Payroll Manager

Agrifutures; Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive salary

Permanent role

Ownership of payroll function

Leadership of small team

Career development

Job summary

Agrifutures is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to own the Australian payroll function, ensuring accuracy, compliance and efficiency across weekly and monthly cycles. You will lead a small team, driving process improvements and working closely with Finance and HR to align payroll with organisational goals.

The role requires extensive payroll leadership, strong knowledge of Australian awards and regulations, and hands-on management of payroll systems and controls.

Qualifications

• Extensive payroll management experience in a large/complex organisation.
• Strong leadership and people management capabilities.
• Experience leading and developing a small payroll team.
• Solid knowledge of Australian payroll legislation and compliance.
• Proven ability to interpret awards, agreements and contracts.
• Strong understanding of weekly and monthly payroll processing.
• Experience with payroll time & attendance systems.
• High attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Finance or business qualification highly regarded.
• Workday Payroll & Time Tracking experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage and produce accurate weekly and monthly payrolls.
• Lead, support and develop a small payroll team.
• Interpret and apply awards, agreements and employment contracts.
• Ensure accurate application of pay rules and employee entitlements.
• Manage payroll tax, superannuation and statutory compliance.
• Oversee leave processing and reporting.
• Coordinate termination payments with stakeholders.
• Maintain payroll system integrity, confidentiality and controls.
• Participate in internal and external audits.
• Undertake salary analysis and reporting as required.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes and efficiencies.
• Work closely with Finance, HR and other stakeholders.

Skills

Payroll management

Leadership

Team development

Australian payroll legislation

Awards interpretation

Weekly & monthly payroll

Time & attendance systems

Attention to detail

Finance qualification

Workday Payroll

Education

Finance or business qualification

Tools

Workday Payroll

Job description

The Organisation & Opportunity

Our client is a successful and growing organisation currently undergoing an exciting period of transformation and development.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experiencedPayroll Manager to take ownership of the Australian payroll function and play a key role in ensuring the ongoing accuracy, compliance and efficiency of payroll operations.

Reporting into a senior payroll leader, you will be responsible for managing weekly and monthly payrolls, leading a small team and ensuring payroll procedures, controls and processes remain best practice.

This is a hands-on leadership opportunity suited to someone who enjoys being involved in the detail while also having the opportunity to develop their team, improve processes and influence the broader payroll function.

Position Description

• Manage and produce accurate weekly and monthly payrolls
• Lead, support and develop a small payroll team
• Interpret and apply awards, agreements and employment contracts
• Ensure accurate application of pay rules and employee entitlements
• Manage payroll tax, superannuation and statutory compliance
• Oversee leave processing and reporting
• Coordinate termination payments with relevant stakeholders
• Maintain payroll system integrity, confidentiality and internal controls
• Participate in internal and external audits
• Undertake salary analysis and reporting as required
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes and efficiencies
• Work closely with Finance, HR and other key stakeholders

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will have extensive payroll management experience within a large or complex organisation, as well as:

• Extensive experience as a Payroll Manager
• Strong leadership and people management capability
• Experience leading and developing a small team
• Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation and compliance
• Proven experience interpreting awards, agreements and employment contracts
• High-level knowledge of both weekly and monthly payroll processing
• Experience across payroll and electronic time & attendance systems
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Finance or relevant business qualifications highly regarded
• Workday Payroll & Time Tracking experience advantageous

What's on Offer

• Attractive salary
• Permanent Payroll Manager opportunity within a successful and growing organisation
• Ownership of the Australian payroll function
• Leadership of a small payroll team
• Opportunity to influence payroll processes and best practice
• Strong exposure to senior stakeholders
• Combination of operational leadership, compliance and process improvement
• Excellent opportunity for continued career development