Mercy Community is seeking a Payroll Project Officer to join our team on a 9-month fixed-term contract. Reporting to our Senior Payroll Project Officer, this role will be responsible for completion of payroll review tasks and projects.  You will join an experienced payroll team, where you will contribute your extensive knowledge around payroll processes and award application to achieve key outcomes on projects.

The Role

This newly created fixed-term position will support our growing organisation across Queensland on all matters relating to payroll. This role will be based from our Nudgee Office with opportunities to potentially Work From Home flexibility. 

You’ll be responsible for:

• Undertake payroll process review.
• Review of large sets of payroll and timesheet data for accuracy.
• Test and configure payroll functionality in the system ensuring database integrity is maintained. 
• Provide support to the Senior Project Payroll Officer and Financial Controller. 
• Supporting the business-as-usual payroll team where required. 
• Assisting with ad-hoc activities and related projects within payroll function.  

To be eligible for this position you will require: 

• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Advance payroll analysis and transaction reporting skills.
• Understanding of Award/Enterprise Agreements and ability to apply these to payroll.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines. 
• High attention to detail. 
• Ability to efficiently learn new system/procedures. 
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• High level of customer service skills to support both internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated intermediate/advanced ability to use IT systems including financial systems and Microsoft Office (Strong Excel skills).
• Ability to obtain positive notice in the QLD Working with Children Check (Blue Card), NDIS Workers Screening clearance (Yellow Card), and any other legislatively required personal history screening as required. 

Why choose to work at Mercy?

Mercy Community appreciates the important work that each person contributes to the success of our programs and services. Being part of the Mercy team, means you have access to some fantastic benefits, such as we:

• Pay for your Queensland Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening clearance when you need – saving you up to $144 if you need both cards!
• Provide you and your immediate family free, professional and confidential counselling services. This includes specialised First Nations counsellors.
• Provide the opportunity to increase your take home pay through the use of salary sacrificing and other packaging benefits -up to $18,550 per annum is available to take advantage of!
• Provide access to novated leases for a vehicle to help reduce your taxable income.

Depending on your role, you may also be eligible:

• For annual influenza and/or other vaccination reimbursements. 
• To receive pay bonus’ of $500 for successful employee referrals. 

We also ensure all our employees have access to a wide variety of excellent learning and development tools to continue your professional and personal development. This includes making sure you have access to plenty of other career pathways and opportunities in the broader Families and Young People programs, or in other programs and services across Mercy. 

About Us:

Mercy Community is a Catholic not-for-profit, compassionately inspiring and supporting people to live hopeful, connected lives within inclusive communities. We support families and young people, people living with a disability, and older people, and live by our values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity and Empowerment. We have been providing services and support for over 150 years and our team operates across a network that encompasses urban, rural and remote communities. Please visit our website to find out more about our dedicated team and the work we do.

 How to Apply

Hit apply now! Please Note: Applications will be assessed as they are received, and progression of suitable candidates will occur in a timely manner. 

Mercy is committed to Safeguarding - taking actions to promote and ensure the welfare of children and adults at risk, protect them from abuse or neglect and supporting an awareness of whole community responsibility to help and protect all in need.