Principal Payroll Officer: This role is well suited to an experienced payroll professional who enjoys being hands-on and working closely with both Finance and HR, without the responsibility of formally managing a team.

Reporting to Finance and HR, and working alongside the Payroll Manager, you’ll play an important role in supporting the smooth and accurate delivery of payroll across a diverse workforce.

The Role: you’ll provide day-to-day expertise and support across a varied and operational payroll environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting end-to-end payroll processing across multiple entities and sites
• Assisting with the interpretation and application of awards, agreements, and employment conditions
• Processing allowances, overtime, shift penalties, leave, and termination payments
• Acting as a point of support for more complex payroll queries and issues
• Working closely with Finance on reconciliations, reporting, and payroll-related queries
• Partnering with HR on employee changes, pay updates, and compliance matters
• Helping to ensure payroll processes align with legislative and statutory requirements
• Contributing to payroll system updates, testing, and process improvements
• Providing guidance and knowledge-sharing within the payroll team (no direct reports)
• Opportunity to implement a new system, projects and more! 

About You You’re an experienced payroll professional who:

• Has solid end-to-end payroll experience in a medium to large organisation at lead, supervisor and manager level.
• Enjoys working in a collaborative team environment
• Is comfortable supporting both Finance and HR stakeholders.
• Prefers a senior, hands-on role over formal people management.
• Has good working knowledge of Australian payroll legislation.
• Is organised, reliable, and approachable in your working style.
• Experience in operational or award-based environments will be viewed positively.

Why Join Us?

• A senior professional role focused on payroll expertise rather than people management
• Supportive team environment with strong collaboration across Finance and HR
• Varied payroll work that keeps the role interesting, career progression.
• Opportunity to contribute ideas and improvements over time
• Competitive salary aligned to experience + Bonus incentives and more!

If you’re looking for a senior payroll role where your experience is valued and your day-to-day work makes a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Amy Robertson at Sharp & Carter - Manager, Recruitment Payroll Specialist on 0455 188 325 or email directly to arobertson@sharpandcarter.com.au