Senior Payroll Specialist — Multi-State & Compliance

Compnow; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday leave

Five weeks annual leave

Employee discounts on IT equipment

Discounts on Bali accommodation

Training programs

Flexible working arrangements

Long term career pathways

Job summary

Compnow is seeking a Senior Payroll Officer to manage end-to-end payroll across multiple states, partnering with People & Culture and Finance. You will oversee payroll, contracts, leave and employee movements, providing clear, approachable advice. This role suits someone who enjoys solving complex payroll issues and improving processes.

You will work within the Finance team, with hybrid and on-site options, and contribute to a welcoming, inclusive workplace and ongoing career growth.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years payroll experience, including independently managing end-to-end payroll.
• Experience processing payroll for a large employee population (500+).
• Strong knowledge of leave accruals, entitlements, superannuation, salary sacrifice and novated leasing.
• Solid understanding of termination and redundancy calculations and employment contracts.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full payroll cycle across multiple states, including validation, reconciliation and Single Touch Payroll lodgement.
• Interpret and apply awards, employment agreements, legislation and company policies.
• Process superannuation, salary sacrifice, novated leasing, termination and redundancy payments.
• Manage end-of-year payroll processes, reporting, journals and reconciliations.
• Oversee leave accruals, entitlements and Compnow’s five-week annual leave incentive.
• Prepare employment contracts and variations, and support onboarding/offboarding.
• Manage the payroll inbox and respond promptly to queries.
• Maintain and troubleshoot ELMO Payroll while protecting data integrity.
• Lead process improvements to increase accuracy and efficiency.
• Support payroll audits and compliance checks.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Multi-state payroll

Leave accruals

Termination calculations

Payroll accuracy

Communication skills

Tools

Employment Hero

ELMO Payroll

Job description

Compnow is seeking a Senior Payroll Officer to manage end-to-end payroll across multiple states, partnering with People & Culture and Finance. You will oversee payroll, contracts, leave and employee movements, providing clear, approachable advice. This role suits someone who enjoys solving complex payroll issues and improving processes.

You will work within the Finance team, with hybrid and on-site options, and contribute to a welcoming, inclusive workplace and ongoing career growth.