WorkCover Payroll Administration Officer
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| Department: | Department of Justice and Community Safety |
| Work Type: | Fixed term - full time |
| Job Function: | Accounting |
| Classification: | VPSG3 |
| Work Location: | Melbourne - CBD |
| Reference: | VG/D01673MAY2025 |
| Closing Date: | 09-Jun-2025 |
| Salary Range: | $79,122 - $96,073 |
| Job Duration: | 12 months |
| Attachments: | Position Description - D01673 - WorkCover Payroll Administration Officer - VPS 3.pdf (PDF, 205KB) Position Description |
| Contact: | Carmel Dickinson on 0448 604 612 carmel.dickinson@justice.vic.gov.au |
Position Details
- Utilise your Accounting expertise to provide support and advice to the Safety Wellbeing and Compliance branch
- A Fixed-Term, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service for 12 months
- VPS Grade 3: $79,122 - $96,073 plus superannuation.
About the Business Unit:
People, Safety, Culture and Communications' core functions span the breadth of workplace cultural and people matters, including human resource policy and strategy; organisational culture and change; recruitment, redeployment and retention; performance and development; pay, benefits and workforce reporting; occupational health and safety management; and employment regulations.
About the Role:
The WorkCover Payroll Administration Officer sits within Safety, Wellbeing and Compliance, a branch within the Department of Justice and Community Safety's People, Safety, Culture and Communications unit.
Some of your duties will include:
- Undertake WorkCover claim administration and calculation of weekly WorkCover payments
- Process all relevant WorkCover payments, including weekly and “Top Up” payments in CHRIS21
- Enter and maintain relevant leave records in CHRIS21 / Time Target.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About You:
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:
- Experience in using the use of payroll systems CHRIS21, including Time Target, is strongly desired.
- Experience in processing workers compensation payments is strongly desired.
- The ability to consider data sources, collection and structure impacts in the delivery of data analysis, being able to generate descriptive statistics and relevant data visualisation leading to decisions under the guidance from subject matter experts.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- A tertiary qualification in a relevant field is not essential, however, would be highly regarded.
How to Apply:
Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.
