Payroll Officer

1 week ago

Coburg, Victoria, Australia Merri-bek City Council Full time

Hybrid Working #LI-Hybrid**:

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6 Month Fixed Term position, 35hrs per week:

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Fortnightly RDO:

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Salary: $79k - $89k + Super:


  • Ability to transfer or take LSL (Long Service Leave) within Local Government

About Merri-bek City Council:

Merri-bek is a progressive council with 180,000 residents: one community, proudly diverse.

Our city is vibrant and energetic, known for its active community, array of fabulous festivals, cool pools, eclectic shops and our community of artists and creative industries.

As a Council, we've been supporting our community through difficult times, and our long-term vision has ambitious goals for environmental sustainability, community wellbeing, and creating great places.


Merri-bek Council strives to be a contemporary, innovative and collaborative organisation with a deep commitment to engagement with, the Merri-bek community.

With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne's CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food and cafés right at the doorstep.

Merri-bek City Council is a great place to live, work and play.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and welcoming workplace. We offer flexible and hybrid work options and genuinely care about providing our staff work/life balance.

Our organisation vision is:
One team brave and diverse making a difference.

About the role:

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic Payroll Officer to join the People and Safety team. You will be an important part of the team processing fortnightly payroll of approximately 1,200+ employees.

This role involves end to end payroll processing for staff and ensuring information processed is in accordance with legislative requirements and Council's policies and procedures.


Key responsibilities include:

  • Process end to end payroll in a timely manner across a fortnightly cycle
  • Administer Masterfile changes e.g.; rate changes, FTE, allowances and deductions
  • Processing of new starters and termination paperwork
  • Ensure payroll records are accurate and representative of entitlements and conditions
  • Review accuracy of timesheet calculations in Time and Attendance
  • Investigate and resolve payroll queries in a timely manner
  • Ensure all confidentialities are assured in all matters pertaining to Payroll and Personnel
  • Demonstrated prior experience in high volume payroll processing
  • Experience with Chris21/iChris is essential to the role
  • Proficient computer literacy and ability to learn systems with ease
  • The ability to prioritise and work to strict deadlines
  • The ability to provide a high level of customer service
  • A high level of attention to detail and accuracy with a focus on numeracy
  • The ability to interpret Enterprise Agreement and operate within fast paced environment

What the role can offer:

  • Fortnightly RDO
  • Extensive opportunities for training & career development
  • Salary sacrifice options
  • A real sense of worklife balance & flexible work options
  • Employersupported study assistance schemes
  • Wellness programs

Further support offered for our staff

  • Up to 20 weeks primary & up to 5 weeks secondary parental leave
  • Purchase leave
  • Ceremonial leave
  • Gender affirmation leave
  • Family violence leave

For further information about this position please contact Anna Furlong M:
Merri-bek is focused on diverse representation of the community we serve.

With this we value lived experience that could contribute to the shaping of this role and in turn will continue to provide representation and growth of safe and inclusive work culture.


Applications close: 11:30pm, Sunday, 28th May 2023.

How to apply:

  • Please note that some documents relating to this position may reference Moreland City Council. We are in the process of updating the councils new name of Merribek City Council.

Our Commitment:


In May 2021, Merri-bek Council adopted a revised Statement of Commitment to Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of the municipality.

The statement recognises the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as the traditional owners of the lands and waterways of our municipality.

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