Assistant Payroll Officer

Payroll Services are seeking to establish a pool of Assistant Payroll Officers for permanent and fixed term, full-time and part-time vacancies which may arise during 2026 and up to the end of September 2027. Appointments may be offered at any time for vacancies that commence during this period.

We currently have 4x permanent, full-time positions, commencing November 2026

The Payroll Services Branch process employee salary, leave, superannuation and salary packaging records to maintain accurate and timely payments to Department of Education staff. The Branch services 75,000 plus employees in WA public schools, central office, and regional education offices. Services include:

• perform complex remuneration calculations for retirements and terminations
• transfer of leave entitlements between agencies
• overpayment processing and recovery
• advice and application of multiple industrial instruments, legislation and policies
• audit, compliance and exception reporting and processing
• superannuation payments and salary packaging services
• deliver customer service via contact centre operations
• provide customer service to: 
  • School employees, principals, and managers corporate services
  • Central Services employees and business unit managers
  • Salary packaging providers
  • Government Employees Superannuation Board (GESB)
  • Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
  • Office of Auditor General (OAG)
  • Public sector agencies
  • Services Australia
  • Unions and Associations
• development and delivery of operational payroll business and service improvement opportunities
• development and delivery of operational training and develo…