Senior Payroll Officer

The Company

Join a team that will change the way you look at recruitment. At Synergie Australia were passionate about making meaningful employment connections that change lives and support business success. As a part of the global Synergie Group our business combines local market knowledge spanning more than 4 decadeswith incredibleinternational reach to deliver outstanding recruitment services across Australia.

The Opportunity

Were continuing to strengthen our national payroll function and are seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Officer to play a key role in supporting our multi-state workforce.

This is a senior hands-on role suited to a payroll professional who enjoys complexity thrives in high-volume environments and takes pride in accuracy compliance and continuous improvement. Youll work closely with Finance HR and Operations contributing to payroll integrity commercial outcomes and process optimisation across the business.

About the Role

As a Senior Payroll Officer you will support end-to-end payroll processing across weekly and fortnightly cycles for both internal employees and a large temporary workforce.

Youll bring strong technical payroll expertise particularly around awards rates and compliance and act as a subject-matter expert within the payroll team. This position will give you the opportunity to provide guidance support and mentoring to payroll colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-end payroll processing (weekly & fortnightly cycles)
• Interpret and apply modern awards EBAs and complex pay structures
• Maintain rate calculators and ensure payroll/billing alignment
• Reconcile payroll to invoicing and resolve discrepancies
• Manage STP superannuation payroll tax and other statutory obligations
• Support system improvements and process automation
• Provide senior-level payroll support and guidance to the team

About You

Youre a confident and capable Senior Payroll Officer who enjoys responsibility complexity and collaboration.

Youll bring:

• 5 years payroll experience (senior payroll role)
• Strong award/legislation knowledge
• Experience in labour-hire or recruitment payroll highly regarded
• Excellent attention to detail and strong Excel skills
• Confident communicator with stakeholder experience

Why Join Synergie

At Synergie we value expertise and impact. Youll enjoy:

• Hybrid working model with work-from-home flexibility
• Birthday leave
• Ongoing professional development support
• Central CBD office close to cafés shops and public transport
• A collaborative supportive culture where your contribution is recognised

How to Apply

If youre a Senior Payroll Officer looking to grow your impact within a national organisation wed love to hear from you.

Apply now or contact Vascilla Chauhan on for a confidential discussion.