Payroll Manager

The Payroll Agency; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working from Sydney CBD office

Job summary

The Payroll Agency is seeking a stand-alone Payroll Manager to own end-to-end payroll for a fluctuating construction workforce across multiple projects in Sydney. This role is hybrid, based from our Sydney CBD office, and requires you to drive efficiencies in a complex award-heavy environment.

You’ll interpret awards and EBAs, manage compliance (PAYG, super, payroll tax, STP, workers compensation), onboard and offboard staff as projects change, and act as the payroll expert across the business.

Qualifications

• Proven experience running payroll independently, ideally in construction or another complex, award-heavy industry.
• Strong knowledge of awards, EBAs and Australian payroll legislation.
• Confident working on your own and making decisions.
• Process-minded, always looking for a better way of doing things.
• A great communicator who can build relationships across sites and office.

Responsibilities

• Managing end-to-end payroll for a fluctuating workforce across multiple projects.
• Interpreting and applying awards, EBAs and allowances in a construction environment.
• Owning all compliance, including PAYG, superannuation, payroll tax, STP and workers compensation.
• Onboarding and termination of employees as projects ramp up and wind down.
• Reviewing current processes and finding ways to automate, simplify and improve them.
• Being the go-to payroll expert for the business and its employees.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Awards and EBAs

Independent work

Process improvement

Communication

Job description

Payroll Manager (Stand-alone) | Construction | Sydney, Hybrid

Want to own payroll end to end and make it your own? This is stand-alone Payroll Manager role with a well-established Sydney construction business, where you'll be the payroll SME.

The company

A successful construction firm with a small, close-knit head office team and a genuine family feel. People here look out for each other, and you'll be part of a team that values what you bring. Employees fluctuate due to projects but never exceeding 300.

The role

You'll take full ownership of payroll in a complex environment. Headcount changes with the project pipeline, so no two pay cycles look quite the same. This isn't a role where you process and press go. You'll be trusted to run the function, improve it and drive efficiencies.

What you’ll be doing

• Managing end-to-end payroll for a fluctuating workforce across multiple projects
• Interpreting and applying awards, enterprise agreements and allowances in a construction environment
• Owning all compliance, including PAYG, superannuation, payroll tax, STP and workers compensation
• Onboarding and termination of employees as projects ramp up and wind down
• Reviewing current processes and finding ways to automate, simplify and improve them
• Being the go-to payroll expert for the business and its employees

About you

• Proven experience running payroll independently, ideally in construction or another complex, award-heavy industry
• Strong knowledge of awards, EBAs and Australian payroll legislation
• Confident working on your own and making decisions
• Process-minded, always looking for a better way of doing things
• A great communicator who can build relationships across sites and office

In return you’ll get

• You'll report to an HR Manager who is genuinely lovely and supportive
• Hybrid working from a Sydney CBD office
• $120k - $130k + Super - this could also flex for the right candidate so still apply if you're expecting more.

If you're a payroll manager who wants ownership, variety and a team that feels like family, I'd love to hear from you.