Payroll Officer

Employment Type:
Permanent full time

Hours:
Monday to Friday 76 hour fortnight

Salary:
85k package incl. superannuation + Full FBT package + Amazing employee benefits

Location:
Richmond, close to public transport

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Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications

Where there's life, there's Mercy.

Where there's care, there's You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people at every stage of life. Across our aged care homes, hospitals and research facilities, and across numerous cities and towns, we're on a journey to keep growing our impact for the next hundred years.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you'll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it's all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.
Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity
As a Payroll Officer, you will work in our friendly and supportive payroll team and be responsible for accurately processing and managing payroll fortnightly. You will work closely with our HR & finance team to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and provide exceptional service to our staff.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accurately process end-to-end payroll for 2000+ employees on a fortnightly basis.
• Maintain and update employee records in Payroll system.
• Handle payroll-related queries from employees and provide timely resolution.
• Prepare reconciliations for leave balances and backpays.
• Collaborate with HR and finance teams to streamline payroll processes and enhance accuracy.
• Interpret complex EBA's and Awards
• Process terminations.

What you'll bring
It takes a special kind of person to work in healthcare or community services. If you are genuinely interested in helping others, then you'll find you can build something here and find your place in a team of 10,000 hearts.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Excellent payroll knowledge, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
• A compassionate and positive approach to customer service.
• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people's lives - and your career.

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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.
We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.