Payroll Manager

Peoplecorp HR Recruitment Specialists; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

WFH with 3 days in office

Job summary

Peoplecorp HR Recruitment Specialists is working with a growing client to recruit a hands-on payroll professional to own the regional payroll function for Australia and New Zealand.

You will run fortnightly payroll in Dayforce for a mostly salaried workforce, troubleshoot issues, and refine processes to ensure accurate, timely pays. The role offers hybrid flexibility with three days in the office and potential to grow with the business.

Qualifications

• Hands-on payroll experience across payroll cycles.
• Dayforce experience is highly regarded but not essential.
• Autonomous, organized, and comfortable being the payroll expert.
• Candidates earlier in their career are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Run fortnightly payroll for Australia and New Zealand.
• Manage end-to-end processing for a salaried workforce.
• Troubleshoot issues and refine processes to ensure smooth runs.
• As the function grows, build a team or move into systems specialization.

Skills

Payroll processing

Dayforce

End-to-end payroll

System optimisation

Tools

Dayforce

Job description

Our client is a growing organisation of 500 + people across Australia and New Zealand. They have recently brought payroll in-house and moved to Dayforce. Now they need a hands‑on payroll professional to take ownership of the function. It's an ambitious business with plans to keep growing, and this role will grow with it.

THE ROLE

You will be the go‑to person for payroll across Australia and New Zealand. You'll run fortnightly payroll in Dayforce, managing end‑to‑end processing for a mostly salaried workforce. You'll troubleshoot issues, find practical solutions and refine processes so payroll runs smoothly. As the business grows, so can the function, with scope to build a team or move into broader systems specialisation.

THE CRITERIA

To be successful in this role, you will bring hands‑on payroll experience and be confident processing from start to finish. Dayforce experience is highly regarded but not essential. Mindset matters most. You enjoy learning new systems, solving tricky problems and working through ambiguity. You're autonomous, organised and comfortable being the payroll expert. Candidates earlier in their career who are eager to learn are encouraged to apply.

Please note the successful candidate must be an Australian Citizen.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

This is genuine ownership of a payroll function, with the chance to shape it as the business grows. You'll build deep Dayforce expertise and open a pathway into systems work. You'll work a WFH arrangement with at least three days in the office. The role can be based in Sydney, Melbourne or Canberra.

At Peoplecorp, we are dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in every recruitment process. We believe that a rich variety of perspectives drives innovation and success. We actively seek candidates from all backgrounds and encourage individuals of all races, genders, abilities, and experiences to apply.