Standalone Payroll Officer - Hybrid, Own Payroll Ops

Sharp and Carter; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

On-site parking

Career opportunity in a growing firm

Job summary

Sharp and Carter is seeking an experienced Payroll Officer in Western Sydney for a standalone payroll role. You will own payroll operations for ~300 employees across weekly and monthly cycles and collaborate with HR, Finance, and an outsourced provider to ensure accurate, compliant processing.

You’ll join a supportive HR team during a period of positive change, with hybrid working and after-probation work-from-home flexibility.

Qualifications

• Experience in standalone Payroll Officer or Senior Payroll role.
• End-to-end weekly and monthly payrolls.
• Strong understanding of payroll compliance with Awards/Enterprise Agreements.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with outsourced payroll providers (desirable).
• Proactive and autonomous with strong stakeholder communication.
• Payroll system implementation/transformation experience (desirable).
• Exposure to HR reporting or workforce analytics (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll for approximately 300 employees across weekly and monthly pay cycles.
• Review and validate time and attendance data before payroll processing.
• Coordinate with an outsourced payroll provider to ensure accurate and timely payroll delivery.
• Process payroll adjustments, employee changes, leave requests and payroll queries.
• Ensure payroll compliance with applicable Awards and Enterprise Agreements.
• Maintain employee data across payroll and HR systems.
• Support payroll system improvements and enhancement projects.
• Prepare HR reports and dashboards (headcount, turnover, absenteeism).
• Provide general HR administration support as required.
• Work closely with HR, Finance and operational stakeholders to resolve payroll-related matters.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Outsourced payroll

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Payroll systems

Job description

Sharp and Carter is seeking an experienced Payroll Officer in Western Sydney for a standalone payroll role. You will own payroll operations for ~300 employees across weekly and monthly cycles and collaborate with HR, Finance, and an outsourced provider to ensure accurate, compliant processing.

You’ll join a supportive HR team during a period of positive change, with hybrid working and after-probation work-from-home flexibility.