Senior Payroll Officer — Part-Time, School Hours

Perigon Group; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 40,000 - 56,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent part-time

Long-term role

School-friendly hours

Competitive salary

Excellent work-life balance

Supportive team

Job summary

Perigon Group is seeking a Senior Payroll Officer in Brisbane for a permanent part-time role (~20 hours/week across Tue–Thu). The position focuses on hands-on, end-to-end payroll for a large workforce, with responsibilities spanning awards, compliance, and data integrity.

The ideal candidate will bring strong technical payroll expertise, enjoy ownership of day-to-day operations, and contribute to continuous improvements in processes and systems while maintaining work-life balance and

Qualifications

• Experience processing end-to-end payroll in a high-volume environment.
• Strong understanding of award interpretation and payroll compliance.
• Knowledge of Fair Work requirements, superannuation and PAYG obligations.
• Excellent attention to detail and critical thinking.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach and ability to work independently.
• Collaborative team contributor with a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end payroll processing for a high-volume workforce.
• Interpretation and application of approximately 25 awards and agreements.
• Managing payroll deductions and complex payroll transactions.
• Ensuring compliance with Fair Work legislation, PAYG, superannuation, and leave entitlements.
• Troubleshooting payroll issues and identifying process improvements.
• Maintaining payroll data integrity and payroll system administration.
• Supporting annual payroll activities and compliance requirements.
• Acting as a trusted subject matter expert for payroll-related queries.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Award interpretation

Fair Work compliance

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Independence

Team collaboration

Job description

Perigon Group is seeking a Senior Payroll Officer in Brisbane for a permanent part-time role (~20 hours/week across Tue–Thu). The position focuses on hands-on, end-to-end payroll for a large workforce, with responsibilities spanning awards, compliance, and data integrity.

The ideal candidate will bring strong technical payroll expertise, enjoy ownership of day-to-day operations, and contribute to continuous improvements in processes and systems while maintaining work-life balance and