Payroll Manager

Sharp & Carter; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive salary

Permanent role

Ownership of payroll function

Leadership of small team

Career development opportunities

Exposure to senior stakeholders

Job summary

Sharp & Carter is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager in Melbourne to own and optimise the Australian payroll function. You will lead a small team, ensure accurate weekly and monthly payroll processing, and maintain compliance with awards and contracts.

You’ll work closely with Finance and HR, oversee payroll tax, superannuation, and audits, and drive process improvements while liaising with senior stakeholders within a dynamic transformation environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive payroll management experience within a large or complex organisation.
• 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 weekly and monthly payroll processing.
• Experience across payroll and electronic time & attendance systems.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.

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 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.

Skills

Leadership

Payroll Management

Compliance Knowledge

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Finance or relevant business qualification

Tools

Workday Payroll

Time Tracking Systems

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