Salary Package: $48 - $55 per hour + Super Role Highlights:

Join a well-established manufacturing organisation with a national footprint, supporting a workforce of approximately 1,000 employees across more than 120 sites. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Payroll Officer to join the business on a 9-month fixed-term contract covering a period of maternity leave .

Stepping into an established and well-run payroll function, you will play a key role in ensuring the continued delivery of accurate, compliant payroll services across multiple pay cycles. Working closely with Finance and HR, you will support payroll reporting, reconciliations, month-end activities and continuous process improvement initiatives while maintaining exceptional service to employees across the business.

This role offers hybrid working arrangements, exposure to a complex multi-site manufacturing environment, and the opportunity to seamlessly support the team during an important leave period.

Role Overview Reporting into the Payroll Manager, you will take ownership of end-to-end payroll processing across multiple pay cycles, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time throughout a 9-month maternity leave cover .

You will manage payroll for approximately 1,000 employees across 120 locations, interpreting awards and enterprise agreements, processing payroll variations, reconciliations and statutory obligations, while partnering closely with HR and Finance to ensure payroll accuracy and compliance.

This is a hands-on role suited to an experienced payroll professional who can quickly integrate into the team, maintain existing processes, and provide reliable support during this planned period of leave. The successful candidate will be confident working independently while building solid relationships with stakeholders across the business.

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