Payroll Officer | Payroll, Accounts & Reporting

• End-to-end payroll across high-volume, multi-cycle environments
• Broaden your role across reporting, reconciliations and accounts support
• Use your Excel skills to investigate, analyse and improve payroll accuracy

Due to ongoing demand, I’m currently working with a range of organisations across Newcastle and the Hunter looking for experienced Payroll Officers to join their teams.

These opportunities suit Payroll Officers who enjoy owning the payroll process but also like getting involved beyond the pay run itself. Depending on the role, this could include payroll reporting, reconciliations, accounts support, data analysis and working closely with Finance and HR.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Processing end-to-end payroll across weekly, fortnightly or monthly pay cycles
• Managing medium to high-volume payroll across multiple employee groups or entities
• Interpreting and applying Awards, Enterprise Agreements and payroll legislation
• Processing new starters, terminations, leave, allowances, deductions and adjustments
• Completing payroll reconciliations and month-end reporting
• Preparing payroll reports and analysing payroll data
• Using Excel for reconciliations, lookups, data checking and reporting
• Assisting with accounts payable, accounts receivable or broader finance administration where required
• Calculating back pays, overpayments and payroll adjustments
• Responding to employee queries and resolving discrepancies
• Supporting superannuation, payroll tax and statutory requirements
• Working closely with Finance, HR and operational teams
• Identifying opportunities to improve payroll processes, reporting and accuracy

What You’ll Bring:

• Previous end-to-end payroll experience
• Strong understanding of Australian payroll legislation
• Confidence interpreting Awards and Enterprise Agreements
• Experience working with payroll or large ERP systems
• Strong reconciliation and numerical skills
• Good Excel capability, including formulas, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP and working with larger spreadsheets
• Experience preparing payroll reports or analysing payroll data
• Exposure to accounts or broader finance responsibilities will be highly regarded
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to investigate discrepancies
• Confidence managing competing deadlines without compromising accuracy

Experience with systems such as Chris21, SAP, Dayforce, Employment Hero, Aurion, MicrOpay, UKG or similar will be highly regarded.

What’s On Offer I’m currently seeing opportunities across a variety of industries and payroll environments, including roles offering:

• Competitive salaries based on experience
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements depending on the organisation
• Established payroll and finance teams
• Broader exposure across payroll reporting, accounts and finance
• Opportunities to develop stronger systems, Excel and reporting capability
• Career pathways into Senior Payroll, Payroll Lead or broader finance positions

Whether you’re actively looking or simply interested in what else may be available, I’d be happy to have a confidential conversation.

If this level isn’t quite right, please still get in touch. You may be looking for your next Senior Payroll opportunity, or perhaps you’re earlier in your career and looking for a stronger team to learn from. There may be something better suited to you.

Apply today or contact Kara Bouchier at ASR Recruitment on 0473 842 936/KaraB@asr.com.au for a confidential discussion.

At ASR Recruitment, we are committed to fostering diverse and inclusive workplaces. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, individuals identifying as LGBTQIA+, women, people of all ages, those living with disabilities and individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
Reference number: 1471574
Profession:AccountingPayroll

Company: ASR Recruitment
Date posted: 30th Oct, 2026