Payroll Officer

Advertised Vacancy Number: DOE882456
Appointment Pool
Suitable applicants from earlier intakes 1-3 need not apply.
Payroll Services is seeking to establish an open recruitment pool of Payroll Officers for fixed term, full-time and part-time vacancies which may arise up until the end of May 2026.
Applicants can submit an application at any time between now and 4.30pm (WST) on Friday, 20 February 2026.
Dates of assessment are listed below.
Please refer to the below Application and Selection Process section for information on submitting your application.
Professional Benefits
We are conveniently located in East Perth and our employees enjoy a range of benefits which include:

12% employer contributed superannuation.
Flexible working arrangements are genuinely considered to create healthy work life balance including; working from home or remote, flexible working hours and part-time arrangements
Generous leave entitlements including annual, personal, long service and parental leave
Professional development opportunities and study leave/assistance
Access to salary packaging (in accordance with relevant industrial instruments)
Enjoy easy access to public transport with the Claisebrook train station just a 5-minute walk away or, take advantage of the free Yellow Cat bus service that stops outside our building entrance.
Additionally, various CPP parking locations are within walking distance.

The Role and our Branch
As a Payroll Officer you will:

provide, generate and maintain employee personal information and pay distributions.
process employee commencements, movements, variations and terminations.
process leave, salary and allowance payments, income tax and overpayments.
ensure work is timely, accurate and in line with applicable industrial instruments, legislation and Department policies and procedures.

As part of the Business and Customer Services (BCS) directorate you will be required to contribute to a safe work environment that fosters equity and diversity and achieve your deliverables to enable BCS to accomplish their goals.
Cultural Diversity
The Department is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and persons from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.
All inquiries are welcomed
The Application and Selection process
Assessments for each intake of this pool will commence on the below dates:

Intake 1 – 30 August 2024
Intake 2 – 29 November 2024
Intake 3 – 26 February 2025
Intake 4 – 21 November 2025
Intake 5 – 20 February 2026

Applications for the pool will close on Friday 20 February 2026 in time for the final assessment round.
You will only need to apply once.
Your application will be assessed in the next closest assessment round.
Once the assessment stage of each intake commences you will not be able to amend your application.
You will be advised of the outcome at the conclusion of each assessment round, where you can reapply should you be unsuccessful.
Your written application will be assessed against the following Selection Criteria:

Demonstrated ability to understand and apply policies, procedures, industrial instruments and legislation.
Demonstrated experience with computerised human resource management information systems or equivalent and the ability to perform pay calculations, ensuring accuracy of complex payroll data.

Shortlisted applicants will have their skills and experiences in relation to the remaining selection criteria assessed in the further stages of the recruitment process.
Remaining selection criteria can be found on the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
For a full outline of the role responsibilities and selection criteria, please refer to the JDF.
It is recommended that you consider all information contained in the advertisement and any other related information before applying for the vacancy.
Ready to Apply?
All applications are submitted online.
Select "Apply for Job", at either the top or bottom of this screen and follow all instructions.
It is recommended you have relevant documents completed and ready to attach with your online application.
Please allow enough time to complete this process as applications must be received prior to the closing date and time.
Your application should include:

A two (2) page statement addressing only selection criteria one (1) and two (2) listed above, in context of the role and business needs of the branch
A CV outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
The contact details for two (2) work related referees who can attest to the claims made in your written application, one being your current line manager.

After you have submitted your application online, you will receive an email confirming lodgement.
If you do not receive a confirmation email, please phone (08) 9264 4***.
If you are having difficulty submitting your online application, please phone (08) 9264 86***for assistance.
Eligibility
To work with us, you must:

be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.

More information about employment eligibility can be found on our website and in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Friday, 20 February 2026
Lodgement is system generated.
Any submissions at, or after, 4:30pm will not be accepted.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE
PROFORMA, FAXED, HAND DELIVERED, POSTED, EMAILED AND LATE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED

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