Payroll Officer

**Work type**:Fixed Term
- **Based** at La Trobe University’s** **Melbourne (Bundoora) campus**:

- **Full time, Fixed Term up until 1 Nov 2026**:

- **Higher Education Officer (HEO) 5**:

- **Work with inspiring people who are driven to make a difference**

**About the position**

The P&C Services function is located within People and Culture and provides several services to support La Trobe University in the management of employee related information, particularly the payroll processing, support of HR systems, payroll compliance and P&C helpdesk support.

We have become a function focused on innovation and automation to reduce the manual work within both our P&C Services areas and our university business functions.

Processing payroll for approx. 5000 paid employees and other payment categories, the Payroll Officer is responsible to ensure the successful delivery of the fortnightly payroll and all processes are completed within set deadlines. The Payroll Officer role undertakes a range of general payroll duties and employee data management activities but is also required to understand and execute the end
- to-end payroll process/run on a fortnightly basis.

**Skills and Experience**

To be considered for this position, you will have
- Completion of a degree without subsequent relevant work experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
- Comprehensive understanding and experience using SAP HR/Payroll and timesheet systems
- Demonstrated hands-on payroll knowledge and experience in all aspects of payroll processing working in a high-volume complex environment with speed and accuracy
- Current termination and redundancy knowledge
- Regular use and interpretation of EBAs and Awards in a previous role
- Understanding of payroll legislation, Tax and super as the pertain to payroll under the Australian Taxation Office guidelines.
- Experience maintaining superannuation, salary packaging and position management
- Exceptional customer service, both written and verbal along
- Strong time management, attention to detail and problem-solving skills with demonstrated ability to work autonomously or within a team environment
- Strong MS Excel experience with ability to use VLOOKUP, Pivot tables and other equations in daily workload

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**Benefits**:

- **17% employer contributed superannuation**:

- **On site child care facilities**:

- **Flexible work arrangements**:

- **Discounts for staff and their family members to study a range of La Trobe courses**

**How to apply**

**Closing date**: By 11:55pm 4 November 2025

**Position Enquiries**:Fiona Low, Senior Payroll Project Analyst;

**Recruitment Enquiries**:Talent Acquisition Operations Officer, Yola El-hassanieh;

**_ Please refer to the Position Description for other duties, skills and experience required for this position._**
- **Cover letter;**:

- **An up to date resume; and**:

- **Responses to Key Selection Criteria located in the Position Description**

**Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants**

**_ All La Trobe University employees are bound by the Working with Children Act 2005. If you are successful, you will be required to hold a valid Victorian Employee Working with Children Check prior to commencement_**.

**Why La Trobe**:

- Develop your career at an innovative, global university where you’ll collaborate with community and industry to create impact.
- Enjoy working on our inspiring and stunning campuses - the perfect hub for industry, students and academics
- Help transform the lives of students, partners and communities now and in the future

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