Payroll Officer

Payroll OfficerFull Time, Fixed Term Opportunity until 30th June 2026

Competitive Salary + Super + Salary PackagingSouth Perth, WA

Are you looking to join a dynamic team on a temporary basis working for a Not for Profit? Then this is the role of you

Our organisation is nearly 100 years old and built on foundations of care and support, core values that still stand strong throughout all our services today. To this end, we are proud of our heritage, the services we deliver and our people

Our core values of Respect, Care and Honesty underpin who we are, our behaviours and how we operate, we call this The RAAFA Way We have an amazing culture, led by our people who make a real impact to the lives of those we care for every single day.

We aim to create communities open to all. Our Seniors Living services are connected and offer a continuum of care to people living across our seven large, active and vibrant retirement living estates. Whether it's one of our five warm and welcoming residential aged care homes or our in-home individualized care and services provider, RAAFA Home Care, we are in the business of people looking after people.

RAAFA is looking for a superstar Payroll Officer to join our established team and help us through this busy period. As the Payroll Officer, you will be responsible for managing payroll functions, ensuring the accurate and timely processing of employee pay and related transactions.

Benefits to you:

• Competitive Rates - RAAFA Continues to support our people with above award rates.
• Salary packaging – as a non-profit organisation, you can salary package up to $18,549
• Free onsite parking – all sites have free onsite parking with plenty availability
• Career & Development Paths –RAAFA offers various ongoing career development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program - Access confidential counselling services for personal or work-related issues
• Employee Referral Program - earn bonuses for recommending friends
• Discounted Services - including health insurance and gym membership
• Corporate Zoo Membership - Visit Perth Zoo for free
• Supportive culture - be welcomed into an organisation who provide a supportive, friendly and positive culture within all of our staffing groups

Key Responsibilities:

• End-to-end processing of company payrolls (fortnightly)
• Build and maintain EBA's, Awards and legislation into Payroll functions and RAAFA's Award interpretation software, ensuring compliance.
• Maintain accurate payroll records in accordance with legislation and RAAFA standards.
• Manage and review the preparation, balancing and reconciliation of PAYE tax.
• Collaborate with the Finance Team to reconcile FBT, superannuation and payment summaries.
• Prepare relevant weekly, monthly, quarterly and year-end reports, including ad hoc management reports.
• Monitor the accurate processing of staff appointments, transfers, promotions and terminations.
• Liaise with staff and management on payroll related queries.

What you bring:

• Tertiary qualification in Business Administration, Accounting or similar is preferred and/or demonstrated experience.
• Experience with payroll processing within Aged Care (desirable).
• Familiarity with Chris21 and Optima is advantageous.
• Demonstrated experience with end-to-end payroll processes of 1000+ employees.
• Comprehensive knowledge of National Employment Standard, Modern Awards, EBA's, Payroll Tax, WorkCover WA legislation and other relevant industry legislation.
• Solid financial acumen with in-depth knowledge and experience of payroll calculation and processing.

What you need to do:

• Update your resume
• Be eligible to work in Australia
• Satisfactory National Police Certificate (on commencement of employment to be within six months from date of issue) or willing to obtain one
• Click "Apply to this Job"

For more information, please call us on or email 

RAAFA WA reserves the right to withdraw, shortlist and interview applicants prior to this date.