Payroll & Compliance Lead

TAL; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid volunteering leave

Discounted insurance

Wellbeing initiatives

Flexible work options

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on products/services

Job summary

TAL in Sydney is seeking an experienced Payroll Leader to oversee accurate, compliant payroll services for our Australian workforce. You will ensure timely payments, governance, and risk management while guiding a high-performing payroll team.

You’ll drive continuous improvement, map processes, and leverage Dayforce, Workday and ServiceNow to optimise efficiency and employee experience. Strong stakeholder partnership and data-driven decision-making are essential to succeed in this role.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience managing and developing high-performing People Services teams.
• Strong expertise in HRIS platforms, particularly Dayforce, with exposure to Workday and ServiceNow.
• Demonstrated ability to drive process improvement through process mapping, documentation and operational optimisation.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, customer service and communication skills, with a proven ability to build trusted relationships across all organisational levels.
• Strong operational and analytical capability, with excellent judgement, project management skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of accurate, compliant and high-quality payroll services, ensuring employee payments and payroll transactions are processed within agreed timeframes.
• Oversee payroll governance and compliance, ensuring adherence to legislative, regulatory, award and enterprise agreement requirements, while managing audits, controls and risk obligations.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to streamline, automate and optimise payroll processes, enhancing efficiency, accuracy and employee experience.
• Provide leadership, coaching and development to the Payroll Services team, fostering a high-performing, engaged and customer-focused culture.
• Manage stakeholder relationships, complex payroll escalations and service performance, using data, reporting and insights to support operational excellence and informed decision-making.

Skills

Leadership

Payroll leadership

HRIS Dayforce

Workday

ServiceNow

Process improvement

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Project management

Communication

Tools

Dayforce

Workday

ServiceNow

Job description

TAL in Sydney is seeking an experienced Payroll Leader to oversee accurate, compliant payroll services for our Australian workforce. You will ensure timely payments, governance, and risk management while guiding a high-performing payroll team.

You’ll drive continuous improvement, map processes, and leverage Dayforce, Workday and ServiceNow to optimise efficiency and employee experience. Strong stakeholder partnership and data-driven decision-making are essential to succeed in this role.