Payroll Compliance & Audit Specialist (12-Month)

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

Job summary

University of Adelaide is seeking a payroll professional to ensure staff are paid accurately and in compliance. You will identify payroll risks, strengthen controls, and drive improvements across payroll, risk, audit and compliance teams.

Join a collaborative team within People & Culture, focusing on governance and continuous improvement to support staff and the University’s policy requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience with payroll processes and controls.
• Background in internal audit, assurance or related roles.
• Ability to analyse complex data and apply payroll/human resources control frameworks.
• Ability to produce high-quality documentation and reports to audit standards.
• Experience with risk and control frameworks and handling sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Identify payroll risks and strengthen controls to improve accuracy and compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement in payroll processes and governance.
• Collaborate across payroll, risk, audit and compliance teams to turn insights into action.
• Ensure payroll is compliant with legislative and policy requirements.

Skills

Payroll controls

Data analysis

Audit support

Risk management

Documentation

Job description

University of Adelaide is seeking a payroll professional to ensure staff are paid accurately and in compliance. You will identify payroll risks, strengthen controls, and drive improvements across payroll, risk, audit and compliance teams.

Join a collaborative team within People & Culture, focusing on governance and continuous improvement to support staff and the University’s policy requirements.