INTERNAL ONLY - PAYROLL OFFICER

Personnel Area: Organisational Services

Branch: Support Services

Salary Range: Band 3 - $76,297 to $81,262 (Remuneration stated is for the full-time positions)

Work type: Full time

Duration: Up to 12 months

• Develop your finance/payroll career in a supportive, learning team environment.
• Based in convenient Fortitude Valley, 5 minutes from train station.
• Must have high level attention to detail for payroll data accuracy. 

Our Business 

Brisbane City Council’s Organisational Services supports, equips and helps guide Council to deliver the Brisbane Vision through centralised corporate services and a customer-focused approach. 

Our Branch  

Support Services provides Council's key support services under a centralised model. ​The efficient back-of-house support ensures more resources can be focused on Council’s front-line service delivery.​​ 

Payment and Supply Services is a part of Support Services and provides procurement services, storage and movement of inventory, payment of suppliers and payroll services to all areas of Council. 

The Role  

Payment and Supply Services is seeking a Payroll Officer to work across two teams. The role works primarily in SAP to perform daily payroll tasks, such as entering payroll data and information to ensure that employees are paid correctly and on time.  

One team focuses on manual timesheet entry, processing leave applications for Bus Operators and other payroll data. The other team processes internal movements and performs other various payroll administration tasks. Occasionally the role will perform payroll new hire and re-hire functions. Both teams respond to payroll enquiries from across the business. 

To be successful you will have: 

• experience conducting payroll processes within a large and complex organisation 
• knowledge of human resource management systems in relation to payroll functions 
• experience in preparing and processing high volume transactions with a focus on accuracy, preferably in SAP 
• good communication, interpersonal and customer and stakeholder relationship skills 
• ability to provide advice and problem solve on a wide range of payroll issues 
• good organisational, time management and prioritisation skills. 

While not mandatory, your experience in operating a SAP payroll system will be highly regarded for this role.

Assessment

Assessment will include written applications, conversational style panel interviews and work tests (pen/paper) at our office in Fortitude Valley.  If you need assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the application/interview process, please phone Libby on the number below for a confidential discussion. Employment opportunities will not be denied to anyone because of the need to make reasonable adjustment for a person’s disability. 

This role may require a Criminal History Check.

Benefits of working for Council include:  

• flexible working hours, and flexible arrangements  
• free gym and wellness centre  
• award winning superannuation fund  
• generous leave provisions  
• competitive salary.  

Benefits of working for Council: CLICK HERE 

How to apply: Click on the 'I’m interested' button to complete your online application. Please upload your tailored resume and cover letter (of no more than one page) demonstrating your suitability to the position. 

Working in Council means delivering excellent customer service to the people of Brisbane. 

For more information: Please call Libby Watkins on 3178 0115

Closing Date: Wednesday 6 November 2024 at 11:55pm AEST

*Eligibility for internal only roles includes external applicants who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and/or as a person living with a disability. Applicants from these groups are required to complete the diversity and inclusion questions on the application form to enable Council to determine eligibility.

People from diverse backgrounds, including those living with a disability and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who may have questions about the recruitment process or working at Council, are encouraged to reach out to the contact above, who can connect you with a member of Council’s Diversity and Inclusion team.

Brisbane City Council is a multi-award winning accessible and inclusive workplace where our people represent the diverse communities we serve, are supported, and can feel safe. Council has been awarded Employer of the Year at the National Disability Awards and has been recognised multiple times with ‘Gold Employer’ status from the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion.