Payroll Officer

Being the best place to be, is more than just words here at the City of Cockburn. We strive to deliver an exceptional people experience through all phases of the employee lifecycle, with a determined focus on our people being the key to our success.

Here at the City we process payroll fortnightly for a workforce of 900 staff including casuals, across a diverse range of employment conditions and entitlements.

You will use your skills and expertise to:

- Undertake all aspects of payroll processing to ensure that our people are paid correctly and on time.
- Ensure record keeping compliance and data integrity.

**The Person**
- Good written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to meet deadlines and to balance competing priorities.
- Ability to work independently and to demanding time schedules.
- Strong computer skills and fast, accurate typing ability required.
- Experience in large volume, multi-department payroll environments is highly desirable.
- Prior experience interpreting Industrial Agreements will be highly regarded.

**Salary**: $82,049 - $87, 516 per annum dependant on skills and experience.

**Hours**: 38-hour week. Flexible working arrangements, including full-time and part-time options will be considered.

**To apply**:
Please visit Job Vacancies - City of Cockburn. Take a moment to review the position description, including the selection criteria, to gain a full understanding of the role before applying.

To apply, click the 'APPLY' button and follow the prompts.

Please briefly address the essential criteria (found in the position description) in your cover letter to show us why this role should be yours and indicate your preference for full time or part time hours or both.
- Applications that fail to address the essential criteria may not be shortlisted for the role._

**For further information**: Carla Howells - Service Lead Payroll Services on 9411 3679.

**Applications Close**: Sunday 10 August 2025 at 11.59pm.

The City of Cockburn reserves the right to commence recruitment prior to this date.

Applicants are required to demonstrate a commitment to the City of Cockburn values.

**Attachments**:

- Position Description - Payroll Officer.pdf