Job Description

Make an impact in a purpose-driven organisation supporting children, families and communities across Tasmania.

Join Lady Gowrie Tasmania and play an important role in supporting a positive, compliant and child‑safe workplace that enables our teams to give children the best start in life. We are a not-for-profit, community-based organisation providing education and care to children from birth to 12 years of age across Tasmania. Lady Gowrie Tasmania has a simple position statement – ‘Children First’ – and is committed to providing the highest quality education and care for children to give them the best start in life.

Learn more about us: https://gowrie-tas.com.au/

The role

We are seeking a detail-oriented Senior Payroll Officer to join our finance team at Lady Gowrie Tasmania. This role is responsible for the timely and accurate administration and processing of payroll, ensuring employees are paid correctly and in accordance with relevant legislation and Industrial Instruments.

Working within a supportive Finance team and collaborating with People & Culture and Managers across LGT, you will play an essential role in maintaining payroll operations, providing frontline support for payroll enquiries, and contributing to continuous improvement.

In this role, you will:

• Process end-to-end payroll in an accurate and timely manner (currently - 650 employees)
• Maintain and update employee records in the payroll and rostering systems, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality and compliance with legislation, Industrial Instruments and policy.
• Liaise with People & Culture and management teams to resolve payroll enquiries and discrepancies promptly.
• Assist with month-end and year-end payroll reconciliations and reporting.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes and contribute to a positive team culture.
• Perform additional finance-related duties as required

What you’ll bring:

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and good working knowledge of payroll systems.
• Understanding of payroll principles and award interpretation.
• Experience with Micropay, Humanforce (highly regarded), Employment Hero and Microsoft Business Central (Wiise)
• High level of accuracy, attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a collaborative approach to teamwork.
• Current (or ability to obtain) Tasmanian Working with Vulnerable People Registration (child-related activity) and National Police Check.

What you’ll receive:

At Lady Gowrie Tasmania, we recognise that supporting our people is just as important as looking after the children and families we serve. We offer a range of benefits to support your career, wellbeing, and work–life balance:

• Purpose led work: Contribute to an organisation that places Children First and supports safe, high-quality Education and Care across Tasmania.
• Flexible working arrangements: This is a permanent role, with days and working hours negotiable.
• Health & Wellbeing support: Wellbeing initiatives and events, annual flu vaccinations, and access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family.
• Salary packaging: up to $15,900 per annum + up to $2,650 for meals and entertainment. Salary packaging allows you to pay for your expenses with money from your salary before tax is taken out. Pay less tax, and your take home pay increases!
• Financial benefits: Access to discounts on private health insurance and major retailers, plus a 15% discount on education and care fees for your children attending our services.

How to apply

If this sounds like the right role for you, we’d love to hear from you. Please submit your resume, a brief cover letter outlining your relevant experience and what draws you to this role at Lady Gowrie Tasmania. As part of your application, you will also be sent a few short questions to answer so we
can get to know you better.

Applications close 5pm Thursday 11 June 2026

We will be reviewing applications as they are received and may progress to interviews before the closing date - early applications are encouraged

For further information on this role or the recruitment process, please contact us at careers@gowrie-tas.com.au

Our Commitment to Child Safety & Inclusion:

Lady Gowrie Tasmania is a child safe organisation. We are committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children. Our recruitment and selection processes reflect this commitment. All applicants are subject to child safety screening, including interviews, reference checks and verification of Working with Vulnerable People Registration, before employment can commence.

LGT strives to provide a safe and inclusive environment across our services, programs and workplaces, where diversity in all its forms, including strengths, cultural background, identity and abilities are recognised and celebrated.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, and anyone who shares our values and passion for supporting children, families, and communities.