Group Payroll Manager

Busy Bees; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 144,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

1 day work from home per week

Salary up to $160K + Super

Job summary

Busy Bees is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to lead payroll for about 3,000 employees across Australia from our National Support Centre in Nundah. The role is full-time, with a salary up to $160K plus Super and a hybrid working arrangement.

You will oversee fortnightly payroll, mentor a payroll team of four, ensure compliance with Modern Awards, EBAs and Australian payroll legislation, and drive improvements across payroll systems and processes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing high-volume payroll in a large or multi-site organisation.
• Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, Modern Awards, EBAs.
• Experience leading and developing a payroll team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee fortnightly payroll for ~3,000 employees nationally.
• Lead, mentor and develop the payroll team.
• Ensure compliance with awards, EBAs and payroll regulations.
• Review payments, resolve complex issues and manage audits.
• Collaborate with external auditors and stakeholders.
• Drive process improvements and system enhancements.

Skills

High-volume payroll management

Leadership and mentoring

Stakeholder relationship management

Australian payroll legislation

Education

Relevant degree in HR/Accounting/Payroll

Tools

Payroll software systems

Job description

Ready to take ownership of a large-scale payroll function in a supportive, established team? Busy Bees is looking for an experienced Payroll Manager to lead payroll for approximately 3,000 employees nationally, support a team of four and drive improvements across our payroll processes and systems.

Based at our National Support Centre in Nundah, this is a full-time, permanent opportunity offering a salary of up to $160K + Super, hybrid working and flexibility.

Busy Bees is a leading global, early learning provider, offering high-quality education in nurturing, purpose-built centres where educators are supported to grow, lead and make a real difference in children's lives, with over 130 centres across Australia and around 3,000 employees.

Payroll Manager

Ready to take ownership of a large-scale payroll function in a supportive, established team? Busy Bees is looking for an experienced Payroll Manager to lead payroll for approximately 3,000 employees nationally, support a team of four and drive improvements across our payroll processes and systems.

Based at our National Support Centre in Nundah, this is a full-time, permanent opportunity offering a salary of up to $160K + Super, hybrid working and flexibility.

Busy Bees is a leading global, early learning provider, offering high-quality education in nurturing, purpose-built centres where educators are supported to grow, lead and make a real difference in children's lives, with over 130 centres across Australia and around 3,000 employees.

What you'll do

• Oversee accurate and timely fortnightly payroll for approximately 3,000 employees nationally.
• Lead, mentor and develop an established payroll team.
• Ensure compliance with Modern Awards, EBAs and Australian payroll legislation.
• Review and approve payroll payments, resolve complex issues and oversee payroll audits.
• Manage external audit queries.
• Improve payroll systems and processes while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.

What you'll bring

• A strong commitment to child safety and wellbeing, aligned with Busy Bees' values.
• Experience managing high-volume payroll, ideally within a large or multi-site organisation.
• Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, Modern Awards, Enterprise Agreements and employment conditions.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor and develop a payroll team with a hands-on, collaborative approach.
• Strong payroll systems knowledge with a passion for automation, integration and process improvement.

Why Busy Bees?

Because we offer the B.E.E.S. advantage:
Better pay. Everyday balance. Education for growth. Support you can rely on.
We live by our values of Care, Quality, Service, and Value to make a real impact on child safety and quality.

• Salary up to $160K + Super, depending on experience.
• Nundah location, close to public transport, street parking, cafés and shops.
• Enjoy 1 day working from home each week, along with flexible start and finish times.
• Join an established, supportive payroll team that values collaboration and knowledge sharing.
• Access a 50% childcare gap-fee discount for permanent employees.
• Be part of a growing global organisation that genuinely values its people, quality and child safety.

Employment is conditional on satisfactory, rigorous pre-employment checks (including WWCC, ID, Qualifications, Gecko Training, Work Rights & References) and child safety training, reflecting our strong commitment to safeguarding, equity, diversity and inclusion.

We are proud to be a child safe organisation, putting child safety at the heart of everything we do through our Triple Layer Child Safety Framework: trusted, trained and caring people, safe, supervised and supportive environments, and clear, consistent and transparent processes.

Busy Bees does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies. Please do not submit candidate details without prior written agreement from our Talent Acquisition team. Any unsolicited resumes will be treated as a direct application and no agency fee will be payable.