Hybrid Payroll Compliance & Remediation Expert

RACV Limited; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on RACV products and service

Hybrid and flexible working

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

RACV Limited in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Payroll Remediation Specialist to support accuracy, integrity and compliance of our payroll environment. You’ll identify, analyse and remediate payroll compliance matters across Modern Awards, EBAs and legislative requirements, coordinating with Payroll, People & Culture and other stakeholders.

You’ll also strengthen payroll controls, test UKG Pro configurations and validate complex pay rules to ensure employees are paid correctly while

Qualifications

• Experienced payroll compliance and remediation professional.
• Strong knowledge of Australian workplace legislation, Modern Awards and EBAs.
• Hands-on experience interpreting and applying Awards/EBAs in payroll environments.
• Experience testing and validating complex pay rules and scenarios.
• Strong Excel and data analysis with reconciling payroll outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed payroll compliance reviews against Modern Awards, Enterprise Agreements, the Fair Work Act and National Employment Standards.
• Analyse payroll, time and attendance and rostering data to identify underpayments, overpayments and potential compliance risks.
• Interpret Awards and EBAs to validate wages, penalties, overtime, loadings, allowances and other pay conditions.
• Undertake structured UKG Pro testing and validation, including test scripts, scenario testing, defect logging and regression testing.
• Test complex pay scenarios including overtime triggers, penalties, allowances, minimum engagements, broken shifts, public holidays and casual loading interactions.
• Quantify individual and group remediation outcomes and develop clear calculation methodologies and instructions for Payroll.
• Validate back-pay calculations and remediation outcomes prior to payment.
• Investigate systemic and root-cause issues and recommend corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Document findings, assumptions and methodologies to support governance, audit and regulator readiness.
• Provide clear, practical advice to stakeholders on payroll compliance and remediation matters.
• Contribute to broader payroll governance, assurance and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Payroll compliance

UKG Pro

Excel

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Tools

UKG Pro

Excel

Job description

RACV Limited in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Payroll Remediation Specialist to support accuracy, integrity and compliance of our payroll environment. You’ll identify, analyse and remediate payroll compliance matters across Modern Awards, EBAs and legislative requirements, coordinating with Payroll, People & Culture and other stakeholders.

You’ll also strengthen payroll controls, test UKG Pro configurations and validate complex pay rules to ensure employees are paid correctly while