Payroll Officer

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Location: Hindmarsh

There to care. Here for good.

An exciting opportunity exists to join Helping Hand as a Payroll Officer. If you're an experienced payroll professional with strong attention to detail and a passion for delivering accurate, timely payroll services, we'd love to hear from you.

Here at Helping Hand we've been a leading provider of aged care in communities across South Australia since 1953. That's a long journey, and we're proud of our stability and strength.

Now, we're on a mission to continue to grow and improve our services and impact, hand in hand with our fantastic team.

A brighter future with Helping Hand, for older people and for you.

As our Payroll Officer, you'll play an important role in ensuring our employees are paid accurately and on time. Working within our Workforce Operations team, you'll interpret awards and agreements, maintain payroll records, respond to employee enquiries and contribute to the continuous improvement of our payroll services.

You'll also make an impact by:

• Interpreting and ensuring compliance with relevant awards/agreements ensuring the payroll conditions and benefits are accurate.

• Applying payroll conditions and benefits, policies and procedures and providing support to managers and staff with any queries in a timely manner

• Assisting the Payroll Team Leader with the end of month, end of FBT year and end of financial year tasks.

• Ensuring accurate and timely process of fortnightly wages/salaries.

• Ensuring accurate calculations for redundancy, backpay, increment increases and terminations under the guidance and instruction of the Payroll Team Leader and/or Manager HR Services.

What you'll bring

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in a similar role.

• Demonstrated end-to-end payroll experience working within a medium to large organisation.

• Good problem-solving abilities and technical expertise.

• Experience working with payroll software systems and Microsoft products.

• Sound working knowledge and understanding of industrial awards, agreements and employment conditions.

• High degree of initiative, flexibility, time management and organisational skills and excellent communication skills.

• Excellent relationship building skills to address and respond to internal and external requests.

• Valid NDIS check or willing to obtain one.

You'll stand out from the crowd if you have some of the following:

• Experience and knowledge of the aged care sector.

• Experience using Aurion payroll software.

Please click the link below to view the position description:
Payroll Officer Position Description


Why Helping Hand?

We get it - a role in aged care is more than just money. You don't do it for the pat on the back. You do it because you know it matters - and at Helping Hand, you matter, too

We truly care about how you are. Here are some of the things we hope you'll love about working with us:


We are who you are

Here's the thing. When good people come together, amazing things happen. At Helping Hand, you'll find real support from teammates and managers who share your values and strength. They've been in your shoes - and they'll always be just a phone call away to lend a helping hand.

We are where you are

As our Payroll Officer you'll know you're contributing directly to a community you care about. And you'll see your impact on the faces of the people you're supporting.

We care how you are

In any job, how well you feel affects how well you work. And we take that very seriously. We want you to feel as secure as you can. So, we're proud that our people say they value the stability that comes with working for a well-established, growing organisation like us.

You'll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Be part of a warm, friendly team that genuinely cares about you and your wellbeing

• Maximise your take-home pay by salary packaging up to $15,899 each year

• Enjoy an additional $2,650 tax free per year with our Meal and Entertainment Card

• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted private health insurance, plus our Employee Assistance Program

Are you ready to lend a Helping Hand?

Join us at Helping Hand and help shape your future and ours.

We will be reviewing applications as they are submitted and conducting interviews accordingly.

Apply online today, or to find out more please contact: [email protected]

Current Helping Hand employees must notify their manager of their intent to apply.

All applicants must have the right to work in Australia and hold relevant checks or be willing to obtain them. Successful candidates will be required to attend an induction session before commencing work.

Helping Hand welcomes and respects the diversity our clients, staff and volunteers bring. Regardless of their culture, religion, spirituality, age, gender, sexuality, disability, socio-economic background or personal experiences, our people are included and respected.

Helping Hand strongly recommends that all employees receive COVID-19 and flu vaccinations, as we work in a high-risk setting and are in contact with vulnerable people.