organisation within the infrastructure and construction sector is seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Officer to provide interim support for a 6 week annual leave cover.

Based at the organisation's Somersby head office, this is a hands‑on, standalone payroll position responsible for approximately 120 employees across weekly payrolls.

This role would suit an experienced Senior Payroll Officer who enjoys taking ownership of their payroll, investigating discrepancies and working through exceptions rather than simply processing what's put in front of them.

The Role

You will take responsibility for the day-to-day payroll function, including:

• End-to-end weekly and fortnightly payroll processing
• Processing payroll for approximately 120 employees
• Reviewing electronic timesheets and payroll exceptions
• Working across multiple EBAs and Awards
• Interpreting and applying payroll legislation and employee entitlements
• New starters, terminations and redundancy calculations
• PAYG, superannuation, leave and leave loading
• Payroll reconciliations and job costing
• Payroll tax and statutory reporting
• Responding to payroll queries from employees and managers
• Identifying discrepancies and investigating unusual payroll data
• Payroll reporting and Excel-based analysis
• Providing additional finance support where required

About You

We are looking for someone who brings:

• Strong end-to-end Australian payroll experience
• Experience working with Awards and/or Enterprise Agreements
• Sound understanding of Australian payroll legislation
• Strong reconciliation and reporting capability
• An enquiring and investigative approach to payroll
• Confidence questioning information and following up discrepancies
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• The ability to work autonomously and take ownership of a payroll function

Experience within construction, manufacturing, infrastructure or another award/EBA-driven environment would be advantageous, although not essential.

What's On Offer?

• 6 week contract
• Immediate / next week start
• Somersby location
• Free onsite parking
• Standalone position with support from Finance and HR
• Predominantly office-based with occasional flexibility to work from home

If you're an experienced Payroll Officer based on the Central Coast and looking for an immediate contract where you can genuinely take ownership of the payroll function, I'd love to hear from you.