Payroll Officer

Why work with us
At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team!

With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region -Connected. Liveable. Thriving, our region is a model of sustainability, where caring for our environment, creating vibrant communities and growing our local economy is a way of life.

About the Role

The People & Culture Branch partners with the business to inspire an environment for great leadership and people capability to build on our outstanding organisation for today and the future.

The Payroll team plays a vital role in supporting Council’s workforce by ensuring seamless, compliant, and people-focused payroll operations. We’re a collaborative, detail-driven team that supports the organisation through exceptional service.

As a Payroll Officer, you will:

• Deliver timely, accurate payroll in line with legislation and deadlines
• Maintain data integrity through checks, reporting, and reconciliations
• Provide expert advice on payroll matters to staff across Council
• Drive service excellence and support continuous improvement

This position is based at  Sunshine Coast City Hall, in the heart of Maroochydore CBD. This state of the art and sustainable building is designed to achieve an innovative and collaborative workspace.

About you

You’re a payroll professional with a keen eye for detail and a solid foundation in payroll operations, backed by a Certificate IV or equivalent experience. You understand the ins and outs of payroll legislation, tax, and superannuation, and you’re confident navigating complex requirements.

You bring precision and efficiency to everything you do. Whether juggling deadlines or solving payroll queries, your time management and customer service skills ensure smooth, reliable outcomes.

Tech-savvy and adaptable, you’re confident using payroll systems and Excel. Experience with SAP, SuccessFactors, or Dayforce is a bonus—and a great fit for our evolving digital environment.

Criminal History Check Required

Appointment to this position is subject to the satisfactory completion of a Criminal History Check. 

Our Culture & Employee Benefits

Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits and working styles to suit you:

• Wellbeing: Your wellbeing is important to us therefore we offer a number of different initiatives such as discounted health related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program and development opportunities. 
• Flexibility: We know it is important to balance life and work, therefore we offer flexible working including a 9-day fortnight and a hybrid WFH model that help you be your best.
• Extras: Those extras make a difference therefore we offer salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones and devices.

How to apply

Your written application should include:

• A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfil the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile. Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing this criteria; and
• A current resume or curriculum vitae.

Once you have these two documents ready, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts to complete your application.

Further Information

Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.

To learn more about Council’s vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan 2025-2030.

For specific enquiries contact Remii Watts-Smith during business hours on 0411 805 478.

We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team [email protected].

At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.