Payroll Governance & Compliance Specialist (Hybrid)

Ambition Recruitment; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Onsite parking

Professional development

Broad employee benefits

Job summary

Ambition Recruitment is seeking a Payroll Governance & Compliance Specialist in Sydney to strengthen payroll governance, compliance controls and audit readiness. You will work with Payroll, HR and Finance as a subject matter expert to ensure payroll integrity and operational excellence.

This newly created role offers a transition from BAU to a focused compliance position with exposure to large-scale payroll projects and governance frameworks.

Qualifications

• Extensive payroll experience within complex payroll environments.
• Strong understanding of payroll legislation, awards and enterprise agreements.
• Excellent analytical and investigation skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and assess payroll compliance across awards, enterprise agreements and legislation.
• Conduct detailed payroll reviews to identify potential risks, discrepancies and control weaknesses.
• Coordinate payroll audit activities.
• Assist in developing and strengthening governance frameworks and internal controls.
• Provide guidance and recommendations to stakeholders across Payroll, HR and Finance.
• Support payroll system enhancements and process optimisation projects.

Skills

Payroll governance

Legislation knowledge

Audit & risk

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Tools

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Job description

Ambition Recruitment is seeking a Payroll Governance & Compliance Specialist in Sydney to strengthen payroll governance, compliance controls and audit readiness. You will work with Payroll, HR and Finance as a subject matter expert to ensure payroll integrity and operational excellence.

This newly created role offers a transition from BAU to a focused compliance position with exposure to large-scale payroll projects and governance frameworks.