Payroll Officer

King Living; Bayside; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Freshly brewed coffee on site

Complimentary onsite parking with EV充充

Employee and family discounts

Job summary

King Living is seeking a skilled Payroll professional to join our Sydney Design & Support Centre on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will own end-to-end payroll across Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the USA, the UK and South East Asia, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.

You will contribute to data cleansing, system readiness and compliance, supporting monthly and year-end reconciliations while delivering exceptional service to a global workforce.

Qualifications

• End-to-end Australian payroll experience with Fair Work, modern awards, superannuation and PAYG
• NZ payroll experience
• Experience with cloud payroll platforms such as Employment Hero
• Experience with SAP or SAP SuccessFactors
• Strong reconciliation, numeracy and advanced Excel
• Discretion handling confidential employee data
• Ability to work across multiple time zones with ownership
• Multi-country payroll exposure in SEA, NAM, UK desirable
• Payroll qualification or certification such as the Australian Payroll Association desirable

Responsibilities

• Payroll processing across multiple regions and pay cycles with accuracy and timeliness
• Data cleansing, validation and systems preparation for payroll
• Ensure compliance with payroll legislation and respond to employee pay queries
• Payroll reconciliations and reporting, month-end, year-end and audits

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Australian payroll

NZ payroll

Payroll data cleansing

Excel advanced

SAP

SAP SuccessFactors

Employment Hero

Education

Payroll certification (Australian Payroll Association)

Tools

SAP

SAP SuccessFactors

Employment Hero

Job description

Support accurate, timely payroll across King Living's global operations — a 12-month contract at our Sydney Design & Support Centre.

The King Difference

This is not just a payroll processing role where you run the same pay cycle on repeat.

This is a 12-month fixed-term contract with genuine breadth — supporting end-to-end payroll across Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the USA, the UK and South East Asia during a period of real organisational change and growth.

What You Will Own

Payroll Processing

Support end-to-end payroll processing across multiple regions and pay cycles — ensuring every team member is paid accurately and on time, every time.

Data & Systems

Contribute to data cleansing, validation and systems preparation as King Living continues to invest in and evolve its payroll and HR technology.

Compliance & Query Resolution

Support compliance with relevant payroll legislation and act as a first point of contact for employee pay queries — responding with professionalism, care and speed.

Reconciliation & Reporting

Assist with payroll reconciliations and reporting in support of Finance — including month end, year end and audit requirements.

Who You Are

You will likely come from an end-to-end payroll processing role — ideally with exposure to multi-region or multi-entity environments. What matters most is your accuracy, your ownership, and your ability to keep payroll running without exception.

You are a payroll professional who takes genuine pride in accuracy, discretion and getting things right every single time.

• End-to-end Australian payroll experience with sound working knowledge of Fair Work, modern awards, superannuation and PAYG
• NZ payroll experience highly regarded
• Experience operating cloud payroll platforms — Employment Hero experience highly regarded
• Experience with payroll data cleansing, validation or migration — SAP or SAP SuccessFactors exposure highly regarded
• Strong reconciliation, numeracy and advanced Excel skills
• Meticulous attention to detail with absolute discretion handling confidential employee data
• Able to work to tight pay cut-offs across multiple time zones with a high degree of ownership
• Exposure to multi-country payroll across SEA, NAM and UK is desirable
• Payroll qualification or certification such as the Australian Payroll Association is desirable

Why People Join King Living — And Stay

An Iconic Australian Brand

Since 1977, King Living has redefined Australian furniture design. With operations across Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, the USA, China and Thailand — your work supports a genuinely global workforce.

A Contract Worth Having

A 12-month fixed-term contract with exposure to a global ERP program and SAP SuccessFactors implementation — building payroll systems and HRIS capability that will strengthen your career well beyond the contract period.

Career Pathways

Potential pathway to a permanent Payroll Officer role subject to business need — and meaningful exposure to systems change that opens doors in payroll systems and HRIS.

Daily Perks

Freshly brewed coffee from our onsite barista — every day.

Convenience

Complimentary onsite parking at our Design & Support Centre, including EV charging facilities.

Generous Discounts

Employee and family & friends discounts on our full premium product range.

Collaborative Culture

Work closely with the Payroll team, People Business Partners, Finance, and third-party providers in a supportive, values-driven environment.

About King Living

King Living is a family-owned Australian design company with a global footprint and a reputation for innovation, craftsmanship and timeless design.

Everything we do is guided by four values: Passion. Integrity. Collaboration. Innovation. These are not words on a wall — they shape how we lead, create and grow.

Our hiring decisions are based not only on experience and skills, but on mindset, attitude and alignment with our values. King Living is an equal opportunity employer.

All applicants will be considered regardless of race, sexuality, religion, colour, gender identity or parental status.

Ready to bring your payroll expertise to a globally expanding Australian design brand? We'd love to hear from you.