Senior Weekly Benefits Officer

• Collaborate to deliver meaningful business outcomes that make a real difference 

• Take on a new challenge where you can grow, make an impact, and diversify your career 

• Exciting full-time permanent role available in Sydney or Melbourne 

Qantas Airways Limited is seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable Senior Weekly Benefits Officer to join our Workers Compensation team. This role is responsible for providing specialist advice, processing, and reconciling Workers Compensation Weekly Benefits to ensure accurate accounting and compliance with legislation and regulations. The successful candidate, working with the National Weekly Benefits Specialist, will play a crucial part in safeguarding the organisation's financial integrity and ensuring the well-being of employees receiving benefits. 

Reporting to National Manager Insurance and Compliance, Workers Compensation, you will ensure compliance with legislative frameworks, guidelines, and standards of practice across nine different workers compensation jurisdictions. You will be responsible for accurately calculating and disbursing weekly benefits in line with multiple EBA entitlements, while maintaining precise records within the Claims Management System. Your analytical skills will support the verification of compensation payments and the development of accurate reporting tools to identify trends and improve benefit processing. You’ll also contribute to system enhancements to align with legislative changes and oversee wage recoveries from insurers, ensuring timely reconciliation. Additionally, you will provide specialist advice, training, and support to regional Workers’ Compensation teams, and collaborate with key internal stakeholders to ensure the efficient and consistent delivery of weekly benefits.  

Essential Skills and Qualifications 

• Minimum 3 years of experience with payroll and benefits or experience with workers compensation weekly benefits. 

• Demonstrated experience interpreting complex documents such as policies, guidelines, legislation, or EBAs. 

• High numeric accuracy, analytical and problem-solving skills. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

• Experience in managing internal and external stakeholders. 

• Ability to build constructive and effective working relationships through influence and collaboration. 

• Experience working with compliance, insurance, and regulatory bodies. 

Why Qantas?   
 
You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully. 
 
There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day 1 with on the job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we’ve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless.  
 
The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.  
 

• We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.  

• We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options for eligible employees. 

• We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment.  

• You an also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.  

• We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.  

 If you have a passion for ensuring compliance and accuracy in weekly compensation and want to be part of a dynamic and supportive team, we encourage you to apply. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the continued success of Qantas Airways Limited as a leading self-insurer while making a meaningful impact on the recovery and return to work of our employees. 

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.  We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply.  If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.  Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation. 
 

To apply, please submit your resume outlining your relevant experience and qualifications. 

Applications close: Sunday 18th May 
 
Please note: applications will only be considered for candidates who have the right to work in Australia / New Zealand without restriction or sponsorship.