Australia Payroll Specialist — Global EOR & Workday

Clio; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 94,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-tier health benefits

Hybrid work environment

20 days annual leave

Clioversary program

Job summary

Clio is seeking a Payroll Specialist to join our APAC Payroll team. You will own end-to-end Australian payroll and collaborate with our global EOR partners to support multi-country cycles across time zones.

You will ensure compliance with PAYG, Superannuation, and Fair Work obligations while maintaining accurate reconciliations and robust payroll documentation in Workday. Hybrid work model in Sydney.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of payroll experience, including hands-on Australian payroll end to end.
• Strong knowledge of PAYG withholding, Superannuation Guarantee, payroll tax, and year-end reporting.
• Understanding of Fair Work Act and NES obligations as they apply to pay, leave, and termination.
• Experience managing payroll through third-party providers and coordinating multi-country cycles across time zones.
• Experience with payroll reconciliations, reporting, controls, and documentation.
• Experience supporting employee lifecycle payroll processes and inquiries.
• Excellent collaboration, communication, and discretion with confidential data.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and process payroll for Australia-based employees, ensuring timely and accurate execution, and take on additional in-country payrolls as the business grows across APAC.
• Manage payroll inputs and validations, including variable pay, allowances, leave loading, absences, retroactive adjustments, final settlements, and Fringe Benefits
• Manage statutory payroll reporting and remittances in line with Australian requirements, including PAYG withholding, superannuation, and year-end reporting.
• Coordinate payroll cycles, inputs, invoices, and issue resolution with our EOR partner across Denmark, India, the Philippines, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, and Bangladesh.
• Reconcile payroll and benefits data, support reporting, and assist with month-end activities.
• Support employee lifecycle payroll administration, including hires, changes, leaves, resignations, and terminations.
• Maintain payroll-related processes in Workday and support benefits administration with internal teams and external vendors.
• Respond to payroll and benefits inquiries, maintain documentation, and support audits and continuous improvement efforts.
• Participate in cross-training to help provide backup support for other regional payrolls as needed.

Skills

Payroll end-to-end

Australian payroll

PAYG withholding

Superannuation Guarantee

Fair Work obligations

Compliance mindset

Multi-country coordination

Attention to detail

Communication

English fluency

Education

Australian payroll certification

Tools

Workday

EOR platforms

Job description

Clio is seeking a Payroll Specialist to join our APAC Payroll team. You will own end-to-end Australian payroll and collaborate with our global EOR partners to support multi-country cycles across time zones.

You will ensure compliance with PAYG, Superannuation, and Fair Work obligations while maintaining accurate reconciliations and robust payroll documentation in Workday. Hybrid work model in Sydney.