Senior Payroll Specialist-End-to-End & Compliance (Adelaide)

Kelsian Group; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelsian Group is seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Specialist based in Adelaide to support the Payroll Team Leader and ensure accurate end-to-end payroll processing across multiple entities in Australia.

The role involves checking pay runs, maintaining staff records, and processing weekly and fortnightly payrolls using MicrOpay, with Deputy used for time and attendance. Strong knowledge of EA, Awards and employment contracts, plus CPI and FWC rates, is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in a payroll capacity.
• Experience interpreting and processing multiple industrial pay conditions.
• Demonstrated experience with end-to-end payroll processing.
• Time clock processing experience and understanding.
• Understanding of payroll and HR legislation and processes, including tax and superannuation.
• Experience in using Accounting Software.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance to Payroll Team Leader as required: check pay runs, calculations, new starters.
• Maintain payroll records; processing new starters, terminations, and payroll adjustments.
• Process end-to-end weekly and fortnightly payrolls in MicrOpay for multiple entities.
• Maintain and utilise Deputy for Time and Attendance.
• Interpret EA, Awards and Employment Contracts and apply CPI and FWC rates.
• Prepare reports, monthly reconciliations and journals; lodge payroll liabilities including tax and superannuation.

Skills

Payroll processing

End-to-end payroll

Tax & superannuation

Time clock processing

HR legislation

Communication skills

Tools

MicrOpay

Deputy

Accounting software

Job description

Kelsian Group is seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Specialist based in Adelaide to support the Payroll Team Leader and ensure accurate end-to-end payroll processing across multiple entities in Australia.

The role involves checking pay runs, maintaining staff records, and processing weekly and fortnightly payrolls using MicrOpay, with Deputy used for time and attendance. Strong knowledge of EA, Awards and employment contracts, plus CPI and FWC rates, is essential.