Payroll Manager

Miller Leith; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Miller Leith is engaged by a well-established Australian business on the Gold Coast to lead the payroll function across a large and diverse workforce.

You will ensure accurate, compliant and timely payroll delivery, drive process improvements, and partner with Finance and HR to support governance and reporting. The role offers stability and scope to influence payroll strategy and systems, leveraging advanced Excel and HRIS.

Qualifications

• Extensive end-to-end payroll experience within a large, complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, taxation, superannuation and employment compliance.
• Experience interpreting enterprise agreements, awards and employment conditions.
• Proven capability with payroll, time & attendance systems and analytics.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end payroll operations with accuracy, compliance and governance.
• Drive payroll process improvements and system enhancements.
• Collaborate with Finance on payroll reporting, reconciliations and statutory obligations.
• Act as escalation point for complex payroll matters with expert advice across the business.
• Build relationships with corporate and operational stakeholders to provide responsive payroll support.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and employee experience through automation.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Tools

HRIS

Time & attendance systems

Payroll systems

Job description

• Support a large, diverse workforce across corporate and operational teams.
• Join a trusted Australian household brand with a strong reputation, proud heritage and long-term stability.
• Be part of a collaborative, people-first culture that values accountability, continuous learning and doing things the right way.

The Company

Our client is a well-established Australian business and a recognised household name with a proud history and an outstanding reputation in the market. Employing a large and diverse workforce, the organisation is known for its commitment to quality, operational excellence and strong community values.

With continued investment in its people, systems and future growth, this is an opportunity to join a respected brand that offers both stability and the chance to contribute to meaningful business improvement initiatives.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of People & Culture, you will lead the payroll function, ensuring accurate, compliant and timely payroll delivery across a large and complex workforce. Acting as the organisation's payroll subject matter expert, you will oversee payroll governance, reporting, systems and continuous improvement initiatives while partnering closely with Finance and People & Culture stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance and strong governance.

• Drive payroll process improvements, system enhancements and transformation initiatives.

• Partner with Finance on payroll reporting, reconciliations, budgeting and statutory obligations.

• Act as the escalation point for complex payroll matters while providing expert advice across the business.

• Build strong relationships across both corporate and operational stakeholder groups, delivering responsive and commercially focused payroll support.

• Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls and employee experience through technology and automation.

Skills & Experience

You will bring extensive end-to-end payroll experience gained within a large and complex organisation, ideally supporting a diverse workforce across both corporate and operational employee groups. You will possess strong knowledge of payroll legislation, taxation, superannuation and employment compliance requirements, along with demonstrated experience interpreting enterprise agreements, awards and employment conditions.
You will have proven capability working across payroll, HRIS and time and attendance systems, coupled with advanced payroll reconciliation, reporting and analytical skills. Strong stakeholder management abilities, exceptional attention to detail, high levels of confidentiality and advanced Excel skills are essential.

Experience with payroll system implementations, transformation projects, workforce analytics, remuneration reviews or statutory reporting will be highly regarded.