Description

A highly experienced Payroll Manager is needed for a large, complex payroll. Your new company
A large, complex organisation operating in a highly regulated environment, supporting a diverse workforce across multiple business units. The organisation is known for its strong governance, structured processes and commitment to service excellence.
Your new role

• Lead and manage a payroll team, with indirect oversight of compensation and benefits activities to ensure accurate and timely payment of employee entitlements, including out-of-cycle payments, advances, superannuation, leave calculations, deductions and related payments.
• Provide leadership across payroll and remuneration services, ensuring effective resolution of enquiries and complex payroll issues.
• Build and maintain a high-performing team through effective resource planning, capability development and performance management, fostering engagement and accountability.
• Ensure payroll and superannuation processes meet internal control requirements and external audit and regulatory obligations.
• Maintain compliance with all relevant legislation, industrial instruments and statutory requirements, including taxation, superannuation, payroll tax, workers compensation and reporting obligations.
• Provide operational oversight of payroll services, proactively identifying risks and issues and escalating as appropriate to support informed decision-making.
• Review, enhance and implement payroll and remuneration compliance controls and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure consistent application of agreed processes, standards and tools to support efficient, reliable and high-quality service delivery.
• Maintain high standards of payroll data integrity to support effective reporting, insights and decision-making.
• Ensure payroll systems and processes are fit for purpose, thoroughly tested and optimised to support ongoing improvement.
• Build strong working relationships with stakeholders, managing competing priorities and expectations to deliver service excellence.
• Drive ongoing review and analysis of payroll services to identify opportunities for improvement, informed by service metrics and performance data.
• Establish service performance standards, monitor outcomes and report against agreed KPIs, supporting a culture of accountability.
• Participate in governance and service review forums, contributing to performance monitoring, risk management and continuous improvement.

What you'll need to succeed

• Extensive experience in senior payroll roles, supported by relevant qualifications or equivalent professional expertise.
• Proven ability to lead payroll teams and deliver accurate, end-to-end payroll services in complex, deadline-driven environments.
• Strong technical knowledge of awards and agreements, statutory compliance and payroll operations.
• Advanced experience with enterprise payroll and HR systems and payroll data management.
• Highly developed organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills, with a strong focus on service delivery, compliance and continuous improvement.

What you'll get in return
An attractive salary and flexible working arrangements, including two days working from home, creating a supportive and balanced work environment. This role provides the opportunity to lead a large team within a complex payroll function, with genuine scope to influence outcomes and drive meaningful process improvement. We are committed to professional growth, continuous improvement and empowering our leaders to make a real impact, making this an ideal opportunity for someone seeking both challenge and career progression in a well-supported environment.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to kelly.axon@hays.com.au or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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