APS4 Payroll Officers & APS5 Senior Payroll Officers

Applications Close: 15/05/2025 11:45 PM
Occupation: Administration/Support Service, Human Resources
Location: Canberra Metropolitan, Sydney Metropolitan, Melbourne Metropolitan
Work Type: Ongoing - Full Time, Non-ongoing - Full Time

This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive, friendly, and collaborative Pay & Conditions team as a Payroll Officer.

The Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) is currently seeking applications for APS4 Payroll Officers and APS5 Senior Payroll Officers, to join the Pay and Conditions team within our People and Culture section.

These ongoing and non-ongoing hybrid positions can be located in Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney.

Remuneration:  The annual salary range for the position is APS4 - $76,887 - $83,480 & APS5 - $85,755 - $91,809 p.a., plus a generous employer superannuation contribution of 15.4%.

About the Tribunal:

The Administrative Review Tribunal plays a crucial role in the Australian legal landscape, providing a process for individuals and organisations to seek an independent review of decisions made under a wide range of Commonwealth laws.

You can learn more about the Tribunal on the ART website.

What we offer:   

• flexible working options, including flexi-time and remote working to support you with your commitments outside of work. 
• competitive salary including generous superannuation employer contribution of 15.4%
• salary packaging options
• supportive career development opportunities
• access to holistic health and wellbeing programs support including Fitness Passport which provides discount to 350+ gyms, free annual influenza vaccinations and free eye tests
• generous leave allowances including Christmas to New Year office closure with no deduction from your leave balance
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family
• positive and inclusive culture.

Read our Enterprise Agreement for more information about our terms and conditions of employment.

About the opportunity:

The Pay & Conditions team is responsible for the management and administration of pay and conditions for staff and members of the ART in accordance with relevant APS and commonwealth legislation, including maintaining and complete and accurate employee data and documenting processes.

The APS4 Payroll Officer is part of the Pay & Conditions team and assists in managing the pay and conditions for all members and staff, including providing advice to members and staff at all levels.

The APS5 Senior Payroll Officer is part of the Pay & Conditions team and assists in managing moderately complex pay and conditions for all members and staff, including providing high level advice to members and staff at all levels.

About you:

As a Payroll Officer you will be required to consistently improve service standards through developing a deep understanding of employment conditions, innovation, systems, and process enhancements.

To be a successful APS4 Payroll Officer you will have:

• Sound working knowledge of, or the ability to quickly acquire knowledge of, Australian Public Service payroll principles and processes. Experience with, or the ability to quickly acquire knowledge of and utilise, the Aurion payroll system.
• Demonstrated ability to undertake administrative tasks and provide a high level of customer service.
• Strong stakeholder and client management skills to deliver friendly, high quality and timely services consistent with regulatory and legislative requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good attention to detail, time management skills and the ability to manage multiple and changing priorities whilst meeting key deadlines such as fortnightly pay deadlines.

To be a successful APS5 Senior Payroll Officer you will have:

• High level working knowledge of, or the ability to quickly acquire knowledge of, Australian Public Service payroll principles and processes. Experience with, or the ability to quickly acquire knowledge of and utilise, the Aurion payroll system.
• Demonstrated ability to undertake and manage complex payroll matters, including workers compensation entitlements, administrative tasks and provide a high level of customer service.
• Strong stakeholder and client management skills to deliver friendly, high quality and timely services consistent with regulatory and legislative requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good attention to detail, time management skills and the ability to manage multiple and changing priorities whilst meeting key deadlines.

Desirable:

• Experience in Payroll Processing 
• Experience in Aurion HRMIS or similar system

More information about these positions, the scope of the roles, duties and required capabilities and experience, is contained within the Position Descriptions, which are linked below and available on our Career Opportunities page.

How to apply:

To be considered, all applications must be submitted online via the Career Opportunities page.  Please click on the job title you are applying for. Click Apply at the top of the page and follow the instructions on the online application.

 Position Eligibility requirements:

• The Tribunal requires Australian Citizenship as a condition of engagement.

• All employees are required to undertake an Australian Federal Police Check and a Health Assessment.

Please submit a CV (of no more than 4 pages) and a statement of claims (of no more than 2 pages) addressing how you feel your experience matches the capabilities and experience of role, referring to the Position Description.

Applications close: 11:45pm (AEST) 15 May 2025

Should you wish to discuss these positions, please contact:

Name: Marcelle Sheville
Title: Assistant Director Pay & Conditions
Tel: (02)6243 4***
Email: ***************@art.gov.au

Please contact the recruitment team on (02) 9276 5*** or ***********@art.gov.au should you require assistance with accessing our website or with lodging your application.

We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to responding to every applicant.

Please note a merit list/pool may be created to fill future like vacancies. Suitable candidates on this merit list/pool may be contacted in relation to identical or similar non-ongoing and ongoing roles in the Tribunal, or the broader APS, within 18 months from the original advertised date in gazettal.

The Administrative Review Tribunal is an Equal Opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We encourage and welcome applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, all genders, LGBTQI+ community and mature age people. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us if invited to interview.

RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job. For more information visit: https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability

Attachments:
- APS4 Payroll Officer.pdf
- APS5 Senior Payroll Officer .pdf