Payroll Officer

About us: 

Unitywater operates in one of Australia's most exceptional environments in terms of natural beauty, geographical and demographic breadth. We operate on Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal Country, proudly providing safe and reliable water to customers in Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast and Noosa. We are a water utility serving one of the fastest growing regions in the country. 

We think a pretty good job starts here. 

Working at Unitywater:

As a Unitywater team member you will enjoy a range of benefits: 

• Flexibility: We value flexibility and support work-life balance with hybrid and flexible working, purchased annual leave and access to floating public holidays. Tell us what this looks like for you
• Wellbeing: We offer several initiatives to support your wellbeing, such as discounted private health insurance, salary packaging, employee assistance program, and access to retailer discounts and benefits.
• Learning and Development: We offer a range of opportunities to feed your curiosity such as: Walk on Country experience, study assistance, and access to a dedicated learning program and professional memberships.
• Extras: We invite you to join our dedicated employee networks focused on First Nations Reconciliation, LGBTIQ+, CALD, Gender, Life Stage diversity, and Accessibility.

We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, gender and expressions, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. We are committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community we serve and fostering a workplace that is diverse and inclusive, where you feel connected, are safe to be yourself and supported to be the best version of yourself.

We strive to have a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community we serve and encourage all suitable applicants to apply for this role. Please feel free to share your pronouns and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process. 

If you would like to speak to a team member about our commitment to diversity and inclusion, please contact our Inclusion Specialist or Reconciliation Action Plan Advisor

Additional information: 

• We are proud to be recognized as an employer of choice for women by WORK180.
• We are proud members of Pride in Diversity and Australian Disability Network.
• We are a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

About the role: 

Payroll Officer – Fixed Term Contract Until February 2027

Brisbane & Sunshine Coast | Join a Purpose-Driven Organisation

Help keep our people paid accurately and on time, while building your career in a supportive, values-led team. At Unitywater, you'll play a key role delivering seamless payroll services that support our amazing workforce and contribute to our community-focused mission. This is your chance to join a trusted regional employer and be part of something that really matters.

What you'll do

In this role, you will:

• Deliver accurate end-to-end payroll processing across manual and electronic records
• Maintain employee payroll data, records and documentation with absolute confidentiality
• Ensure compliance with policies, industrial instruments and legislation
• Maintain data accuracy in HRIS systems for reporting, analysis and payroll integrity
• Identify and troubleshoot payroll discrepancies, recommending improvements
• Support payroll reporting activities and fortnightly payroll cycles
• Assist with end-of-financial-year activities and payroll compliance requirements
• Contribute to payroll & HRIS improvement projects, including user acceptance testing

About you: 

Our One Unitywater behaviours - Create the Future, Care Together, and Own It – define how we work together at Unitywater. To contribute to this, you will demonstrate the following skills and qualities for the role: The requirements for the position are:

Must-haves

• Extensive payroll processing experience (end-to-end, high volume preferred)
• Strong HRIS knowledge with proven payroll system capability
• Sound understanding of industrial instruments, taxation, superannuation & legislation
• Exceptional accuracy, numeracy and attention to detail
• Clear, confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Advanced MS Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, data validation)
• Ability to interpret & explain awards/enterprise agreements, payroll policies and processes
• Professional and tactful approach when applying policy

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in a complex or public sector payroll environment
• Familiarity with TechnologyOne or similar enterprise HRIS
• Exposure to industrial agreements & enterprise bargaining environments
• Experience supporting system upgrades, improvements or UAT
• Knowledge of continuous improvement practices within payroll

If you're a detail-driven payroll professional ready to make waves in a values-led organisation we'd love to hear from you

How to apply: 

Please apply online following the links, and make sure to upload your up-to-date CV. 

If you're successful we will need you to undergo a few checks….  We know they might not be the fun part, but you will need to confirm your right to work in Australia and complete relevant pre-employment checks, including verification of criminal history, drivers licence and driving history, alcohol and other drug screening. 

Applications close:  Thursday 13th November

We're excited to hear from you Applications will be reviewed as they're received, and we may close this opportunity early if we find our ideal candidate — so we encourage you to apply soon.)

For further information please contact the Talent Acquisition team at  

Unitywater respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways in which we live, work and operate, the Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal peoples. We honour their enduring connection to these places and their deep cultural, spiritual and environmental knowledge and stewardship over the waterways that sustain us all. We pay our deepest respects to Elders past and present, who hold the wisdom, traditions and stories of their people.