Project Administrator (Payroll)

Accounting

An established and highly regarded organisation in Brisbane’s bayside is undertaking a payroll system project and is looking for an experienced Administrator to support critical validation activities ahead of go-live.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone with some payroll knowledge who enjoys the detail, loves reconciling information and takes pride in getting things right. You’ll play an important role ensuring data is accurate across systems and ready for implementation.


About the Role

Working as part of the payroll project team, you will be responsible for validating employee and payroll data between systems, identifying discrepancies and ensuring information is accurate prior to implementation.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Checking employee details between systems, including names, pay rates, positions and employment types
  • Comparing payroll outputs across both systems to confirm pay results align
  • Reviewing leave balances and accruals to ensure entitlements have transferred correctly
  • Verifying payroll setup information including tax, superannuation and banking details
  • Identifying, documenting and escalating discrepancies for correction prior to go-live
  • Supporting the wider payroll project team through testing and validation activities

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

  • Previous payroll experience, or experience in a data-driven position where you have had to have exceptional attention to detail
  • A methodical approach to checking and reconciliation work
  • Experience working on data validation
  • Confidence reviewing payroll outputs, leave balances and employee records
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a project environment

The Benefits

  • Immediate start available
  • 4-month contract opportunity
  • Monday to Friday hours – 8:00am to 4:00pm with a 30-minute lunch break
  • Attractive hourly rate of $38.00 + super
  • Supportive project environment
  • Convenient bayside location (Manly) with onsite parking

If you enjoy spotting discrepancies before anyone else does, and keeping data squeaky clean, this could be a great short-term contract to jump into.

Please apply with current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx). If you would like to have a confidential discussion, please contact Britt Molony on +61 0417737307, quoting reference JN -052026-43410. Want to know more about Davidson? Visit us at www.davidsonwp.com

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Work type:  Temporary

Date posted:  27-May-2026

Location:  Manly - Queensland

Reference:  JN -052026-43410

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