AU Payroll Officer (Employment Hero) - Work from Home

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.

Compliance & Reporting

• 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.

Reconciliation & Administration

• 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.

Employee Support & Improvement

• 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Commerce, Human Resources or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years' experience managing end-to-end Australian payroll.
• Proven hands-on experience using Employment Hero (essential).
• Strong knowledge of modern awards and payroll compliance requirements.
• Experience with STP Phase 2, PAYG withholding, and Superannuation Guarantee obligations.
• Exposure to multi-state payroll tax requirements and statutory reporting.
• Experience processing payroll for a workforce of 100+ employees preferred.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, and reconciliations.
• Ability to manage payroll reconciliations, reporting, and month-end processes.
• Strong attention to detail with a high level of accuracy and confidentiality.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to support employees with payroll queries.
• Experience in manufacturing, trades, engineering, or building services environments highly regarded.
• Exposure to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or similar ERP systems is advantageous.

Benefits

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

Twoconnect connects highly skilled Filipino professionals with established companies in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe, providing direct access to global careers and long-term opportunities.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, additional entitlements and structured career development programs that make employment both financially rewarding and professionally sustainable.

Our industry-leading retention rate demonstrates our commitment to a people-first culture that prioritizes stability, growth and genuine care for every employee.

Twoconnect is an equal opportunity employer. We value cultural diversity and foster an inclusive workplace where every employee is respected and supported as part of a growing global team.