Payroll Support Officer (Start ASAP)

Queensland Rail is one of the largest employers in Queensland. Our diverse range of roles and locations mean that we have a unique opportunity to employ dedicated team members from a variety of backgrounds and skill sets.  

We encourage a safe, innovative and inclusive environment where you can deliver a quality service while seeking out and achieving your own career goals.

About the role

We are looking for a focused Payroll Support Officer (AS3) to join our friendly Financial Control team on a fixed term basis.  Through hands on experience and ongoing training you will be given the skills to contribute to the provision of employee entitlements including wages and salaries. 

Using your positive attitude and excellent communication skills you will ensure a positive customer experience for internal stakeholders. You will be required to provide informed, accurate advice to educate customers on their entitlements, financial policies and certified agreements. This role will also require a high level of administrative skills to ensure processes are completed with a high degree of accuracy.  

If you’re an enthusiastic and customer focused team contributor, this might be the role for you!

What your day will look like:

• Receive on the job mentoring to develop your skillset to become a Payroll Professional
• Providing administrative support to the Payroll Team to deliver the payment of salaries and wages.
• Provide informed advice to employees on entitlements in accordance to policies and agreements.
• Maintain accurate records on QR’s payroll systems including SAP and SuccessFactors
• Maintain accurate administrative records in accordance with audit requirements

With ongoing career development to support your professional growth, this position would suit a graduate looking for their first step into payroll or finance.

This role may require some outside of hours work given the cyclical nature of this function, allowing for potential overtime.  This is a fixed term contract, ending on 12/04/2024 with an annual base salary of $72,081 + 12.75% superannuation.

Lifestyle & Work Benefits at Queensland Rail:

• Four weeks annual leave, as well as other leaves and flexible working opportunities to help balance between work and personal commitments.
• Free travel to-and-from work, as well as access to discounted and/or free rail travel for off-duty travel on the City or long-distance travel networks.
• Access to QR's competitive Employee Benefits + 1 Team Values, Diverse and Inclusive working environment.
• Employee Assistance Program providing employees with holistic and contemporary health and wellbeing programs.
• Professional and leadership development opportunities and ongoing support to develop your experience and skills.
• Access to Fitness Passport – a discounted workplace health and fitness program giving you and your family unparalleled access to a wide range of gyms and pools throughout the state. 
• We pride ourselves on our Safety Culture, we ‘work safe’ so that everyone goes ‘home safe’

The recruitment and selection process for this position might require shortlisted applicants to provide references and/or complete pre-employment tests, health assessments, and background checks (which may include criminal history and credit checks).  External applicants applying for roles within Queensland Rail will be subject to Alcohol and Other Drugs pre-employment testing.

As Queensland Rail is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, we encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from non-English speaking backgrounds, and members of other diverse groups to apply. 

Queensland Rail embraces and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.  We encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from non-English speaking backgrounds, and members of other diverse groups to apply. 

We have built the foundation for diversity in the areas of gender balance, First Nations Peoples, Youth, Disability and Multiculturalism. We continue to establish and integrate key programs such as QRWomen, Graduate and Apprentice Programs, Work and Welcome, Returned to Work processes, Employee Assistance Program, as well as Queensland Rail First Nations and LGBTIQ+ Staff Reference Groups.

To learn more about this opportunity please contact Judy with your specific enquiry to judy.williams@qr.com.au.  Please do not email your application. We can only accept applications received via our website.