Payroll Governance & Controls Specialist

Peoplecorp HR Recruitment Specialists; Ryde; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Peoplecorp HR Recruitment Specialists is assisting a large education sector organisation in NSW that runs a complex, high-volume payroll environment. The role embeds a new payroll governance framework and ensures accurate, compliant payroll processes.

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you will have visibility across Finance, IT, HR and audit, with no direct reports. This specialist position focuses on controls, risk management and continuous improvement to optimise payroll outcomes.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in business, accounting, HR or related field, or equivalent senior payroll experience.
• Hands-on experience in complex, high-volume payroll and awards.
• Experience managing payroll governance, controls and audits.
• Strong knowledge of employer obligations: awards, superannuation, PAYG, payroll tax, STP and workers compensation.
• Experience with wage remediation and complex payroll calculations.
• Strong analytical skills and data-driven improvement.
• Experience with enterprise HR/payroll systems (Dayforce or Workday highly regarded).
• Excellent attention to detail and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring payroll controls are carried out in line with the governance framework, and regularly reviewing controls, processes and practices to find risks and improvements.
• Ensuring payroll complies with enterprise agreements, modern awards, employment legislation, taxation obligations and internal policy.
• Ensuring payroll and related systems are configured correctly and access is managed appropriately.
• Leading internal and external audit activity, including supplying information, reviewing draft recommendations and making sure actions are completed on time.
• Supporting or managing wage remediation activities, including data analysis, root cause analysis, reconciliation calculations, stakeholder communication and process improvement.
• Preparing payroll governance reporting for senior stakeholders and governance committees.
• Partnering with Finance, IT and HR on controls that affect pay.

Skills

Payroll governance

Audit & assurance

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Automation & AI in payroll

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, HR or related field

Tools

Dayforce

Workday

Job description

Peoplecorp HR Recruitment Specialists is assisting a large education sector organisation in NSW that runs a complex, high-volume payroll environment. The role embeds a new payroll governance framework and ensures accurate, compliant payroll processes.

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you will have visibility across Finance, IT, HR and audit, with no direct reports. This specialist position focuses on controls, risk management and continuous improvement to optimise payroll outcomes.