A leading, global retail organisation in Melbourne's CBD is seeking a Payroll Project Officer for an initial 3-month temporary contract, with a strong likelihood of extension or conversion to a permanent role. This role is all about owning and supporting the full life-cycle of payroll projects, acting as a crucial right-hand to the Payroll Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a busy team and contribute to critical payroll projects.

About the Role

• Managing project schedules, deadlines, and costs to ensure timely and budget-compliant delivery.
• Collating budget and expenditure data and maintaining strong financial awareness for project viability.
• Coordinating external providers and scheduling all necessary meetings.
• Collecting and analysing needs to define project requirements effectively.
• Facilitating project communications and preparing presentation materials for various meetings.
• Supporting continuous improvement processes and performing quality assurance/verification of calculations from modelling.
• Preparing and processing complex calculations and detailed data analysis.
• Supporting senior team members with administrative functions, including collating contracts, timesheets, and reports.
• Contributing to the company's commitment to accurate salary payments for over 2,000 employees through more efficient and stable processes.

About You

• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills for robust data handling and analysis.
• Knowledge of quality control through data collation, auditing, or compliance checks.
• Excellent interpersonal and professional communication skills to facilitate project communications.
• Strong analytical skills with a meticulous attention to detail.
• Exceptional time management abilities and the capacity to work effectively under pressure.
• A collaborative team player with good work ethics, able to take initiative.
• Exposure to Workday or SAP is ideal, or a strong general aptitude for learning new IT systems quickly.

The Benefits

• Strong potential for extension or permanency.
• Opportunity to contribute to critical and impactful payroll remediation and other key projects.
• CBD location with a stable, fully on-site work environment
• Gain valuable experience within a dynamic team and contribute to key organisational outcomes.

If you are an experienced Payroll Specialist with a passion for accuracy and efficiency, we invite you to apply. For any queries regarding this role or other opportunities within the payroll function, you can reach out to [email protected], or call 0483 154 427 for a confidential discussion.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.