Payroll Officer

About CareChoice

CareChoice is a NDIS and TAC/ WorkSafe registered disability services provider. We deliver a wide range of services and provide complex support across the Disability sector in a range of settings including home care, residential, community and Specialist Disability Accommodation.

CareChoice is committed to service excellence and works closely with clients, their families, and key stakeholders to ensure individuals receive the very best person-centred care. The CareChoice team are passionate about their work and pride themselves in delivering an exceptional calibre of service.

Our values

Our philosophy of service provision is based upon our values of:

• People, First
• Brilliant Together
• Bring Our Best. Always
• Relentless Optimism

Benefits & culture

CareChoice is proud to be an EEO employer. We support an inclusive approach in the workplace. We celebrate our diversity and welcome staff regardless of ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity and lifestyle choices. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

As part of our commitment to putting People first, you'll enjoy industry-leading wellbeing support and benefits at CareChoice, including:

• Access to your pay as you earn it via our financial wellbeing partner
• Employee Pathways Scholarships
• Employee Support Fund
• Free ongoing training and development
• Paid Pregnancy loss leave for either parent
• Flexible work options
• A number of employee wellness platforms including EAP, free flu shots and travel discounts
• Discounts with several department store retailers, events & entertainment, home & technology
• Further discounts with groceries & beverages, shopping & fashion, sports & leisure, fuel and transport
• Car, health insurance and energy benefits
• Monthly & Annual Recognition & Reward for Employee of the Month
• Service Recognition & Reward Program
• Career development opportunities including secondments and Job-Ride-A-Long program

From the moment you step through our doors, you'll feel welcome and supported to do your best work and really make a difference in people's lives.

About the opportunity

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Payroll officer, for a part time fixed term position, until 19th of July 2026. The role will be based at our head office in Mulgrave, with hybrid working available.

Ideal hours will look like - Week 1 - Monday to Friday 10am until 3pm and Week 2 - Tuesday to Friday 10am until 3pm, we do have some flexibility however.

Reporting to our Funding and Payroll Manager, this position has the responsibility for ensuring that all the payroll tasks are completed within the strict payroll deadlines.  The main responsibilities include; payroll processing, employee payroll profile maintenance, entering new starters, responding to queries, reporting, reconciliations.

The role of the Payroll Officer is also to ensure that all the end to end payroll processes are completed by the deadlines to ensure all employees are paid in accordance with the SCHADS Award, within the correct timeframe.

Some other key responsibilities in the role will be processing new employee contracts, terminations and variations to employment, answering queries, checking and processing timesheets, award interpretation and more.

About you 

We are looking for an experienced payroll officer with well developed interpersonal, negotiation and complaints resolution skills, exceptional written and verbal communication skills and PC literacy especially in excel, you should also have experience working in a fast paced environment.

You will have a can-do attitude and a highly effective decision maker. You will need to be self-motivated, amiable, honest and reliable. You will also need to be comfortable working alone and in a team.

Ideally, you'll have

A positive "can do" attitude

An ability to make effective and efficient decisions

A proactive attitude and high degree of professionalism and integrity

Good communication skills – verbal and written

Strong experience in a similar role 

Experience using 2c9 and an understanding of the SCHADS award will be highly regarded.

Qualifications required

Current and valid drivers license

Bachelors Degree in Finance, Business or accounting

NDIS Worker Screening Clearance

Working with Children Check (Employee type)

Employment with CareChoice is subject to satisfactory background checks which include Professional References, Employee Working with Children Check, Disability Worker Exclusion Scheme Check and NDIS Worker Screening Clearance.

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