Payroll Compliance Specialist - Governance & Risk

Auriga Group; Albion; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Professional development

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Employee assistance programmes

Team environment

Job summary

Auriga Group Pty Ltd is recruiting a Payroll Compliance Officer to join our governance and assurance team in Australia. This role focuses on ensuring payroll operations align with legislative, industrial, and internal requirements, identifying risks, and driving continuous payroll improvements.

The successful candidate will conduct compliance reviews, maintain registers, and provide advisory support to stakeholders while working under pressure in a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll compliance, audit, governance or risk management.
• Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, awards and EBAs.
• Understanding of Fair Work, superannuation and payroll tax requirements.
• Advanced analytical skills with strong attention to detail.
• Strong Excel and payroll systems experience (Roubler or similar desirable).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor compliance with Modern Awards, Enterprise Agreements, Fair Work legislation and taxation requirements.
• Conduct payroll compliance reviews, audits and assurance activities.
• Maintain payroll compliance registers and prepare reporting for management and leadership.
• Identify and manage payroll risks, control gaps and remediation activities.
• Review payroll controls, reconciliations, variances and exception reporting.
• Lead historical payroll reviews and remediation projects.
• Support payroll system improvements, testing and compliance configuration.
• Provide payroll compliance advice and training to key stakeholders.

Skills

Payroll compliance

Audit & governance

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tools

Roubler

Excel

Job description

Auriga Group Pty Ltd is recruiting a Payroll Compliance Officer to join our governance and assurance team in Australia. This role focuses on ensuring payroll operations align with legislative, industrial, and internal requirements, identifying risks, and driving continuous payroll improvements.

The successful candidate will conduct compliance reviews, maintain registers, and provide advisory support to stakeholders while working under pressure in a collaborative team environment.