Payroll Specialist

Aequalis Consulting Pty; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Aequalis Consulting Pty is seeking Payroll Specialists to join a high-performing, tech-enabled payroll team in Sydney. You will manage end-to-end payroll for diverse client portfolios across weekly, fortnightly and monthly cycles, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

You'll work within a supportive team, leveraging modern systems, and have opportunities to grow into project, implementation or leadership pathways as the organization expands.

Qualifications

• A payroll professional with experience in high-volume or complex environments.
• Confident with awards, EBAs and multi-state payrolls.
• Comfortable juggling multiple tasks and stakeholders while maintaining accuracy.
• Tech-savvy, proactive and detail-focused; you love improving processes and solving problems.

Responsibilities

• Managing end-to-end payroll for allocated clients — processing weekly, fortnightly and monthly runs.
• Interpreting awards and EBAs, ensuring full compliance and accuracy across multiple payrolls.
• Handling payroll queries and client communication with professionalism and precision.
• Assisting with system enhancements, onboarding and user testing during upgrades or migrations.
• Working within a supportive, collaborative team that values efficiency and excellence.

Skills

Payroll systems

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Multi-state payrolls

Technology aptitude

Tools

Payroll software

Job description

Payroll Specialists × 3 — Variety, Challenge and Growth in a Tech-Enabled Payroll Environment

If you’re the kind of payroll professional who loves variety, problem-solving and working with smart systems — this role offers all that and more.

We’re representing a high-performing payroll teamwithin a national ASX-listed organizationthat manages payroll services for major Australian employers. With continued growth and new projects underway, several new opportunities have opened for experienced Payroll Specialiststo join their expanding Sydney team.

Why this role stands out

You’ll work across a diverse client portfoliospanning multiple industries — each with its own systems, rewards and challenges not consulting in the traditional sense — you’re part of one expert team, embedded within a business that’s using technology and innovation to deliver payroll at scale.

This means real variety, genuine learning, and exposure you won’t find in a single in-house environment.

What you’ll be doing

Managing end-to-end payroll for allocated clients — processing weekly, fortnightly and monthly runs.

Interpreting awards and EBAs, ensuring full compliance and accuracy across multiple payrolls.

Handling payroll queries and client communication with professionalism and precision.

Assisting with system enhancements, onboarding and user testing during upgrades or migrations.

Working within a supportive, collaborative team that values efficiency and excellence.

Who you are

A payroll professionalwith experience in high-volume or complex environments.

Confident with awards, EBAs and multi-state payrolls.

Comfortable juggling multiple tasks and stakeholders while maintaining accuracy.

Tech-savvy, proactive and detail-focused — you love improving processes and solving problems.

What’s on offer

Stability + variety— the best of both worlds: security with scope and exposure.

Tech-driven environment— modern systems, continuous improvement and innovation.

Strong support & training— join a friendly team that values collaboration and excellence.

Career growth— opportunities to step into project, implementation or leadership pathways.

If you’re looking to stretch your payroll expertise and be part of something progressive — this is an opportunity worth exploring.