Payroll Analyst

Sharp & Carter; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Great salary and benefits

Employee perks

Job summary

Sharp & Carter is partnering with a leading Australian organisation to recruit a detail oriented Rates Analyst for the Payroll team in Victoria. This temporary role with a view to permanency offers an immediate start and hybrid working.

You will maintain pay rates and allowances, coordinate remuneration reviews, perform audits, and deliver payroll insights. The ideal candidate has SAP Payroll or similar systems, advanced Excel skills, and excellent attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Experience in Payroll, Rates Administration, Remuneration, Payroll Systems, or a similar analytical role.
• Strong understanding of payroll processes and remuneration.
• Experience working with SAP Payroll, HR systems, or similar enterprise platforms.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and manage employee pay rates, allowances, and remuneration data across payroll systems, ensuring accuracy and integrity.
• Coordinate annual remuneration reviews, EBA wage increases, and other rate-related changes across the business.
• Conduct audits and reconciliations of rates, superannuation, allowances, and payroll-related data to ensure compliance and minimise risk.
• Deliver reporting, analysis, and insights on remuneration structures, rate changes, and payroll data.
• Support payroll governance, testing, process improvement initiatives, and system enhancements.

Skills

Payroll knowledge

Remuneration analysis

Advanced Excel

Data accuracy

Stakeholder management

Tools

SAP Payroll

HR systems

Job description

• Temporary role with a view to permanency | Immediate start required
• Great salary and additional employee benefits
• Gain support from an excellent leadership team

• Temporary role with a view to permanency | Immediate start required
• Great salary and additional employee benefits
• Gain support from an excellent leadership team

The Role

An exciting opportunity has become available for a detail oriented and analytical Rates Analyst to join a high-performing Payroll team. Reporting to the Payroll Team Leader, this role is responsible for the administration, maintenance and governance of employee pay rates across multiple business divisions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Maintain and manage employee pay rates, allowances, and remuneration data across payroll systems, ensuring accuracy and integrity
• Coordinate annual remuneration reviews, EBA wage increases, and other rate-related changes across the business
• Conduct audits and reconciliations of rates, superannuation, allowances, and payroll-related data to ensure compliance and minimise risk
• Deliver reporting, analysis, and insights on remuneration structures, rate changes, and payroll data
• Support payroll governance, testing, process improvement initiatives, and system enhancements

Candidate Profile

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Experience in Payroll, Rates Administration, Remuneration, Payroll Systems, or a similar analytical role
• Strong understanding of payroll processes and remuneration
• Experience working with SAP Payroll, HR systems, or similar enterprise platforms
• Advanced Excel skills and a passion for data accuracy and analysis
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships across a broad range of stakeholders

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to join a market-leading organisation
• Hybrid working flexibility
• Supportive and collaborative team culture
• Exposure to complex payroll, remuneration, and systems projects
• Ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities
• Competitive salary package and employee benefits

The Organisation

Our client is a leading Australian organisation with a strong national presence and a longstanding reputation for operational excellence. Supporting a large and diverse workforce, the business continues to invest in its people, systems, and processes to drive innovation and sustainable growth. With a collaborative culture and a strong focus on continuous improvement, this is an exciting opportunity to join a high-performing team where your expertise will contribute to critical payroll and remuneration outcomes across the organisation.