Seeking highly skilled Payroll Specialists to join our payroll team in supporting remediation activities and contributing to system and process improvements.
About the Role
The Payroll Specialist will play a key role in ensuring payroll accuracy, efficiency, and high-quality service delivery. This is a 6–12-month contract with flexible work-from-home arrangements for candidates who reside outside of the office locations.
Key Responsibilities
* Support the finalisation of salary, wage and Long Service Leave (LSL) validation activities.
* Assist with back-payment calculations and processing for current and former employees.
* Contribute to remediation activities as directed by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO).
* Prepare reports and data for payroll leadership.
* Assist in the implementation of LSL system and process improvements, including:
* Payroll procedures
* Standard operating procedures for LSL
Work collaboratively across HR and Payroll projects to ensure integrated service delivery. Contribute to project documentation such as status updates, business cases, briefings and proposals. Perform other project-related duties as required.
Qualifications & Experience
Qualifications in payroll, accounting or equivalent experience. Minimum 3 years' experience in high-volume, end-to-end payroll processing. Strong understanding of awards, enterprise agreements and relevant legislation, including:
* Superannuation
* Long Service Leave
* Australian taxation
* Workers compensation
Requirements
* Accurate and detail-focused with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and proficiency in MS Office.
* Strong organisational and multitasking abilities.
* A collaborative team player with a continuous improvement mindset.
Benefits
* Opportunity to contribute to meaningful work that supports the mission of Catholic education.
* Flexible work-from-home arrangements offered for successful candidates who live outside the organisation's office location.
* 6–12 month contract supporting high-impact projects.
* Collaborative and supportive team environment.