Internal applicants only - readvertised role
Primary Work Location: Wyong
- Lead a team of passionate payroll and people service professionals
- Work/Life Balance - 9 day fortnight with flexible/hybrid working arrangements available
- Permanent full time
- Commencing salary: $1,914 to $2,301 per week + superannuation
This unique position will lead our payroll and people services team and provide payroll and first level human resource advice to the organisation. You will be responsible for providing regular and routine reporting and be able to provide expert support to ensure payroll systems and processes meet audit requirements. You will have experience in coaching, mentoring and leading professionals and be able to communicate feedback that fosters a culture of continual improvement and growth.
This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.
Key activities of this role include:
- Manage accurate and timely delivery of the payroll function for Central Coast Council employees
- Manage and oversee employee support queues related to People and Culture queries, ensuring timely and effective first point resolution. This includes monitoring response times and any concerns arising to identify patterns and proactively implement solutions that improve overall employee satisfaction
- Lead the provision of high quality first level People and Culture advice and service that supports the business and results in the ongoing education of staff
- Operationally support the business as a member of the People Services Section; answering employee, manager, and People and Culture queries, drafting correspondence and supporting the wider operations and processes of People and Culture
- Manage and supervise the completion of all weekly and end of month processing and reporting in relation to bank reconciliations, leave liability reporting, appointments and separations
Our position description provides more information on this role.
Essential Criteria:
- Degree qualification in Accounting, Finance, Business Management, Human Resources, or related field OR demonstrated significant experience in a similar role, combined with ongoing professional development
- Significant experience and expertise with HRIS and Payroll systems
- Demonstrated leadership behaviours, including active communication with the team in regard to performance, business strategy, diversity, coaching and mentoring and change management
- Demonstrated experience in developing policy and procedures
- Demonstrated experience in leading initiatives to evaluate and refine payroll processes and areas of improvement to create efficiencies including managing projects and system upgrades
- Well-developed performance improvement and consultation skills
- Demonstrated experience in building strong, credible relationships and influence, persuade or negotiate outcomes that are of benefit or add value, to all or part of the organisation
- Proven ability to assess, interpret and judge information or situations, and formulate recommendations, provide specialist advice, or deliver a service, based on the findings
Council may create an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this list to fill other permanent or temporary vacancies.
Extra benefits
At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year to tick off something that means something to you such as volunteering, health checks. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.
Other extras include:
- Long service leave after 5 years of continuous service
- Free flu vaccination program
- Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, Breast screen and blood donations
- Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
- We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program
- Novated leasing partnerships.
Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect. Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.
Want to know more?
The contact person for this role is Rebecca Quince, Section Manager People Services. You can contact Rebecca on 0436302997.
This position will close for applications at midnight on Monday 9 June 2025.
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How to apply
We have put together some additional resources to help you apply for a role at Central Coast Council.
By completing and submitting this online application you confirm that any information that you provide in this application is true and correct and acknowledge that any offer of employment may be withdrawn should the information that you have provided in support of your application be shown to be false.
You also consent to employment screening checks being conducted where appropriate. This may include associated checks including reference checks, Working with Children Check, Entitlement to Work in Australia, employment history and an Australian Federal Police Check, as well as substantiation of educational qualifications, industry memberships, previous Central Coast Council employment history and association with professional bodies.
You also acknowledge that you will be required to provide proof of eligibility (including photo identification) to work in Australia if selected for an interview.
To lodge your application, please follow these steps:
- Answer the on-line questions shown below.
- Attach your resume
- Attach your qualifications and licences.
Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application. If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need. If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.
Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail. For further instructions please click here.
You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application. If you don't have access to a computer or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.
