Payroll Specialist

Heston MRO

Heston MRO Pty Ltd (Heston MRO) delivers world-class aircraft maintenance services to a broad range of domestic and international airline customers.

Headquartered in Brisbane and operating across major Australian airports, we offer the opportunity to join a close-knit, supportive team within a dynamic and safety-focused aviation environment.

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist to join our Finance team in Brisbane. This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented payroll professional to contribute to a national business in a role with variety, autonomy, and close collaboration across Finance, HR, and operational teams.

Key responsibilities include:

• Accurately calculate and process wages, salaries, bonuses, and deductions for a diverse workforce.
• Review timesheets, raise discrepancies, and liaise with relevant departments for corrections.
• Process backpays, employee updates (new hires, pay rate changes, internal transfers), and approval workflows.
• Ensure accuracy of Long Service Leave (LSL) calculations for full-time, casual, and hybrid contracts.
• Process fortnightly overtime payments in line with roster cycle.
• Manage complex termination payments (Resignation, Redundancy, In Lieu of Notice, Ex-Gratia), applying PAYG withholding tax as per state-specific legislation.
• Reconcile termination-related reports and recover outstanding advance payments such as Make-up Hours.
• Audit leave balances and ledgers for accuracy upon employee exits.
• Review and approve Allowances Back Payments submitted by the Quality and Safety team.
• Generate fortnightly payroll dissection reports, flagging anomalies or variances.
• Provide accurate and timely bank file reports to Accounts Payable for salary disbursements.
• Prepare detailed overtime and payroll summary reports for senior management.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Work closely with Human Resources on employee onboarding, contract changes, superannuation, and novated lease adjustments.
• Oversee superannuation processes, including timely payments, troubleshooting issues with new funds, and setup of self-managed superfunds in the clearing house.
• Administer benefit deductions and ensure correct processing of government Paid Parental Leave with appropriate tax application.

About you

• Proven experience in end-to-end payroll processing in a medium-to-large organization.
• Excellent knowledge of Australian payroll legislation and tax regulations across states.
• Strong understanding of employment benefits, superannuation, and termination conditions.
• Proficient in payroll systems and Microsoft Excel; attention to detail is a must.
• A collaborative communicator with the ability to liaise effectively with HR, Finance, and Compliance departments.
• Experience working with remote or nationwide teams is a plus.

How to apply

If you are a capable payroll professional looking to join a respected aviation business, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your application if your skills and experience align with this opportunity.

Due to the volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of submitting your application, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion.