Payroll Manager

Randstad HR Partners; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ACHA Health in Adelaide is transforming payroll by insourcing and building a dedicated payroll function. The Payroll Manager will own end-to-end delivery and lead a potential new payroll team, reporting to the Chief People Officer.

Joining ahead of the Workday go-live in April 2027, you will drive implementation readiness, parallel testing and establish controls, governance and continuous improvement across a large healthcare workforce, shaping service delivery and employee experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading end-to-end payroll operations in a complex environment.
• Experience interpreting Enterprise Agreements, awards, allowances and overtime.
• Track record delivering payroll system transformation projects.
• Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, PAYG, superannuation and STP.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end payroll delivery and payroll team development.
• Drive process improvements, governance, reconciliations and reporting.
• Oversee payroll system implementation, upgrades and testing.
• Ensure compliance with Australian payroll legislation and regulations.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Awards & allowances

Payroll systems

Regulatory compliance

Payroll controls

Tools

Workday

Job description

About ACHA Health

Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance Incorporated (ACHA) is South Australia's largest locally based private hospital group, operating Ashford Hospital, Flinders Private Hospital and The Memorial Hospital.

With a proud community-based and not-for-profit heritage spanning more than 105 years, ACHA employs approximately 2,500 people and is recognised for its professionalism, compassion and culture of continuous improvement.

Shape the future of payroll at ACHA

ACHA is embarking on an exciting transformation as we bring our People & Culture and payroll capabilities in-house.

As part of this journey, we are seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to establish and lead our newly insourced payroll function, taking ownership of end-to-end payroll delivery for a complex healthcare workforce.

Reporting directly to the Chief People Officer, this is a hands-on leadership role combining strong technical payroll expertise with the opportunity to build a team, shape service delivery and establish the processes, controls and standards that will support payroll into the future.

Joining ahead of our Workday payroll go-live in April 2027, you will play a pivotal role in implementation readiness, parallel payroll testing and transitioning payroll to a fully in-house operating model.

About You

You are an experienced, technically strong payroll leader who is equally comfortable leading a team, working through complex payroll issues and driving improvements.

You’ll bring a hands-on approach, strong attention to detail and the confidence to take ownership of payroll delivery in a complex, high-volume environment.

Your experience and expertise will include:

• Leading end-to-end payroll operations and managing and developing payroll teams
• Interpreting and applying complex Enterprise Agreements, awards, allowances, penalties and overtime provisions
• Payroll system implementations, transformation projects or major system upgrades
• Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation and compliance, including PAYG, superannuation, taxation and STP requirements
• Establishing payroll controls, reconciliations, reporting and processes that support accuracy, governance and continuous improvement

Why Join ACHA?

This is a rare opportunity to make your mark by building a new payroll function and shaping both the employee experience and how payroll is delivered across a large and diverse healthcare organisation.

As a member of the People & Culture leadership team, you'll join a collaborative and values-driven organisation where leaders are approachable, relationships matter and there is a strong connection between the work we do and the care delivered to patients every day.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.

Experience

5 years