Payroll Manager

Perigon Group Pty Limited; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work flexibility

Leadership role with direct report

Stable national business

Job summary

Perigon Group Pty Limited is seeking a Payroll Manager to lead a critical payroll function for a large contractor workforce and internal staff. This hands-on leadership role combines payroll operations, reporting and compliance with team supervision, across multiple states.

The role offers hybrid work flexibility from Fortitude Valley with close collaboration across finance, operations and HR. You will lead one direct report, drive process improvements and act as the payroll subject matter

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in a Payroll Manager, Payroll Lead or Senior Payroll position.
• Strong understanding of Australian payroll legislation and statutory obligations.
• Experience managing payroll within a complex or multi-state environment.
• Strong reporting, reconciliation and compliance capabilities.
• Previous people leadership or mentoring experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive approach and continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end ownership of contractor and employee payroll.
• Oversight of weekly contractor payroll and fortnightly employee payroll cycles.
• Payroll tax, superannuation, IAS, workers' compensation and statutory reporting.
• Payroll reconciliations, reporting and month-end accruals.
• Management and development of a Payroll Officer.
• Maintaining payroll compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
• Process improvement, documentation and payroll systems administration.
• Audit support and stakeholder management across the business.
• Acting as the key payroll subject matter expert.

Skills

Payroll management

Australian payroll law

Multi-state payroll

Reporting & reconciliation

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Process improvement

Tools

Payroll software

Job description

The Opportunity

Perigon Group is partnering with a well-established national professional services business to recruit a Payroll Manager.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you'll take ownership of a critical payroll function supporting both a large contractor workforce and internal employees. This is a hands‑on leadership role combining payroll operations, reporting, compliance and team management, with responsibility for ensuring accurate and timely payroll delivery across multiple states.

Based in Fortitude Valley, you'll work closely with finance, operations and HR while leading one direct report and driving ongoing process improvements across the function.

The Role

Key responsibilities include:

• End‑to‑end ownership of contractor and employee payroll
• Oversight of weekly contractor payroll and fortnightly employee payroll cycles
• Payroll tax, superannuation, IAS, workers' compensation and statutory reporting
• Payroll reconciliations, reporting and month‑end accruals
• Management and development of a Payroll Officer
• Maintaining payroll compliance across multiple jurisdictions
• Process improvement, documentation and payroll systems administration
• Audit support and stakeholder management across the business
• Acting as the key payroll subject matter expert

About You

You will bring:

• Demonstrated experience in a Payroll Manager, Payroll Lead or Senior Payroll position
• Strong understanding of Australian payroll legislation and statutory obligations
• Experience managing payroll within a complex or multi‑state environment
• Strong reporting, reconciliation and compliance capabilities
• Previous people leadership or mentoring experience
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• A proactive approach and continuous improvement mindset

Experience within labour hire, recruitment, professional services or contractor‑heavy environments will be highly regarded.

What's on Offer?

• Ownership of a critical payroll function
• Varied and complex payroll environment with a significant contractor workforce
• Leadership responsibilities with one direct report
• Stable and well-established national business
• Fortitude Valley office with hybrid flexibility