Compliance Advisor — Flexible Employment Governance

UWA; Western Australia; Hybrid; AUD 108,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Generous paid leave including parental

Up to 17% employer paid superannuation

Salary packaging available

Incremental progression based on 12个月s

Up to 25% discount on eligible UWAfull

Discounted health insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

The University of Western Australia (UWA) invites applications for a Compliance Advisor within People & Culture to strengthen employment compliance and workforce governance. This full-time role focuses on advisory support across payroll compliance, classifications, and engagement arrangements, with a strong emphasis on risk management.

You will conduct compliance reviews, analyse payroll data, investigate complex issues, and help develop frameworks, controls and policies.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in employment compliance, workforce governance, payroll compliance, workplace relations, audit, remediation, risk or a related professional function within a large and complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge of Australian employment legislation and industrial instruments, including the Fair Work Act, enterprise agreements, awards, right-to-work obligations and workforce compliance requirements.
• Proven ability to investigate complex issues, analyse workforce and payroll data, identify compliance risks and develop practical, evidence-based recommendations.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and provide trusted specialist advice.
• Excellent organisational, analytical and reporting skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain accurate records and prepare high-quality briefings, reports and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and resolve employment compliance matters relating to employee entitlements, payroll compliance, classifications, engagement arrangements, leave, superannuation and workforce governance requirements.
• Conduct compliance reviews, analyse workforce and payroll data, identify risks and emerging trends, and support assurance, audit and remediation activities across the University.
• Provide specialist employment compliance advice and contribute to the development of compliance frameworks, monitoring mechanisms, controls, policies and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Employment compliance

Workforce governance

Payroll compliance

Workplace relations

Risk management

Job description

The University of Western Australia (UWA) invites applications for a Compliance Advisor within People & Culture to strengthen employment compliance and workforce governance. This full-time role focuses on advisory support across payroll compliance, classifications, and engagement arrangements, with a strong emphasis on risk management.

You will conduct compliance reviews, analyse payroll data, investigate complex issues, and help develop frameworks, controls and policies.