Senior Payroll Officer

Elements Recruitment Australia; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent full-time

Hybrid working

Macquarie Park location

Job summary

Elements Recruitment Australia is recruiting a Senior Payroll Officer to manage end-to-end payroll for 700+ staff from Macquarie Park, within a national payroll team. This hands-on role requires strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation and awards, and experience with Micropay, ADP and Preceda.

You will handle high-volume email enquiries while ensuring accurate, on-time pay. The position is permanent full-time with hybrid work (2 days in office), offering opportunities to contribute to

Qualifications

• Strong end-to-end payroll experience in a complex, high-volume environment.
• Experience independently managing a payroll portfolio of 700+ employees.
• Experience using Micropay, ADP and Preceda or similar systems.
• Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation and Awards.
• Competent knowledge of Superannuation and Payroll Tax.
• Understanding of Long Service Leave nationally highly regarded.
• Confident managing high-volume email enquiries and resolving payroll issues.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end processing of payroll for approximately 700+ employees.
• Managing a high-volume payroll portfolio within a larger payroll team.
• Responding to and resolving national employee and stakeholder payroll enquiries.
• Interpreting Awards and applying relevant payroll legislation.
• Ensuring accurate processing of pay, leave, deductions and employee changes.
• Supporting payroll compliance, reporting and reconciliations.
• Applying sound knowledge of Superannuation and Payroll Tax.
• Supporting Long Service Leave calculations and administration, with national knowledge highly regarded.
• Maintaining accurate payroll records and data integrity.
• Contributing to process improvements and payroll-related projects during a period of change.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

High-volume payroll

Australian payroll legislation

Awards compliance

Superannuation

Payroll tax

Customer service

Tools

Micropay

ADP

Preceda

Job description

Senior Payroll Officer | Macquarie Park | $110k + Super

The Company

Join a large, well-established national organisation operating within a complex, multi-site workforce environment. With a substantial employee base, multiple Awards and a dedicated payroll function, this is an opportunity to join an established and supportive team during a period of organisational change and ongoing process improvement.

The business offers a professional environment where technical payroll expertise, accuracy and the ability to build strong stakeholder relationships are highly valued.

The Position

We are seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Officer to manage the end-to-end payroll function for approximately 700+ employees within a larger national payroll team. This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys taking ownership of their payroll portfolio, resolving complex queries and ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time. Alongside payroll processing, you will manage a high volume of email enquiries from employees and stakeholders nationally, requiring a strong customer service approach and the ability to communicate clearly.

Working as part of a larger payroll team, you will also have the opportunity to contribute to process improvements and support the business through a period of change.

• End-to-end processing of payroll for approximately 700+ employees
• Managing a high-volume payroll portfolio within a larger payroll team
• Responding to and resolving national employee and stakeholder payroll enquiries
• Interpreting Awards and applying relevant payroll legislation
• Ensuring accurate processing of pay, leave, deductions and employee changes
• Supporting payroll compliance, reporting and reconciliations
• Applying sound knowledge of Superannuation and Payroll Tax
• Supporting Long Service Leave calculations and administration, with national knowledge highly regarded
• Maintaining accurate payroll records and data integrity
• Contributing to process improvements and payroll-related projects during a period of change

The Candidate

• Strong end-to-end payroll experience in a complex, high-volume environment
• Experience independently managing a payroll portfolio of 700+ employees
• Experience using a large payroll system such as Micropay, ADP, Preceda etc
• Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation and Awards
• Competent knowledge of Superannuation and Payroll Tax
• Understanding of Long Service Leave nationally highly regarded
• Confident managing high-volume email enquiries and resolving payroll issues
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach with the ability to adapt to change
• Comfortable working independently while contributing to an established and supportive payroll team

The Benefits

• Permanent full-time position
• $110,000 + Super
• Hybrid working — 2 days per week in the office, including mandatory Thursdays
• Manage a substantial payroll portfolio with national exposure
• Opportunity to develop technical payroll expertise
• Exposure to organisational change and process improvement
• Established and supportive team environment
• Macquarie Park location - close to Metro and Free Parking onsite

That’s why we welcome candidates from all walks of life and offer adjustments if needed. If there’s anything we can do to make the recruitment process more comfortable or accessible for you let us know.