Australian Payroll Implementation Specialist

Australian Owned; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

Kinexus is seeking an experienced Payroll Implementation Analyst in Melbourne to support an Australian payroll implementation and transformation programme. The role requires hands-on experience configuring payroll systems (ADP Payforce/RealTime) and a strong grasp of Australian payroll legislation and awards.

You will collaborate with payroll, HR, finance and technical teams to validate processes, coordinate testing and ensure accurate payroll outcomes, including STP2, PAYG and superannuation

Qualifications

• End-to-end Australian payroll implementations experience.
• Hands-on with at least one enterprise payroll platform (ADP Payforce/RealTime/Managed Services).
• Knowledge of Australian Modern Awards or Enterprise Agreements.
• Experience in payroll UAT, parallel testing and reconciliations.
• Ability to investigate payroll discrepancies and root causes.
• Understanding of STP2, PAYG and superannuation.
• Experience documenting business requirements and system issues.
• Strong Excel skills: lookups, pivots, data reconciliation.
• Strong communication across business and technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end implementation of Australian payroll systems, including requirements gathering, configuration, testing and deployment.
• Translate business requirements into system requirements and workflows.
• Interpret Modern Awards and Enterprise Agreements, including overtime and penalties.
• Participate in SIT, UAT and parallel payroll testing.
• Execute test scripts, document results and investigate defects.
• Perform payroll reconciliations and investigate variances.
• Support payroll integrations between HR, time and attendance, payroll and finance.
• Assist with payroll compliance requirements including STP2, PAYG, and superannuation.
• Document business processes and issues; propose improvements.
• Contribute to payroll transformation initiatives and enhanced processes.

Skills

Payroll implementations

ADP Payforce/RealTime

Modern Awards knowledge

Payroll testing & reconciliation

Investigate payroll discrepancies

Payroll compliance STP2/PAYG

Document requirements & issues

Excel data reconciliation

Stakeholder communication

Tools

ADP Payforce

ADP RealTime

ADP Managed Services

Oracle ERP

Oracle Time and Attendance

SuccessFactors

Power Query

SQL

Job description

Kinexus is seeking an experienced Payroll Implementation Analyst in Melbourne to support an Australian payroll implementation and transformation programme. The role requires hands-on experience configuring payroll systems (ADP Payforce/RealTime) and a strong grasp of Australian payroll legislation and awards.

You will collaborate with payroll, HR, finance and technical teams to validate processes, coordinate testing and ensure accurate payroll outcomes, including STP2, PAYG and superannuation