Group Payroll and Compliance Manager - Eagle Farm

The Sunpork Group; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SunPork Group is seeking a Group Payroll and Compliance Manager to lead payroll delivery across a diverse, multi-site Australian workforce. You will oversee governance, modern awards, enterprise agreements and payroll risk while managing a payroll team.

The role reports to the CFO and balances strong compliance with practical business needs, across permanent, casual, seasonal and contractor workforces in a complex FMCG environment.

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources or a related discipline.
• Approximately 5–10 years' payroll experience, ideally including payroll leadership or management responsibilities.
• Experience managing payroll within a complex, multi-site Australian environment.
• Strong knowledge of modern awards, Fair Work requirements and Australian payroll legislation.
• Experience working with shift-based, rostered and/or seasonal workforces.
• Strong payroll governance, compliance and risk management capability.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing payroll teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to partner across Finance, HR and Operations.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to operate confidently in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end payroll function across permanent, casual, seasonal and contractor workforces.
• Manage complex payroll arrangements including shifts, overtime, penalties, allowances, annualised wages and on‑call arrangements.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, modern awards, enterprise agreements, PAYG, STP, superannuation and state‑based payroll tax requirements.
• Maintain expert knowledge of award interpretation, classifications, penalties, allowances and overtime.
• Lead payroll governance, risk management and underpayment prevention strategies.
• Implement payroll audits, reconciliations, exception reporting and compliance controls.
• Oversee remediation activities where payroll discrepancies are identified.
• Act as the key escalation point for complex payroll and compliance matters.
• Lead, coach and develop the payroll team.
• Partner closely with Finance, HR, WHS and operational leaders.
• Drive payroll system improvements, upgrades and process efficiencies.
• Deliver payroll and labour reporting and provide insights into labour costs, overtime and compliance risks.

Job description

Group Payroll and Compliance Manager - Eagle Farm

SunPork Group is one of Australia’s leading pork production companies, proudly Australian owned and operated. Our operations span farming, production, processing, logistics, research and corporate services, supported by passionate teams across multiple locations and states.

We are now seeking an experienced Group Payroll & Compliance Manager to lead our payroll function and ensure the accurate, timely and compliant delivery of payroll services across the SunPork Group.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this is a senior leadership role with end-to-end accountability for payroll delivery, compliance and governance across a diverse, multi-site workforce.

You will lead a payroll team while acting as the Group’s subject matter expert across payroll governance, modern awards, enterprise agreements, Fair Work compliance and payroll risk.

This role will suit an experienced payroll leader who enjoys working in a complex operational environment and is confident balancing strong compliance and governance with the practical needs of the business.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Lead the end-to-end payroll function across permanent, casual, seasonal and contractor workforces.
• Manage complex payroll arrangements including shifts, overtime, penalties, allowances, annualised wages and on‑call arrangements.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, modern awards, enterprise agreements, PAYG, STP, superannuation and state‑based payroll tax requirements.
• Maintain expert knowledge of award interpretation, classifications, penalties, allowances and overtime.
• Lead payroll governance, risk management and underpayment prevention strategies.
• Implement payroll audits, reconciliations, exception reporting and compliance controls.
• Oversee remediation activities where payroll discrepancies are identified.
• Act as the key escalation point for complex payroll and compliance matters.
• Lead, coach and develop the payroll team.
• Partner closely with Finance, HR, WHS and operational leaders.
• Drive payroll system improvements, upgrades and process efficiencies.
• Deliver payroll and labour reporting and provide insights into labour costs, overtime and compliance risks.

About You

To be successful, you will bring:

• A tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources or a related discipline.
• Approximately 5–10 years' payroll experience, ideally including payroll leadership or management responsibilities.
• Experience managing payroll within a complex, multi‑site Australian environment.
• Strong knowledge of modern awards, Fair Work requirements and Australian payroll legislation.
• Experience working with shift‑based, rostered and/or seasonal workforces.
• Strong payroll governance, compliance and risk management capability.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing payroll teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to partner across Finance, HR and Operations.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to operate confidently in a fast‑paced environment.

Experience within FMCG, manufacturing, food processing, agriculture or similarly complex operational environments will be highly regarded.

Payroll certification through the Australian Payroll Association or similar would also be advantageous.

Why Join SunPork?

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a critical Group function within a large and diverse Australian organisation. You will have the opportunity to strengthen payroll governance, develop your team and drive meaningful improvements across systems, processes and compliance.

If you are an experienced payroll leader looking for a role where you can make a genuine impact across the organisation, we would love to hear from you.