Senior Payroll Officer

4 weeks ago


Narrabri, Australia Maximum ManagementFrazer Jones USA Full time

About the Company
Frazer Jones is proud to be partnering with a privately owned investment company with a diverse portfolio across manufacturing and industrial sectors. With multiple sites and operations nationwide, the business is experiencing sustained growth and is now looking to expand its Payroll Team.

About the Role
Reporting to the National HR Leader, with a dotted line to Finance, this is a fantastic opportunity for a seasoned payroll professional to take ownership of national payroll operations. Based in Sydney CBD, the role offers a hybrid working model (four days in-office, one day from home).

This is a hands-on, standalone role suited to someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys working autonomously, and is passionate about accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement. Key responsibilities include:

  • Managing and processing multiple payrolls across various frequencies, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
  • Interpreting enterprise agreements, awards, and company policies to ensure correct employee payments
  • Maintaining accurate records of pay transactions, leave balances, staff movements, and WorkCover payments
  • Performing complex payroll calculations including leave accruals, superannuation, redundancy, and tax
  • Investigating and resolving discrepancies, including processing back payments when required
  • Supporting compliance and reporting requirements including headcount, staff movement, leave liability, and FBT reports
  • Assisting with month-end reporting, reconciliations, and general ledger activities

About You
This role is ideal for a confident and detail-oriented payroll professional with:

  • 5+ years' experience in a standalone or senior payroll role, ideally within a complex, multi-site organisation
  • Proven experience in end-to-end payroll processing and payroll system management
  • Strong understanding of Australian payroll legislation, taxation, superannuation, and award interpretation
  • High attention to detail, excellent numerical and analytical skills
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a customer-focused mindset
  • Experience using MicrOpay is highly desirable

This is a permanent role paying up to c$120,000 + Super, starting ASAP.

The consultant is Angela Franks (covering for Adela while on leave) with reference: 285107

**Please note that you will require full working rights in Australia for your application to be considered. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

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