Senior Payroll Specialist, Hybrid (1,500+ staff)

Berry Street; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 92,000 - 97,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging (pro rata)

Job summary

Berry Street in Melbourne is seeking a Payroll Officer to deliver accurate and compliant payroll services for a large workforce. You will work closely with employees, managers and the People Services team to support payroll processing, system administration and payroll enquiries.

This is a part-time 0.8 FTE (hybrid) role, with a fixed term through February 2027. Salary ranges from AU$92,000 to AU$97,000 plus superannuation and salary packaging (pro rata).

Qualifications

• Experience in end-to-end payroll processing within a medium to large organisation.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and Enterprise Agreements.
• Experience processing payroll for shift-based or award-covered workforces.

Responsibilities

• Process fortnightly payrolls for approximately 1,500 employees.
• Interpret Enterprise Agreement and award provisions to ensure payroll compliance.
• Manage payroll transactions, calculations and reporting requirements.
• Maintain employee payroll records and data integrity within iChris and EmpLive.
• Respond to payroll enquiries and provide customer service.
• Complete payroll reconciliations and related administrative tasks.
• Support continuous improvement across payroll systems and processes.

Skills

iChris experience

EmpLive experience

End-to-end payroll

Payroll legislation knowledge

Enterprise Agreements

Tools

iChris

EmpLive

Job description

Berry Street in Melbourne is seeking a Payroll Officer to deliver accurate and compliant payroll services for a large workforce. You will work closely with employees, managers and the People Services team to support payroll processing, system administration and payroll enquiries.

This is a part-time 0.8 FTE (hybrid) role, with a fixed term through February 2027. Salary ranges from AU$92,000 to AU$97,000 plus superannuation and salary packaging (pro rata).