Senior Payroll Officer

You’ll connect Queensland. We’ll connect you to an amazing career.

Queensland Rail is built on true connection. We are a large and fully integrated infrastructure business chartered with a responsibility that is pivotal to the success of Queensland and its people.

Benefits That Count.

• Permanent full-time position based in Brisbane.
• Starting salary of $121, 800 + 12.75% superannuation.
• Collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Genuine work life balance with hybrid working supported.
• Free Citytrain travel to and from work and access to other free or discounted SEQ rail travel.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing employees with holistic and contemporary health and wellbeing programs.

Explore the full range of Queensland Rail Employee Benefits here.

Senior Payroll Officers key responsibilities include:

• Verify employee master data and payroll outputs to ensure alignment with policies, awards, and legislative requirements.
• Provide guidance and coaching to Payroll Officers, supporting knowledge development and consistency across the team.
• Administer end-to-end payroll processing for a designated portfolio, including commencements, terminations, allowances, and deductions.
• Investigate and contribute to the resolution of payroll issues, recommending process improvements where applicable.
• Perform reconciliations and data integrity checks to ensure payroll accuracy.
• Offer advice and information to managers, team leaders, and union representatives on payroll matters.

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

• Extensive experience in payroll, including technical understanding of end-to-end processes.
• Proven ability to reconcile payroll results and apply quality assurance practices.
• Confidence in interpreting Enterprise Agreements within a payroll context.
• Experience managing team workloads and coordinating payroll cycles under tight timeframes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• SAP knowledge and experience is beneficial but not mandatory.

For full position responsibilities please read this Position Description

Supporting a Diverse Workforce
Queensland Rail acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Elders of the lands and waterways our network traverses. We encourage diversity in our teams, including different genders, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religions, neurodiversity, education levels and many more aspects.

No two journeys are the same, and it’s because of our differences that as a collective, we achieve great things. Please advise if you would like to discuss reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process.

Your journey matters. Make it with us.
There’s never been a more exciting time to join Queensland Rail. If you're ready to make a real impact and help shape our future, we encourage you to submit your resume and cover letter by 11:59pm Sunday 22nd November 2026.

To learn more about this opportunity please contact qrcareers@qr.com.au with your specific enquiry.