Join SSI Group and bring your payroll expertise to a purpose-driven organisation making a real difference in the community.

SSI is seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Officer to join our Finance team based in Parramatta, Sydney, with hybrid working options available. This is a great opportunity for a confident payroll professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, solving complex payroll matters and contributing to accurate, compliant and efficient payroll operations.

In this role, you will support the accurate and timely processing of payroll for more than 900 employees, while providing guidance across payroll enquiries, reporting, reconciliations, audits and process improvements. You will work closely with the Payroll Lead and broader Finance and People and Culture teams to deliver a high-quality payroll service across SSI Group.

About the Role

As Senior Payroll Officer, you will:

• Process payroll accurately and on time, ensuring compliance with relevant Awards, legislation and SSI policies
• Manage payroll changes within the applicable pay period
• Respond to payroll enquiries with professionalism, accuracy and care
• Process complex payroll calculations, including redundancies, long service leave, overpayments and underpayments
• Support month-end and year-end payroll activities, reconciliations, reporting and audits
• Maintain payroll procedures, guides and process documentation
• Identify risks, inefficiencies and opportunities for continuous improvement
• Support payroll team functions in the Payroll Lead’s absence

About You

You will be an experienced payroll professional with strong technical knowledge, excellent attention to detail and the ability to work confidently with complex payroll matters.

You will bring:

• Ideally 7+ years’ payroll experience, including experience in a senior payroll role
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, tax, superannuation, Awards and compliance requirements
• Experience working with complex payroll calculations and payroll reconciliations
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs and pivot tables
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a high level of accuracy
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to work collaboratively and build trusted relationships across the organisation
• Experience with SCHADS Award and Dayforce will be highly regarded

If you are an experienced payroll professional looking for your next opportunity in a supportive, values-driven organisation, we would love to hear from you.

About Us

Settlement Services International (SSI Group) is a community-based organisation and social business that supports newcomers and Australians to achieve their full potential. Taking an integrated approach how everyone can thrive within the community in which they live and the wider Australian society, we support children, young people and families; people living with disability; and asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. Our programs include facilitating employment, multicultural foster care, creating community engagement, advocacy, and influencing government and international affairs and provide though leadership within our sector nationally and globally.

About our Benefits

Salary packaging options to receive up to $15,900 of your salary tax-free meaning more take-home pay!

Industry leading hybrid and flexible working arrangement supporting work from home and office, including the opportunity of a 9-day fortnight

Access to in-house training and learning opportunities for professional development and growth.

Working alongside professional and dedicated team members all wanting to make a difference in our communities.

About our Recruitment Process

SSI Group is strongly committed to actively safeguarding children and young people and providing a safe environment for them to thrive. We ensure children and young people’s safety, and wellbeing is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of everyone at SSI, whether they interact directly or indirectly with children and young people. All employees will undergo a National Police Clearance and a Working with Children Check as a condition of employment. All staff who work on, support, or manage Queensland child-related work must hold a Blue Card, even if they are not based in Queensland.

Our commitment to Diversity

SSI strives to be an inclusive workplace for all people. We recognise that we operate in a diverse community and welcome and encourage applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability.

To Apply

If excited by the information above, we look forward to receiving your application, including your resume and cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role.

If you would like more information on the recruitment process, please contact the talent acquisition team at talent@ssi.org.au using the subject line: Senior Payroll Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A recruitment pool may be created for permanent and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available in the future.

SSI is a Disability Confident Recruiter, and our Talent Acquisition team can assist in providing alternative formats to apply, making adjustments to the recruitment process, (including the application form), and offering information about workplace adjustments and support networks. Should you require adjustments please email us at talent@ssi.org.au. 

Please note we will be scheduling interviews as applications come in, so please apply urgently if you believe this role aligns with your goals and experience.