Senior Payroll Officer

The Company
Our client is a leading national organisation with a long-standing reputation for excellence and scale across Australia. Supporting a workforce of approximately 5,000 employees, the business operates within a complex, multi-site environment and is recognised for its strong internal culture, operational rigour, and commitment to continuous improvement.
This is an opportunity to join a high-performing payroll function within a business that values accuracy, accountability, and service.

Key Responsibilities Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you will play a critical role in the delivery of accurate, timely, and compliant payroll services across a large and complex environment. Your responsibilities will include:

• End-to-end payroll processing across weekly, fortnightly and monthly cycles
• Managing payroll adjustments including terminations, redundancies, bonuses and commissions
• Maintaining payroll master data and system integrity (SAP ECP / SuccessFactors)
• Processing superannuation, payroll tax and statutory compliance obligations
• Completing reconciliations, month-end processes and reporting requirements
• Managing employee queries and delivering a high level of internal customer service
• Conducting root cause analysis on payroll discrepancies and driving process improvements
• Partnering with HR, Finance and broader stakeholders to ensure seamless payroll operations

Candidate Profile

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Proven payroll experience, ideally within a large or complex organisation
• Strong working knowledge of SAP, ECP and/or SuccessFactors (highly regarded)
• Solid understanding of payroll legislation including PAYG, superannuation, payroll tax and Fair Work requirements
• High attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to manage competing deadlines
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and a customer-centric approach
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills

What’s on Offer

• Opportunity to join a large, well-established organisation with national scale
• Exposure to a complex payroll environment with ongoing system and process improvement initiatives
• Supportive team culture with strong leadership
• Career progression and development opportunities within a broader HR function

 To discuss further, please contact Daniel Close at [email protected]