Join a team like no other with career support to take you further! The Payroll Transactional Services Unit are seeking a Senior Payroll Officer to join their team in Maryborough.

Job details

As the Senior Payroll Officer, you will apply advanced technical payroll skills and high-level knowledge to resolve complex payroll issues and provide mentoring and coaching to staff to achieve team performance standards.  

What you'll do

• Analyse, investigate and resolve complex payroll processing problems to meet agreed time standards.
• Accurately perform payroll functions including rostering and HR master data maintenance in a timely manner.
• Process master data and rostering adjustments in payroll systems in accordance with payroll standard business processes and relevant industrial legislation.
• Work collaboratively with other team members within Payroll Services to ensure efficient quality client focused services are provided, by mentoring and providing advice or assistance as required
• Identify skills gaps within the team and provide advice to management on development areas as required.
• Build and maintain relationships with line managers, other payroll service teams and clients of Payroll Services.
• Lead the team in liaising with clients and responding to customer enquiries to meet resolution timeframes.
• Provide accurate data and reporting to line managers to enable efficient workforce management.
• Contribute to achieving processing efficiencies and business improvement to optimise customer service and improve service delivery.

About you

We are searching for someone with:

• Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary Human Resource Management issues, as well as the ability to access and interpret relevant industrial awards, agreements, statutory regulations and legislation relating to payroll.
• Demonstrated advanced conceptual, analytical and problem solving abilities in relation to complex payroll and establishment issues including utilising a risk management approach to the prioritisation and management of complex cases.
• Proven ability to support and mentor payroll staff and contribute to ongoing individual and team development and effectiveness and the achievement of agreed performance objectives.
• Demonstrated advanced interpersonal, communication and client services skills with a diverse range of clients.

Why work with us?

Work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive and inclusive environment that values people and prioritises employee success and wellbeing. This includes

Competitive salaries

• 12.75% superannuation
• 17.5% leave loading

Employee wellbeing

• Access to 24/7 confidential employee support providers and counsellors including for immediate family members
• Additional flexibility to support your work life balance including access to generous leave entitlements, such as purchased leave, domestic violence leave, reproductive health leave, cultural leave, study and examination leave.

Professional development

• Career progression with more than 300 diverse career pathways and career support to take you further!
• Access to a variety of programs and initiatives to support training and career growth.
• Grow your skills through hands-on experience and access to internal training opportunities and additional financial and leave benefits for approved external training and development.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion 

At Queensland Health, our work environment is inclusive and supportive, and we value our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all cultures, abilities and backgrounds.

Our commitment to cultural safety, equity, diversity and inclusion means we understand some people may need changes to the recruitment process. If you need support during the recruitment process, such as meeting with the panel virtually instead of in person, please reach out to the hiring manager. We value diverse candidates and your need for adjustments will not affect our hiring decisions. 

Ready to apply?

For further information on how to apply please review the attached Role Description.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applications will remain current for a period of up to 12 months and may be considered for other vacancies which may include an alternative employment basis such as temporary, full time or part time.ﾠ

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• QLD636951 Senior Payroll Officer RD (PDF, 203KB)
  Role Description
  
  QH Information for Applicants (PDF, 938KB)
  Application Kit