Senior Payroll Officer

Senior Payroll Officer just outside Sydney CBD | MUST have used Attache!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Payroll Officer to join a well-established and highly respected organisation based in the inner south of Sydney. Operating in a fast-paced and creative environment, this business has built a strong reputation for excellence and innovation and offers employees a collaborative culture, modern facilities, and outstanding career development opportunities.

Your new role

Reporting into Finance, you will take ownership of end-to-end payroll operations while providing guidance and support to a Payroll Clerk. This role combines payroll processing, compliance, reporting, stakeholder management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing end-to-end payroll processing, ensuring all payroll cycles are completed accurately and on time.
• Validating timesheets, overtime, allowances, leave entitlements, and payroll reconciliations.
• Processing statutory and voluntary deductions, including PAYG, superannuation, salary sacrifice arrangements, garnishees, and child support payments.
• Ensuring compliance with Australian payroll legislation, awards, taxation obligations, and company policies.
• Managing employee payroll records, onboarding, terminations, pay adjustments, and data integrity.
• Preparing payroll journals, reconciliations, statutory reporting, and year-end payroll activities including STP finalisation.
• Acting as a key point of contact for payroll-related enquiries across the business.
• Partnering with Finance, HR, and operational stakeholders to ensure accurate payroll outcomes and award interpretation.
• Supporting payroll system upgrades, testing, implementations, and process improvement initiatives.
• Producing payroll analytics, reporting, budgeting inputs, and forecasting information.

What you'll need to succeed

• MUST have used Attache
• Significant payroll experience within a complex or high-volume environment.
• Strong understanding of Australian payroll legislation, taxation requirements, awards, and superannuation obligations.
• Experience participating in payroll system implementations, upgrades, or optimisation projects.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and data analysis.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical capability, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships across Finance, HR, and operational teams.

What you'll get in return

• Work within a highly collaborative and people-focused culture.
• Modern office environment with excellent employee facilities.
• Career development and ongoing learning opportunities.
• Flexible working arrangements with a hybrid work model.
• Access to wellbeing initiatives, employee assistance programs, and additional employee benefits.
• Opportunity to make a real impact within a growing organisation undergoing continuous improvement and transformation projects.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' or forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to Taliye Yaman at View email address on aplitrak.com, or call us now.

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