Payroll Officer

Location: Melbourne CBD
Discipline: Payroll Support
Job type: Contracting
Salary: AU$40 - AU$45 per hour
Contact name: Lucy McDonald

Contact email: Lucy.McDonald@accountability.com.au
Job ref: 273517
Published: about 2 months ago
Startdate: ASAP

Located in the inner suburbs of Melbourne, we are looking for a junior payroll officer with 1-2 years experience. This role starts temporary but has a strong likelihood of going permanent after 3 months. Immediate candidates or a short notice period will be preferred.

The role:
Your core responsibilities will include:

  • Supporting senior payroll officers with payroll and support.
  • Reconciliation of employee pay and accrued leave entitlements.
  • Managing the processing of documentation for new hires and departures.
  • Providing timely and accurate responses to payroll inquiries from employees.
  • Undertaking various administrative duties, such as file maintenance, creation of new employee records, distribution of starter kits, and managing the process for police checks, including reimbursing associated expenses.

The Successful Candidate:

  • Prior payroll experience 1-2 years.
  • Volume payroll experience, within large organisations is desired.
  • Strong time management and organisational capabilities.
  • Solid verbal and written communication, great customer service skills.
  • Demonstrated aptitude for meeting deadlines and fostering teamwork

This role is required ASAP so immediate candidates or those with short notice periods will be a preference. If you are looking for a role where you can learn and grow your payroll skills and set yourself up in a large organisation, this will be the role for you.

We will be reviewing applications as they are received so, please apply here today if this role is of interest.