Payroll Manager
- $140,000 - $160,000 + Super | Sydney, CBD, 2000| 5 Days Office
- Lead a complex, high-volume payroll function across ANZ
- Play a key role in an upcoming payroll system upgrade and cycle transition
Join a large-scale organisation operating in a fast-paced environment. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will take full ownership of payroll operations while driving system transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
BENEFITS
- Full ownership of the AU & NZ payroll function
- Lead a payroll system transition
- Exposure to executive and senior finance leadership
- Manage and develop a high-performing payroll team
- Opportunity to improve processes and strengthen financial controls
- Large, complex environment with genuine scope to make an impact
THE ROLE
- Managing monthly payroll across Australia and New Zealand
- Overseeing deadline-driven payment runs, including commissions, bonuses and terminations
- Ownership and strengthening of payroll controls, governance, and risk mitigation processes
- Leading change management initiatives including payroll system, parallel testing and transition from fortnightly to monthly payroll
- Managing manual timesheet processes in Excel including overtime and varying award rates
- Interpreting awards - strong award knowledge is critical
- Partnering with executives, senior finance, HR, employees and external authorities to resolve complex payroll matters
REQUIREMENTS
- Minimum 4+ years' experience in payroll, including experience in a Payroll Lead or Payroll Manager capacity within a large organisation
- Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation; exposure to NZ payroll highly desirable
- Experience managing payroll tax, terminations, LSL, redundancy, bonuses and taxation impacts
- Previous payroll system transition experience highly regarded
- Advanced Excel skills and confidence managing manual data processes\
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to articulate complex payroll issues clearly
- Resilient personality suited to a high-volume, fast-paced environment
- Full working rights or openness to visa sponsorship
If we have met or spoken before, please feel free to call or email me directly. Otherwise, please apply now or contact Mathilde Makrai at AccountAbility on 02 8296 5322 for further information.
