Payroll Officer

Payroll Officer - Join Our Dynamic Team!
Salary: $80,499 - $91,467 per annum + Super
Contract Type: Full-time, 3-Year Term Contract (Potential for Extension or Permanency)

About the Role
Are you a detail-driven Payroll Officer looking to make an impact? We're seeking an experienced professional with a keen eye for detail to join our busy, customer-focused payroll team. In this role, you'll help ensure nearly 1,800 employees are paid accurately each week, maintaining compliance with policies, procedures, legislative requirements, and Enterprise Agreement conditions.

What You'll Do
Reporting to the Payroll Lead, you'll play a key role in end-to-end payroll processing, data auditing, and providing essential payroll support to staff. Your main duties will include:
* Processing weekly payroll and conducting audits on timesheets and payroll data
* Managing new employee onboarding, termination payments, and staff changes
* Handling superannuation, deductions, reimbursements, and reconciling payroll reports
* Maintaining accurate payroll records and providing timely support on payroll inquiries

About You
You thrive in a fast-paced, post-systems integration environment and are always on the lookout for process improvement opportunities. Ideally, you have:
* Strong payroll knowledge and familiarity with tax, superannuation, and payroll transactions
* High proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
* Excellent communication skills for interacting with stakeholders across all levels
* A collaborative mindset and the ability to adapt to changing priorities

Why Join Us?
This role offers a unique opportunity to refine your payroll expertise in a supportive and evolving environment. We're open to flexible work arrangements, including a potential part-time job share for the right candidates.

Benefits:
* Competitive salary based on experience
* Opportunity to contribute to process improvements and work in a dynamic team
* Full-time term contract with a potential pathway to permanency

If you're a proactive, organized payroll professional who enjoys a challenge, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now to be part of our team and make a difference!

Interested?

Click on 'Apply' to complete your online application.

Applications close 11:59pm Tuesday 27 November 2024.

We encourage applications from everyone regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability or gender identity. People with disability are encouraged to reach out so they can be supported in recruitment processes, to enable them to demonstrate their skills and capabilities to meet the requirements of the job.

Wollongong Council adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people in the community.

Applicants are required to undergo an employment screening process which will include Reference, Identity and Medical History Checks, and may also include a Criminal History and Working with Children Check. Employment is subject to clearance of all these checks.