• Do you want to work at an agency where each day reveals new opportunities to work on some of the biggest issues facing consumers and businesses and have opportunities to pursue new and exciting pathways?
• Do you want to work at a place where smart and dedicated people from all walks of life collaborate to work on meaningful matters?
• Apply your advanced Payroll knowledge to administer, report on, and continuously improve the AER’s HR system
  
  

Then this is the place for you! At the AER, we work to make energy consumers better off, now and in the future. We focus on ensuring a secure, reliable and affordable energy future for Australia as it transitions to net zero emissions. Our high performing culture is built on a foundation of care, support and inclusion. It’s why we’re driven by connection and collaboration, sharing our skills, knowledge and support with each other freely and frequently. It’s why we prioritise the wellbeing of our people and empower them to work autonomously, flexibly and courageously. We believe the best version of you is the one that’s true to who you are – and that’s the you we want working alongside us.

We value flexibility, this role is available on a full-time, part-time or job-share basis.

Applicants from diverse backgrounds including First Nations peoples, people with disability and those from different cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

What you will do as the HR System Administrator & Senior Workforce Reporting Officer

About

The AER has procured TechnologyOne for its Enterprise Resource Planning, including payroll and other Human Resources modules. Working under limited direction and exercising considerable discretion about how tasks are completed, the HR System Administrator and Senior Workforce Reporting Officer will apply their advanced payroll knowledge to administer, report on and continuously improve the AER’s HR system. The role bridges operational payroll delivery with system configuration, testing, reporting, and controls. You will also:

• Be the system administrator for the HR/payroll system (TechnologyOne).
• Assess and resolve payroll anomalies arising from system issues, incorrect data, or how employment conditions have been interpreted.
• Coordinate and undertake the fortnightly pay run process and reporting to ensure payroll is accurate, reconciles and complies with all requirements including Single Touch Payroll (STP) reporting and other relevant legislation and industrial instruments.
• Identify, plan and undertake system upgrades, patches, and testing as required.
• Coordinate and execute parallel pay runs, system testing, and reconciliations during implementation of TechnologyOne before 1 July 2026.
• Develop and maintain system documentation, checklists and standard operating procedures for the payroll procedures.
• Develop, validate, and deliver payroll and recurring workforce reports for internal and external stakeholders.
  
  

About You

In order to succeed in the role, you will have:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience processing payroll through a payroll software solution (TechnologyOne desirable) and efficient Microsoft office skills, in particular MS Excel.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and apply best practice payroll processes and controls as well as work with detail and resolve complex and/or sensitive payroll issues.
• Demonstrated ability to accurately interpret legislation, enterprise agreements, determinations and policies, and apply them to ensure an accurate and compliant payroll.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications or willingness to gain professional accreditation in Human Resources.
  
  

To find out more about us and the role, please read the Candidate Kit.

How To Apply

You will be asked to answer two behavioural questions (refer to the Candidate Kit) and submit your resume with key outcomes (2 pages maximum).

Salary: $99,562 - $111,590 (plus 15.4% superannuation)

Contact Officer: Parul Kashyap, parul.kashyap@aer.gov.au

Applications Close: 11:00pm (AEDT), Sunday 22 March 2026