Payroll Officer | Pooling Only | Work From Home | AU account  

Are you prepared to take charge and drive results in an Australia-based company known as an expert in staffing solutions? Clear is on the hunt for a Payroll Officer who thrives in a versatile work environment. This isn’t just about filling a role – it’s about taking charge, delivering excellence, and making sure no detail is overlooked.

Role and Opportunity

Your new role is to work with our client’s payroll team to deliver flawless payroll and timesheet processing across 13 branches all over Australia. There’s no room for error – your attention to detail and analytical skills will be tested every single day.

Our client is known for delivering exceptional results in temporary, contract, and permanent recruitment as well as payroll and managed services. They demand excellence and so do we.

Purpose

As a Payroll Officer, you will:

• Process timesheets and payments to staff and clients within the business’s temporary workforce with absolute precision.
• Take full responsibility for the timely preparation of salaries and payments – no mistakes, no excuses.
• Proactively show initiative but never lose sight of the overall business objective.

As a Payroll Officer, your daily tasks may include:

• Prepare weekly payroll with unyielding accuracy, on time, and in strict compliance with the relevant industrial instrument.
• Ensure all timesheets, payroll changes, records, and other essential documents are submitted before the payroll run deadline – no exceptions.
• Enter data with exacting accuracy for the continuous maintenance of payroll data within the system, including processing new starters or updating existing employee records.
• Deliver electronic pay slips promptly to temporary and casual employees without delay.
• Keep electronic filing systems meticulously organized for secure data retention.
• Address payroll inquiries with impeccable customer service, providing accurate and timely responses verbally or in writing as required.
• Reconcile and report on financial data related to payroll with rigorous attention to detail.
• Request and manage payroll for special and late runs without fail.
• Perform other tasks as required by the client or management.

Essential Experience

• At least 1 year of Australian payroll experience required
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Excel and commonly use other MS Office applications (Outlook, Teams, Word, and OneDrive)
• Comprehensive communication in English (both verbal and written)

Required Attributes

• You are a payroll expert with relentless attention to detail.
• You aim for excellence and have exceptional skills in processing and handling payroll tasks.
• You excel in multitasking and meeting strict deadlines.
• You quickly learn new payroll systems and software.
• You perform your duties with minimal supervision and still produce outstanding results.
• You have absolute respect for confidentiality and sensitivity and you have the flexibility to perform other relevant tasks as required by the client or management.

Advantageous (Optional)

• Experience or working knowledge in using any payroll systems such as Astute or MYOB