Senior Payroll Officer - Brisbane

About The Role
Due to continued growth in our Business our Brisbane office has an opening for a Senior Payroll Officer to join our lively and close-knit Team. We’re looking for a detail-driven and knowledgeable Senior Payroll Officer to join our team on a fixed-term basis and play a key role in ensuring accurate, compliant, and efficient payroll operations.

This is a great opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys combining technical expertise with strong stakeholder communication.

What You’ll Do

Reporting into the Payroll Manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end processing of weekly, fortnightly and monthly payrolls while ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation and company policies.

You’ll be a trusted point of contact for employees and leaders, providing clear guidance on payroll matters and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities will include:

• Process and distribute payroll, ensuring the regular payment of full entitlements to all employees in an accurate and timely manner
• Accurate calculation and processing of: Payroll tax, Workers’ compensation and Superannuation payments
• Process and set up new employees in the ERP system
• Ensure compliance with current payroll legislation, awards, and enterprise agreements
• Maintain payroll records and reporting with a high level of accuracy
• Respond to payroll queries with professionalism and clarity

What You’ll Bring

In addition to working in a high-volume processing environment, you have:

• Relevant experience of 5+ years as a Senior Payroll Officer within a large organisation
• Experience with interpreting and calculating employee payments in accordance with enterprise agreements
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, compliance, and best practices
• Experience calculating payroll tax, workers compensation, and superannuation
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Experienced in the use of SAP is highly desirable and UKG is desirable.
• Certificate III or IV in Financial Services - Accounts Clerical is desirable.

Why Whitehaven Coal?

• Career development, mentorship and coaching
• Brisbane CBD office
• ASX Listed Industry leader
• Attractive remuneration package
• 14 month fixed-term opportunity

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, apply now and we will be in touch with you!