Job description

Payroll Accountant | 6-Month Contract

Location: North Sydney
Rate: $600-630 P/D + Super
Contract: 6 months

A leading Australian construction and infrastructure organisation is seeking an experienced Payroll Accountant to join the finance team on an initial 6-month contract, supporting a period of business transformation and integration.
Working within a large, complex organisation undergoing changes across business units, this role will focus on ensuring payroll accounting processes are accurate, reconciled, and aligned with the general ledger.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform payroll account reconciliations and ensure payroll balances accurately reconcile to the GL
• Support month-end close activities relating to payroll accounting
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies across payroll accounts
• Partner with offshore support teams to ensure accurate and timely completion of payroll-related activities
• Assist with process improvements during an ongoing period of organisational change

About You:

• Proven experience in payroll accounting within a large, complex environment
• Strong understanding of payroll reconciliations, month-end processes, and GL alignment
• Comfortable working with high-volume payroll environments (supporting thousands of employees)
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify and resolve issues independently
• Experience working with offshore teams would be advantageous

Contract Details:

• Initial 6-month contract
• Hybrid working environment
• Competitive day rate of $600-630 per day + super

Click APPLY or contact Megan Kincaid on megank@charterhouse.com.au for a confidential discussion.

www.charterhouse.com.au