Payroll Project Officer

4 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Randstad Australia Full time

A leading, global retail organisation in Melbourne's CBD is seeking a Payroll Project Officer for an initial 3-month temporary contract, with a strong likelihood of extension or conversion to a permanent role. This role is all about owning and supporting the full life-cycle of payroll projects, acting as a crucial right-hand to the Payroll Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a busy team and contribute to critical payroll projects.


About the Role
  • Managing project schedules, deadlines, and costs to ensure timely and budget-compliant delivery.
  • Collating budget and expenditure data and maintaining strong financial awareness for project viability.
  • Coordinating external providers and scheduling all necessary meetings.
  • Collecting and analysing needs to define project requirements effectively.
  • Facilitating project communications and preparing presentation materials for various meetings.
  • Supporting continuous improvement processes and performing quality assurance/verification of calculations from modelling.
  • Preparing and processing complex calculations and detailed data analysis.
  • Supporting senior team members with administrative functions, including collating contracts, timesheets, and reports.
  • Contributing to the company's commitment to accurate salary payments for over 2,000 employees through more efficient and stable processes.

About You
  • Intermediate to advanced Excel skills for robust data handling and analysis.
  • Knowledge of quality control through data collation, auditing, or compliance checks.
  • Excellent interpersonal and professional communication skills to facilitate project communications.
  • Strong analytical skills with a meticulous attention to detail.
  • Exceptional time management abilities and the capacity to work effectively under pressure.
  • A collaborative team player with good work ethics, able to take initiative.
  • Exposure to Workday or SAP is ideal, or a strong general aptitude for learning new IT systems quickly.

The Benefits
  • Strong potential for extension or permanency.
  • Opportunity to contribute to critical and impactful payroll remediation and other key projects.
  • CBD location with a stable, fully on-site work environment
  • Gain valuable experience within a dynamic team and contribute to key organisational outcomes.
If you are an experienced Payroll Specialist with a passion for accuracy and efficiency, we invite you to apply. For any queries regarding this role or other opportunities within the payroll function, you can reach out to patrick.collins@randstad.com.au, or call 0483 154 427 for a confidential discussion.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.

skills

Communication, Stakeholder Management, Payroll Analysis, Independent, Highly Organised

qualifications

  • Accounting / Finance Qualification Highly Desirable

education

Primary School/Junior High

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