Payroll Specialist

Melbourne - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 07-11-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Join Downers Business Services Centre (BSC) where we deliver essential payroll and finance services across Australia. As a Payroll Specialist youll play a key role in ensuring accurate and timely processing of employee terminations redundancies and long service leave (LSL) reconciliations. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract opportunity within a collaborative high-performing team environment.

Key Responsibilities

Accurately calculate and process termination payments redundancies demobilisations and deed of releases.
Complete and reconcile long service leave (LSL) balances payouts and cash-outs.
Provide high-quality customer service by responding to payroll queries with accuracy and professionalism.
Ensure compliance with payroll legislation company policies and service level agreements.
Collaborate with HR Finance and business site representatives to resolve discrepancies.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives payroll projects and knowledge sharing within the team.

What You Will Bring

4 years of end-to-end payroll experience including complex terminations and LSL calculations.
Strong knowledge of payroll legislation superannuation PAYG and WorkCover requirements.
Experience with SAP Oracle V12 and/or Oracle Express HR highly desirable.
Advanced Excel and strong analytical skills to manage reconciliations and identify discrepancies.
Proven ability to deliver excellent customer service and build relationships with stakeholders.
High attention to detail problem-solving mindset and ability to work collaboratively in a team.

Benefits Of Working with Downer

Work with an ASX listed company working with market leaders.
Grow your career with us we are passionate about giving our people opportunities to grow through personal and professional development and continuous learning:
- Professional development programs
  - Access to professional memberships and industry networks
Be part of a team that cares we foster a work environment built on support that is flexible around our employees wellbeing needs:
- Flexible work arrangements
  - Parental leave
  - Employee Assistance Program
  - Programs promoting diversity and inclusion
A range of Corporate Benefits including:
- Discounted services (car hires hotels insurance retail stores gyms)

Why Downer

You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26000 people across Australia New Zealand and the Pacific our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives backgrounds and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

Were committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages genders sexual orientations cultures abilities and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry including women Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Māori and Pasifika Peoples veterans people with disability and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesnt align perfectly with this role wed still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit apply - potential counts and so do you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer we support flexibility that works for your life inclusive leadership that values your voice and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

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DescriptionJoin Downers Business Services Centre (BSC) where we deliver essential payroll and finance services across Australia. As a Payroll Specialist youll play a key role in ensuring accurate and timely processing of employee terminations redundancies and long service leave (LSL) reconciliations...