Payroll Officer (12 month contract)

Location
Surry Hills, NSW, au
Employment type
Contract
Posted
Oct 14, 2026
Last seen
Oct 14, 2026

About the role

- 12 month contract with potential for extension - Vibrant office environment in Surry Hills, a short walk from Central Station

Our Payroll team makes sure thousands of crew get paid correctly every fortnight. We're looking for a Payroll Officer on a 12-month contract to support payroll for our managed-service franchisees. You'll own the pay-run cycle from timecard checks through to STP lodgement, working in a fast-paced multi-site environment with an outsourced payroll model.

What You'll Do

- Review timecards and exceptions daily, validate the pay file and make sure everything is approved before Monday integration - Run the fortnightly and off-cycle pay runs, process adjustments, and close the run and lodge STP with the ATO on time - Process Workday actions for new starters, variations and terminations, and reconcile them to the payroll system - Prepare payroll, month-end and superannuation reports for corporate restaurants and franchisees - Manage the payroll inbox, responding to enquiries within 24 hours - Support operations teams and franchisees with timecard, set-up and pay queries - Manage workers' compensation paperwork and track wage cost recoveries - Create and maintain payroll processing documentation

What You'll Bring

- Payroll experience in a fast-paced, multi-site environment - Experience with a time and attendance system managing award rules - Experience working with an outsourced payroll model - Hands-on experience with payroll systems (iChris is a plus!) - Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work with everyone from crew to the leadership team - A detail-obsessed, accountable approach to hitting hard payroll deadlines

Interested? Apply now to start the conversation.