Payroll Audit & Compliance Specialist

Adelaide University; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 104,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Adelaide University in Australia is seeking a dedicated payroll professional to join the Quality and Compliance team at City West Campus. You will help ensure employees are paid accurately and compliantly by identifying payroll risks, strengthening controls, and driving continuous improvement across payroll processes.

Working with payroll, risk, audit and compliance colleagues, you will turn insights into action, support regulatory compliance, and deliver assurance that protects staff and the

Qualifications

• Analytical and detail-oriented payroll professional with experience in payroll audit, compliance, and risk management.
• Keen eye for identifying issues, improving controls, and ensuring payroll accuracy and legislative compliance.
• Strong communicator and collaborator with data-driven insights to influence outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Help ensure Adelaide University employees are paid accurately and compliantly by identifying payroll risks, strengthening controls, and driving continuous improvement.
• Support regulatory compliance and deliver meaningful assurance that protects staff and the University.
• Work across payroll, risk, audit and compliance teams to turn insights into action.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to strengthen payroll governance and control frameworks.

Skills

Payroll controls

Data analysis

Audit documentation

Risk management

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Adelaide University in Australia is seeking a dedicated payroll professional to join the Quality and Compliance team at City West Campus. You will help ensure employees are paid accurately and compliantly by identifying payroll risks, strengthening controls, and driving continuous improvement across payroll processes.

Working with payroll, risk, audit and compliance colleagues, you will turn insights into action, support regulatory compliance, and deliver assurance that protects staff and the