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Senior Payroll Officer
Permanent Full Time position
Malvern location & Hybrid WFH
By 2036, more than 150,000 patients will look to us for healthcare every year.
At Cabrini Health we champion community, compassion and career fulfilment. Our teams are united by the shared purpose of making a meaningful contribution to exceptional, patient-centred care in well- resourced, world class facilities that inspire you to perform at your best and continuously grow professionally.
The Senior Payroll Officer is responsible for providing accurate, timely and efficient payroll services for Cabrini Health employees. With a focus on compliance, the role will ensure all operational aspects of payroll processing and associated activities are delivered within appropriate time frames and in line with relevant legislation, policies and agreements.
As 2IC to the Payroll Manager, this role will provide operational direction and guidance to the team for the seamless delivery of Payroll Services.
Key responsibilities include:
- Act as point of escalation for the team for queries and issues and drive service delivery in the absence of the Payroll Manager
- Provide positive role modelling and mentorship for all members of the payroll team in line with Cabrini’s policy and protocols
- Administrative duties in relation to E2E payroll process and query management across all business units within Cabrini
- Coordinating and driving compliance through ensuring changes to payroll, super, tax and any other EBA or legislative conditions are maintained and implemented in a timely manner.
- Contributing towards analysis, reconciliation and reporting of employee wage and salary payments to the ATO via STP in a timely manner and resolution of any errors.
- Deliver adhoc and month end reporting, back-pay calculations and leave and pay reconciliations as required.
- Administer approved changes to all payroll related employee changes and data, Workers’ Comp payment, Salary deductions, leave adjustments, tax and super variations, redundancy and termination calculation and processes, etc.
- Actively responding to Payroll queries through the team’s ticketing system and support complex, escalated tickets
- Conducting maintenance of payroll files and records, including regular filing of correspondence through both manual and online filing systems
About you
The successful candidate will have extensive payroll experience and a tertiary qualification in Accounting / HR or another relevant field. A healthcare background is desirable however, not essential. You will have:
- Strong experience in processing end to end payroll in a large scale complex environment governed by multiple EBAs and awards
- Previous experience in operating in a specialist or leadership space for Payroll operations is highly desirable
- Ability to interpret different awards and EBAs in an Australian work environment
- Knowledge of Leave, Superannuation and Workcover and its application, particularly as it relates to payroll processing
- Experience in Chris21 Payroll system is desirable
- High level customer service skills including outstanding interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills
- High level of expertise in numeracy skills, attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong experience with interpretation of modern awards and agreements in Australian work environment
Cabrini Offers
- Tax savings - increase your take-home pay with Salary Packaging up to $18,850 per annum
- Attractive remuneration with guaranteed annual increases + 13% superannuation & 17.5% annual leave loading
- Access to a range of staff benefits including retail offers, discounted hospital services and savings on eligible private health fund services
- Located close to public transport with discounted Myki Commuter Club
- Excellent workplace culture in a mission-based, values driven healthcare organisation
To view the full position description click here
Enquiries to: Arlene Jeffery, Recruitment Advisor - 0477 280 238
Apply early! This role may close sooner than the listed closing date if we find the right candidate – so don’t wait to get your application in.
Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini Health and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community.
Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission.
As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Working for Cabrini
Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years.
There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.
Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.
Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect
MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI
Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for annual Influenza and COVID-19 (recommended), plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested.
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AdministrationCabrini Health
| Location | Melbourne |
| Job Reference Number | R006742 |
| Classification | Administration |
| Sub Classification | Other |
| Job Type | Permanent/Full-Time |
| Estimated Salary Package | Not Applicable |
| Closing Date | 11-07-2026 |
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