Senior Payroll Officer

Stabilised Pavements Australia; Gosford; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Stabilised Pavements Australia is seeking an experienced Payroll Officer to own the end-to-end delivery of weekly, fortnightly and salary payrolls for employees across Australia. The role reports to the Financial Controller at our Somersby Head Office and requires interpreting awards, enterprise agreements and legislation to ensure accurate payroll processing.

You will manage payroll operations, controls and systems, provide reliable advice to employees and managers, and identify opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience delivering weekly, fortnightly and salary payrolls across multiple sites.
• Ability to interpret enterprise agreements, modern awards and legislation.
• Strong Excel, reporting and reconciliation skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll operations across SPA.
• Ensure compliance with Awards, Enterprise Agreements and legislative requirements.
• Perform payroll reconciliations, reporting and statutory obligations.
• Support employee payroll lifecycle activities from onboarding to termination.
• Provide payroll expertise and process improvements.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Awards & Enterprise Agreements

Excel proficiency

Stakeholder management

Confidential information handling

Education

Payroll qualification or membership

Tools

Jobpac

SharePoint

Job description

Stabilised Pavements Group is focused on delivering pavement construction, rehabilitation and maintenance solutions that are cost effective, sound in design to deliver longevity and environmental sustainability. These solutions are based on extensive engineering expertise, technology and systems that ensure the highest standards of quality, occupational health, safety and environmental management.

Our Head Office is based on the Central Coast, New South Wales with additional depots located in Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Townsville, Perth and Hobart. We have been operating for 40 years and employ over 250people.

About the role

Reporting directly to the Financial Controller, the Payroll Officer is based at our Head Office in Somersby on the Central Coast. This is an opportunity for an experienced payroll professional to own the end-to-end delivery of weekly, fortnightly and salary payrolls for our employees across Australia. The role is responsible for payroll operations, controls, reconciliations, statutory reporting and systems, as well as interpreting enterprise agreements, modern awards, legislation and individual employment arrangements. You will act as SPA’s day-to-day payroll subject matter expert, provide reliable advice to employees and managers, and identify opportunities to strengthen payroll accuracy, compliance and efficiency.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll operations across SPA.
• Ensure compliance with Awards, Enterprise Agreements and legislative requirements.
• Perform payroll reconciliations, reporting and statutory obligations.
• Support employee payroll lifecycle activities from onboarding to termination.
• Provide payroll expertise, stakeholder support and continuous process improvements.

What You'll Bring

• Proven experience managing end-to-end payroll in a complex, multi-site environment.
• Strong knowledge of Awards, Enterprise Agreements and payroll legislation.
• Excellent payroll systems, reporting and reconciliation skills, with advanced Excel capability.
• High attention to detail and the ability to resolve payroll issues accurately and efficiently.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to handle confidential information professionally.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach with a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Payroll qualification or membership/accreditation with the Australian Payroll Association or TAPS.
• Experience with Jobpac or a similar ERP/payroll system, SharePoint, and a construction, manufacturing, transport or other blue-collar, multi‑EBA workforce.
• Excellent culture that promotes a strong team-based environment.
• We offer employees challenging and rewarding opportunities for career progression and learning.
• Flexible and diverse working environment that values collaboration and personal development.
• Free and confidential counselling and advice through our Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.

Desired Skills and Experience

Even if you don’t meet all of the criteria, we encourage you to apply if you believe your skills and experience make you a strong fit for the role.

Stabilised Pavements of Australia is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. As part of this, and in accordance with our objective to improve social outcomes, we welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.