Careers

About the Organisation

Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Australians with this unique opportunity to provide both corporate expertise and community support. With a focus on people, not profit, Life Without Barriers’ corporate services team partners with our direct support staff, clients, and their families to ensure we continue our mission to change lives for the better.  If a truly inclusive, collaborative, and fast-paced work environment sounds like your next career move, this is an opening not to be missed.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people, and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.  Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the role

The Payroll Officer - Financial Processes focuses on accounting and supporting the team in delivering key financial processes. Your responsibilities will include ensuring the accurate recording of payroll data, reconciling financial information, and maintaining compliance with relevant legislation.

You’ll handle complex tasks like tax, superannuation, leave reporting, and oversee government-paid parental leave, workers' compensation payments, and portable Long Service Leave (LSL) programs.

This is a permanent full-time position that offers the flexibility to work from your preferred location within our national footprint, whether that is your home or one of our LWB offices. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Support payroll accounting processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Perform payroll reconciliations and handle financial reporting requirements.
• Ensure compliance with tax, superannuation, and leave reporting.
• Assist with the management of government-paid parental leave, workers' compensation, and portable LSL programs.
• Collaborate with your Lead and Shared Services team to deliver timely, accurate payments. 

Skills & Experience Required

• Demonstrated experience in payroll/accounting role
• Experience working with large and complex payroll systems
• Ability to provide timely and accurate customer service and support in a high transactional environment
• High attention to detail, computer literacy and data entry skills
• Knowledge of relevant legislative and regulatory environment (i.e. Superannuation, workers compensation, PAYG Tax etc)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to respond to customer and stakeholder enquiries and request

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check.
   
Benefits

• Salary packaging benefits including up to $15,900 of your annual salary tax free
• Monthly rostered days off (think 12 extra long weekends a year!)
• Hybrid work from home arrangement
• Inclusive, collaborative and fast-paced environment, variety in role

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact recruitment@lwb.org.au.

Applications close at midnight on Sunday the 1^st of March 2026