Payroll Manager | circa $200,000 to $220,000 package equivalent

ThompsonCook | We Only Do Accounting; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 200,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

ThompsonCook | We Only Do Accounting is seeking an experienced Payroll Project Manager to lead delivery on a confidential large-scale restructure in Melbourne. You will coordinate payroll across HR, Finance, Technology and business stakeholders to ensure timely, accurate deliverables and final payments.

You’ll oversee a dedicated payroll team, drive quality assurance for termination and redundancy payments, and partner with offshore resources as needed to meet tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• Experience managing payroll for 1000+ employees.
• Proven track record delivering payroll projects or restructures.
• Strong stakeholder management across HR and Finance.
• Experience overseeing termination and redundancy payments.
• Hands-on with SAP SuccessFactors.
• Experience managing offshore payroll resources is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead payroll project delivery for a large-scale corporate restructure.
• Coordinate payroll across HR, Finance, Technology and business stakeholders to meet deadlines.
• Oversee quality assurance of termination and redundancy payments.
• Provide hands-on support for complex terminations when needed.
• Identify risks and maintain controls throughout the project.

Skills

Payroll management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Quality assurance

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

Job description

Payroll Manager | circa $200,000 to $220,000 package equivalent

• Highly confidential, large-scale restructure project | 4-6-month contract
• Lead payroll project delivery, stakeholder engagement and quality assurance
• SAP SuccessFactors experience essential

The Opportunity

We are partnering with a large corporate organisation on a highly confidential project supporting a significant business restructure.

This is an opportunity for an experienced Payroll Project Manager to coordinate payroll delivery across a complex project, working closely with HR, Finance, Technology and business stakeholders to ensure all payroll deliverables are completed accurately and within tight timeframes.

You’ll lead a dedicated project payroll team, overseeing quality and delivery while supporting the successful execution of complex termination and redundancy payments.

The Challenge

Reporting to the General Manager of Finance your key responsibilities will include the following:

• Lead and coordinate payroll delivery for a large-scale corporate restructure
• Manage project payroll resources, ensuring deliverables are accurate and completed within agreed timelines
• Partner with HR, Finance, and business stakeholders to coordinate project requirements
• Oversee the quality assurance of termination and redundancy calculations and payments
• Provide hands-on support with complex terminations where additional capacity is required
• Identify and resolve payroll issues, managing risks and maintaining strong controls throughout the project

The Expertise

Please consider expressing interest in this position if you possess the following:

• Proven experience managing a large corporate payroll function of +1000 employees leading teams of five or more
• Demonstrated experience delivering payroll projects, large-scale restructures or redundancy programs
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence across HR and Finance
• Experience overseeing complex termination and redundancy payments
• Hands-on experience with SAP SuccessFactors
• Experience managing offshore payroll resources will be highly regarded