Payroll Manager

Ethos Beath Chapman - Australia; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working pattern

2 days in the office

3 days WFH

Job summary

Ethos Beath Chapman - Australia is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to lead a geographically dispersed team across Australia and offshore, ensuring payroll accuracy, compliance and continuous improvement. You will report to the Head of Finance and prepare the payroll function for a major system transformation.

The role offers a hybrid working pattern (2 days in the office, 3 days WFH), exposure to a high-visibility transformation program, and collaboration with senior Finance and People &

Qualifications

• Extensive Australian end-to-end payroll experience.
• Experience managing offshore or dispersed teams.
• Strong knowledge of payroll compliance and employment legislation.
• Exposure to payroll transformation or system change initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and proactive leadership.
• Experience with Workday is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead payroll operations for approximately 4,000 employees nationally.
• Manage onshore and offshore payroll teams.
• Ensure compliance with payroll legislation across jurisdictions.
• Partner with Finance and People & Culture stakeholders.
• Drive process improvement, automation and operational excellence.
• Prepare the payroll function for a major system transformation program.
• Build a high-performance, collaborative payroll culture.
• Lead BAU through transformation and a major payroll program.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Workday knowledge

Tools

Workday

Job description

Our client is a large Australian services organisation with a workforce of approximately 4,000 employees operating across multiple states and territories. With a strong reputation in its sector and a people-focused culture, the business is currently investing in payroll capability, process improvement and technology transformation to support future growth.

Anopportunity has arisen for an experienced Payroll Manager to lead a geographically dispersed team and play a key role in an upcoming payroll system transformation.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will have responsibility for end-to-end payroll operations, leading a team across Australia and offshore while ensuring payroll accuracy, compliance and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading payroll operations for approximately 4,000 employees nationally.
• Managing and developing both onshore and offshore payroll teams.
• Ensuring compliance with payroll legislation across multiple Australian jurisdictions.
• Partnering with Finance and People & Culture stakeholders.
• Driving process improvement, automation and operational excellence.
• Preparing the payroll function for a significant system transformation project.
• Building a high-performance, collaborative payroll culture.
• Lead BAU through a period of transformation and play akey role ina major payroll transformation program.

About you

You will be an experienced payroll leader with:

• Extensive Australian end-to-end payroll experience.
• Previous payroll management experience within a medium-to-large organisation.
• Experience managing offshore or dispersed teams.
• Strong knowledge of payroll compliance and employment legislation.
• Exposure to payroll transformation, systems implementation or business change initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and a proactive leadership style.
• Workday experience is highly regarded.

What's on Offer:

• Hybrid working environment - 2 days in the office & 3 days WFH
• One paid RDO per month.
• Flexible, wellbeing-focused culture.
• Opportunity to play a key role in a major payroll transformation program.
• High visibility role with direct access to senior leadership.