Senior Payroll Specialist
- Process weekly end-to-end payroll, maintain accurate employee records, and manage reconciliations, reporting and month-end activities.
- Ensure payroll compliance, resolve complex queries, and support payroll and timekeeping system users.
- Contribute to process improvements and a major payroll platform selection and implementation, partnering with internal stakeholders.
- Join SA success story
About Our Client
Our client is a highly successful and well-respected South Australian business with a reputation for excellence, innovation, and investing in its people. With a strong growth trajectory and a genuine commitment to continuous improvement, the organisation has built an outstanding workplace culture where collaboration, development, and employee engagement are highly valued.
Joining a close-knit and supportive team, you'll have the opportunity to contribute beyond day-to-day payroll operations and play a key role in shaping the future payroll function. The business is currently undertaking a market review and tender process for a new payroll platform, with system selection and implementation expected to be a major focus over the coming years. This presents a rare opportunity to gain valuable project and implementation experience while working alongside experienced leaders committed to modernising systems and processes.
In addition to a positive and inclusive culture, the organisation offers flexible work-from-home arrangements, ongoing professional development, and genuine long-term career progression opportunities for high-performing employees.
Job Description
- End-to-end processing of weekly payroll
- Ensuring payroll compliance across awards, agreements and legislation
- Payroll reconciliations, reporting and month-end activities
- Managing payroll data integrity and employee records
- Resolving complex payroll queries and discrepancies
- Partnering with People & Culture, Finance and operational stakeholders
- Supporting users with payroll and time & attendance systems
- Contributing to payroll projects, process improvements and system enhancements/implementation
- Assisting with audits, governance activities and compliance requirements
The Successful Applicant
- Previous end-to-end payroll experience
- Strong understanding of awards, employment conditions and payroll legislation
- Experience working with payroll and timekeeping systems
- Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- A proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement
- The ability to manage competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment
What's on Offer
- $90,000 - $100,000 + super
- Join a leading South Australian success story.
- Supportive and collaborative team culture.
- Significant investment in continuous improvement initiatives.
- Opportunity to play a key role in an upcoming payroll system implementation project.
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements.
- Genuine career progression and development opportunities.
- Stable, long-term role within a growing organisation.
- Exposure to both operational payroll and strategic improvement projects.
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