Brisbane AU Payroll & Time & Attendance Leader

Peabody; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Valley office location

WHEREFIT health and wellness perks

Job summary

Peabody is seeking a driven Payroll Manager to lead end-to-end Australian payroll, including time and attendance, from our Brisbane office with flexible work options. You will guide governance, ensure compliance, and drive improvements across SAP and connected platforms while managing a five-person team and partnering with HR and site operations.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on SAP expertise, strong analytical skills, and a proactive approach to change management to lift accuracy and

Qualifications

• End-to-end AU payroll management experience (T&A, leave, controls, reporting).
• Strong leadership and ability to manage a team.
• Advanced Excel skills for data analytics.
• Able to adapt to change and drive improvements.
• Familiar with awards/EA, STP, PAYG, super and audits.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end Australian payroll focusing on validation, governance and controls
• Manage time and attendance, ensuring accurate leave accruals and balances are maintained.
• Deliver compliant reporting and payments to third parties e.g. Superannuation Guarantee, STP, PAYG withholding, Coal LSL levies/reimbursements, and vendor remittances
• Create and maintain strong cross functional relationships with HR, mine management and other corporate functions.
• Lead payroll data analytics to provide meaningful insights and recommendations to leaders
• Manage payroll related data reviews and audits (internal/external)
• Lead payroll related regulatory change projects - interpreting relevant legislation, perform change impact assessments, system testing, manage comms & adoption
• Pursue continuous improvement across policies, processes and systems; remove friction and lift quality

Skills

Payroll management

Advanced Excel

Leadership

Change management

Data analytics

Tools

SAP

UKG Workforce/SuccessFactors

Job description

Peabody is seeking a driven Payroll Manager to lead end-to-end Australian payroll, including time and attendance, from our Brisbane office with flexible work options. You will guide governance, ensure compliance, and drive improvements across SAP and connected platforms while managing a five-person team and partnering with HR and site operations.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on SAP expertise, strong analytical skills, and a proactive approach to change management to lift accuracy and