Senior Payroll Officer - Backpay Project - Temp

• Contract role - 3 months - immediate start
• Hybrid: 3 days WFH + 2 days in office -Inner Easter Suburbs
• Competitive hourly rate based on experience ($40ph - $60ph + super)

About the Role

Our client is a reputable organisation based in the inner-eastern suburbs who is seeking 3 Senior Payroll Officers to support with a large backpay project. This role is perfect for a detail-oriented professional with strong Excel skills who enjoys working with large amounts of data, problem-solving, and contributing to project-based environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with payroll processing including back-dated and manual data Perform backpay calculations across multiple awards and EBAs
• Review and validate historical payroll data, including shift patterns, allowances and penalties
• Reconcile payroll discrepancies and investigate variances
• Support remediation activities linked to system changes and business acquisitions
• Work closely with Payroll Manager and wider payroll team
• Assist with data analysis and reporting using Excel

About You

• Proven experience in payroll within high-volume, complex environments
• Strong understanding of awards, EBAs and shift-based payroll
• Experience with backpay or remediation projects highly regarded
• Advanced Excel skills (reconciliations, data analysis, cross-checking)
• High attention to detail with a proactive, problem-solving mindset
• Able to work effectively in a fast-paced, project-driven tea
• Must be immediately available and able to commit to the project duration of 3 months (potential to extend)

Benefits

• Immediate start
• Competitive hourly rate based on your experience ($40ph - $60ph + super)
• Hybrid work model - 3 days WFH and 2 days in office
• Inner eastern suburbs
• Opportunity to work on an essential project for a large & complex payroll team i

How to Apply

Click the link below to apply online. For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact Sarah Armstrong at [email protected]