Senior Payroll Officer (Standalone)
- $120,000 - $130,000 + Super | Macquarie Park NSW 2113, Hybrid - Up to 4 Days WFH!
- Initial 6 Month Contract - iChris/Chris21 Experience Needed!
- End‑to‑end ANZ payroll role, managing monthly only pays with full ownership and autonomy
Ideal for a payroll professional with end to end experience who enjoys BAU delivery, ownership with excellent flexibility and autonomy.
BENEFITS
- Flexible hybrid working model (up to 4 days work from home)
- Collaborative team culture with a designated weekly team day
- Work within a global, data‑driven organisation with strong investment in people
- Health, wellbeing and employee assistance support programs
- Inclusive and values‑led workplace with a focus on integrity and trust
- Modern offices close to public transport
- Opportunity to work closely with senior finance leadership in a visible role
THE ROLE
Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, this is a standalone Senior Payroll Officer role responsible for end‑to‑end payroll processing across Australia and New Zealand.
Key responsibilities include:
- End‑to‑end monthly payroll processing for approximately 350 employees across ANZ
- Processing payroll through iChris (essential)
- Managing PAYG, Superannuation, Payroll Tax and statutory compliance
- Month‑end payroll accounting and reconciliations
- Year‑end payroll activities
- Processing personal care, sickness and treatment payrolls
- Ensuring accurate pay runs (AU pay date: 18th | NZ: 16th)
- Responding to payroll queries and liaising with internal stakeholders
- Identifying and implementing process improvements
- Confidently challenging processes with curiosity and respect while maintaining BAU
THE PERSON
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Proven end‑to‑end payroll experience ideally in standalone or managing your own pays in a team
- Strong understanding of PAYG, Super, Payroll Tax and month‑end accounting
- iChris experience essential
- New Zealand payroll experience (nice to have)
- High attention to detail with strong system capability
- Excellent communication skills, integrity and professionalism
- A proactive, process‑improvement mindset
- Ability to hit the ground running in a contract environment
If we have already spoken and you are already in my Payroll Network before, please feel free to call or email me directly otherwise please apply now.
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(AccountAbility has been specialising in payroll recruitment, both on a temporary and permanent basis across the Sydney market for 20+ years. If this particular role doesn't suit, please reach out to Gina Morley for further support.)
