Payroll Specialist

Overview

Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time

Salary: Salary not specified

Grade: Grade not specified

Occupation: Human resources

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: 5728

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Focusing on service excellence and customer centricity, make an impact supporting our managers and employees on all payroll related matters

Full time, permanent opportunity available

Flexible hybrid working, office located at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About HR Shared Services

The HR Shared Services (HRSS) Department is part of the broader People and Culture Directorate. It is a well-regarded operations function, consisting of teams that provide accurate and efficient HR services across the organisation. With a focus on service excellence and customer-centricity, the HRSS teams work collaboratively together and with the broader People and Culture function to support employees and managers through the employee life cycle. HRSS includes payroll, salary packaging, HR Services and HR Systems.

It is an exciting time of transformation, as we are currently working through major system changes migrating from Chris21 payroll to SAP Success Factors, as well as doctors from paper-based timesheets to UKG Dimensions.

About the role

Reporting to the Payroll Team Leader, you will provide Austin Health managers and employees with support and accuracy, in a timely manner, for all related payroll duties and administration.

A regular day will see you:

Produce accurate and timely processing of employee’s payroll requests, timesheets and shifts reflected on the rostering system

Attend to phone and email enquiries via workflow tools, with particular attention to an exceptional high standard of customer service (both to Austin Health employees and third parties)

Ensure all tasks are completed within the HR Shared Service delivery model

Ability to prioritise and work to set timeframes, strong attention to detail and enjoy problem solving complex queries

About you

To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:

Strong knowledge and experience of payroll software – SAP Success Factors and Kronos

Strong knowledge of payroll processing, through 3+ years’ experience in a similar role

Knowledge of and the ability to interpret Enterprise Bargaining Agreements (EBAs)

The ability to solve complex payroll queries and operate effectively across all areas of the end -to-end payroll function

Strong communication and interpersonal skills, as well as attention to detail and problem solving skills

Ability to autonomously, as well as collaborate as part of a team in a busy and demanding environment

Our benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.

A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.

Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.

Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Caterina De Battista, Payroll Manager, caterina.debattista@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: Sunday 2 August 2026

Applications close Sunday 2 August 2026 at 11.59pm

Posted

22 July 2026