Senior Payroll Officer

About ACHA Health

Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance Incorporated (ACHA) is South Australia’s largest locally based private hospital group. Operating within a proud community-based, not-for-profit tradition, ACHA delivers a broad range of high-quality healthcare services across acute medical, surgical, rehabilitation, and obstetrics.

ACHA operates three leading hospital sites:

• Ashford Hospital
• Flinders Private Hospital
• The Memorial Hospital

With a history spanning more than 105 years and a workforce of approximately 2,500 employees, the organisation is widely recognised for its professionalism, compassion, and culture of continuous improvement.

For the past 23 years, ACHA has operated under a management agreement with Healthscope, a national private hospital operator. Under this arrangement, many corporate and administrative services, including People & Culture and payroll functions, have been provided centrally by Healthscope.

ACHA has formally notified Healthscope of its intention to terminate the management agreement and transition to an independent operating model. As part of this transition, ACHA will assume full responsibility for all corporate and operational functions, including People & Culture, payroll, finance, information technology, procurement, and other shared services, establishing the capabilities required to operate as a fully independent healthcare organisation.

About the Role

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, your mission is to be the hands-on operational engine of the payroll function. You will execute end-to-end payroll for 2,500+ staff and play a critical role in User Acceptance Testing (UAT), data cleansing, and parallel pay runs for a new Workday and UKG Time & Attendance system implementation.

About You

We are looking for a meticulous, driven professional who can translate complex award structures into clear, understandable terms for staff. Your expertise should include:

• High-Volume Processing: Demonstrated ability to manage complex, 24/7 rostered payrolls (fortnightly and manual ad-hoc runs).
• Award Interpretation: A solid grasp of calculations for shift penalties, on-call allowances, overtime, and recalls.
• System Testing: Proven experience assisting with data validation and parallel runs during ERP upgrades desirable.
• Self-Sufficiency: You are a "searcher of answers" who thrives without micro-management.

Culture

This role is a great fit for someone looking to challenge themselves and develop professionally during a major system transition. We value genuine, hungry individuals who enjoy a collaborative team environment and keep their focus strictly on supporting frontline healthcare workers.

Benefits

• Package: Competitive Salary + Super (depending on experience).
• Perks: Access to Not-for-Profit salary packaging (FBT exemptions) to maximize your take-home pay.
• Flexibility: Ad-hoc flexible working arrangements and a collaborative, innovative team culture.

How to apply

Click the 'apply for this job' button or call Julienne Izzo on 0473 850 883 during business hours for a confidential discussion about the role.

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