Payroll Data QA Specialist - Hybrid (Sydney/Melbourne)

Synergie Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 127,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergie Australia is seeking a Payroll Data Tester for a trusted client based in Sydney, NSW or Melbourne, VIC. The role offers hybrid working arrangements and a 12‑month contract.

You’ll develop and execute test cases for payroll compliance and remuneration data models, validate calculations against documented requirements, reconcile outputs, and investigate discrepancies with stakeholders. Ideal candidates have strong SQL, data testing experience, and knowledge of Australian payroll

Qualifications

• Develop and execute test cases for payroll compliance and remuneration data models.
• Validate model calculations against documented requirements, methodologies, business rules, and interpretation decisions.
• Reconcile model outputs against source payroll and workforce management data.
• Investigate, document, and assist in resolving calculation discrepancies, defects, and anomalies.
• Perform regression testing following model enhancements and remediation activities.
• Validate employee payment outcomes, compliance reporting outputs, and remediation results.

Responsibilities

• You’ll play a critical role within a major payroll compliance program, validating payroll data models to ensure payroll calculations, business rules, enterprise agreement interpretations, and legislative requirements have been accurately implemented.
• Develop and execute test cases for payroll compliance and remuneration data models
• Validate model calculations against documented requirements, methodologies, business rules, and interpretation decisions
• Reconcile model outputs against source payroll and workforce management data
• Investigate, document, and assist in resolving calculation discrepancies, defects, and anomalies
• Perform regression testing following model enhancements and remediation activities
• Validate employee payment outcomes, compliance reporting outputs, and remediation results
• Work closely with Payroll Data Developers, Industrial Relations, Payroll, Legal, and Technology stakeholders
• Support user acceptance testing and provide evidence for model sign-off
• Maintain testing documentation, audit evidence, and quality assurance records
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across testing and payroll compliance processes

Skills

Payroll data testing

SQL data validation

Data model validation

Payroll compliance

Regression testing

Stakeholder communication

Documentation skills

Tools

Snowflake

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

Power BI

Job description

Synergie Australia is seeking a Payroll Data Tester for a trusted client based in Sydney, NSW or Melbourne, VIC. The role offers hybrid working arrangements and a 12‑month contract.

You’ll develop and execute test cases for payroll compliance and remuneration data models, validate calculations against documented requirements, reconcile outputs, and investigate discrepancies with stakeholders. Ideal candidates have strong SQL, data testing experience, and knowledge of Australian payroll