The Opportunity
Icon Group is seeking an experienced and driven Senior Payroll Officer to join our growing team at Head Office. This role offers genuine ownership, autonomy and the chance to contribute to ongoing process improvements across the payroll function.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage end‐to‐end payroll processing across weekly and fortnightly pay cycles.
* Process payroll for weekly paid Construction Workers and fortnightly employees.
* Handle all payroll‐related activities including new starters, terminations, salary adjustments, allowances, overtime, deductions and leave processing.
* Ensure compliance with relevant Awards, Enterprise Agreements, superannuation and payroll legislation.
* Support HR and employees with payroll‐related queries and interpretation.
* Prepare payroll reconciliations, superannuation payments and statutory reporting requirements.
* Assist with payroll system maintenance, reporting and process improvements.
* Work collaboratively with Finance, HR and operational stakeholders across the business.
About You
* Previous experience in a Senior Payroll Officer or similar payroll‐focused role.
* Strong understanding of Australian payroll legislation, superannuation and modern Awards.
* Experience within the construction industry highly regarded.
* Ability to manage high‐volume payroll processing accurately under pressure.
* Strong organisational and time‐management skills.
* High attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem solving.
* Ability to work autonomously and manage competing priorities.
* Experience with payroll systems such as MicroPay or similar highly regarded.
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to support stakeholders across all levels of the business.
Benefits and Perks
* Two paid days off each year to support work‐life balance plus two Community2Day volunteering days.
* Sixteen weeks paid parental leave for primary carers and two weeks for secondary carers.
* Access to our Employee Assistance Program.
* Regular social and sporting events that help our teams stay connected.
* A $250 annual wellbeing reimbursement.
* Long‐service leave eligibility after seven years across all states and territories.
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