Senior Payroll Officer

Job description

My client, a well respected not-for-profit community health and care service organisation, is looking to place a Senior Payroll Officer within their friendly Finance team of 7. 
Reporting directly to the CFO, this role will be stand-alone, full function, and end-to-end, for approximately 500 employees. 

The position will include the following duties : 

• Payroll related administration, employee (new and existing) record keeping
• Adjustments, back pay, terminations and leave calculations
• WorkCover claims including compensation and accident claims
• Process Payroll data and salary payments within specific guidelines & timescales
• Payroll reports
• Remit PAYE Tax and Superannuation 
• Salary sacrifice/packaging administration 
• Manage payroll queries 
• Occasional supervision & training of temporary junior staff

This position will require the following skills & experience : 

• Minimum of 3 years end-to-end, full function payroll experience for a similar sized organisation 
• Knowledge of Health and Allied Services / Nurses Vic Award 
• General Accounting knowledge 
• Strong working knowledge of MS Excel 
• Excellent communication skills and sense of confidentiality

Other preferred skills : 

• Health or Aged Care experience 
• Time and Attendance system knowledge 
• Working knowledge of Meridian MicrOpay

If you are a strong communicator, with the ability to work independently, have a passion for payroll and happy to commit on a long term basis, please apply now!