TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers
Senior Payroll Officer
Location Negotiable (subject to TAFE NSW campus availability)
Temporary Full Time until June 2025 (A Talent Pool will also be created)
$103,133 package includes salary ($91,272 - $98,291), employer's superannuation and annual leave loading.
At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.
That’s why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.
Life-changing impact starts with an incredible team that sees their career as an opportunity to transform someone’s world. Whether that’s inspiring students, supporting each other, or helping our communities and industries flourish.
We live by TAFE NSW values: Customer Focus, Integrity, Collaboration, and Excellence. They define who we are, how we work and inspire our performance.
We invest in our people
At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work.
We provide you with tools and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, and a variety of flexible working options.
About the role
The Senior Payroll Officer is responsible for providing high level subject matter expertise, guidance and training to payroll staff and customers in procedures and practices for all aspects of pay, leave conditions and entitlements administration associated with employee services. The position also performs a range of payroll processing activities together with advising on and responding to more complex payroll transactional matters.
About You
You will enjoy working in a dynamic, fast paced environment and are an agile, resilient team member who is driven to succeed. You have excellent communication skills, are analytical, organised and a natural problem solver. You enjoy building trusting relationships, collaborating with your team, and taking initiative.
In addition, you will have the following:
- Diploma, Advanced Diploma or associate degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent skills, knowledge, and experience.
- Proven experience interpreting and applying employment related agreements and awards, policies, and procedures, to payroll related matters including salary, leave entitlements and conditions.
- Demonstrated experience applying numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills to payroll related calculations with an emphasis on accuracy.
- Experience providing training and support across a broad range of employee services and payroll activities.
Highly Regarded
- Extensive knowledge and experience in the use of human resources information systems, including HR SAP.
To find out more about the role, click to view the Position Description.
Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion
We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks.
If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.
A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now!
Applications close 11.55pm Monday 23 September 2024
To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:
- Your current resume (PDF)
- Response to one targeted question when prompted in the application form (max 300 words)
Targeted Question 1: This role requires you to complete complex calculations, please describe the tools, systems, and data that you use to analyse and complete the calculation. Outline your experience in applying legislation, procedure and or policy relevant to this calculation. What issues might you experience and how do you resolve?
General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Paula Zacharakis, Talent Acquisition Advisor, paula.zacharakis@tafensw.edu.au, 02 7921 6383.
Role-specific enquiries: Kylie Blay, Team Leader, kylie.blay@tafensw.edu.au, 02 7921 5125.
For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process and the interactive Capability Application Tool.
This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct.
To be eligible for positions at TAFE NSW, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.
A talent pool, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment.
Location is negotiable across our TAFE NSW campuses. Please note your preferred campus location is not guaranteed and is subject to campus availability at the time of offer.