AU Payroll Officer (Employment Hero) - Work from Home
Description
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Payroll Officer to take ownership of end-to-end payroll for a workforce of approximately 150 employees across Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania.
Working within Employment Hero, you will ensure accurate and timely payroll processing for a diverse workforce comprising trades, service technicians, production employees, and office-based staff. This role requires a strong understanding of Australian payroll legislation, modern awards, superannuation, taxation, and multi-state compliance obligations.
Reporting to the Financial Controller and partnering closely with Finance, HR, and operational leaders, you will be the key point of contact for all payroll-related matters while driving payroll accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Payroll Processing- Manage weekly and fortnightly end-to-end payroll processing through Employment Hero.
- Process wages, salaries, overtime, penalties, shift loadings, and allowances.
- Review and validate timesheets, ensuring approvals are obtained before payroll cut-offs.
- Manage new starter setups, employment changes, final pays, leave payouts, redundancies, and termination payments.
- Process payroll adjustments, back pays, and out-of-cycle payments.
- Interpret and apply relevant modern awards and employment classifications.
- Ensure compliance with Fair Work, NES, superannuation, PAYG, and payroll legislation.
- Manage STP Phase 2 reporting and end-of-year payroll finalisation.
- Prepare and lodge payroll tax returns across multiple states.
- Support workers' compensation declarations and portable long service leave obligations where applicable.
- Reconcile payroll to the General Ledger and prepare payroll journals.
- Complete month-end and year-end payroll reconciliations.
- Produce payroll, labour cost, leave liability, overtime, and headcount reports.
- Maintain accurate, confidential payroll records and support audits.
- Act as the first point of contact for payroll, payslip, leave, and superannuation enquiries.
- Partner with HR to support onboarding and offboarding processes.
- Identify opportunities to improve payroll systems, workflows, and processes.
- Maintain payroll documentation and work instructions.
Why Join Twoconnect?
We offer more than just a job — we offer a supportive and rewarding career experience. Here’s what you can expect from this opportunity:
- Work setup – Work from home; Dayshift
- Monday to Friday; weekends off
- HMO with 2 free dependents and medical reimbursements
- Government-mandated benefits
- Opportunities to work with leading companies in Australia and beyond
- Training programmes for career development
- Engaging company outings, team activities and wellness sessions
- Supportive, inclusive culture
- Dedicated managers focused on your growth and success