Payroll Specialist

Lanson Partners; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lanson Partners is recruiting a Payroll Services Specialist for a leading financial services client in Sydney. This hands-on role delivers fortnightly payroll for a large employee population and supports data integrity between HRIS and payroll systems.

You will apply Australian payroll legislation, manage end-of-fortnight and year-end processes, and provide guidance on Awards and Enterprise Agreements. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of payroll experience, Dayforce experience, strong Excel

Qualifications

• 5+ years' payroll experience, preferably 1,000+ employees.
• End-to-end payroll lifecycle experience.
• Time & Attendance systems experience.
• Australian payroll legislation knowledge (tax, superannuation, leave).
• Experience interpreting multiple Awards/Enterprise Agreements.
• Dayforce/Ceridian Dayforce experience is highly desirable.
• Excel and general systems capability.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Organisational and deadline management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver fortnightly payroll for a large employee population, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Process adjustments, new starters, terminations, leave reconciliations and one-off payments.
• Monitor timesheet data and resolve discrepancies before payroll processing.
• Support data integration between Workforce Management, HRIS and payroll systems.
• Apply payroll legislation, taxation, superannuation, Awards and Enterprise Agreements.
• Provide guidance on Award interpretation to stakeholders.
• Support changes to policies, Awards and agreements within the payroll system.
• Respond to employee and stakeholder enquiries with high-quality resolutions.
• Manage end-of-fortnight, month-end and year-end payroll processes and reporting.
• Investigate payroll issues and implement preventative controls.
• Support payroll risk management and control activities.

Skills

5+ years payroll experience

End-to-end payroll lifecycle

Time & Attendance systems

Australian payroll legislation

Awards/Enterprise Agreements

Dayforce/Ceridian Dayforce

Excel

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Tools

Dayforce

Excel

Job description

Our client is a leading financial services organisation with a strong focus on its people, customers and partners. As the organisation continues to invest in its people services, technology and processes, an opportunity has arisen for an experienced Payroll Services Specialist to join its People & Culture team.

This is a hands‑on payroll role with genuine scope to make an impact.

You’ll be responsible for delivering accurate and timely payroll services to a large employee population, while also helping identify opportunities to improve processes, strengthen controls and enhance the employee experience.

About the role

Working as part of a specialist People Services team, you’ll play a key role in the end‑to‑end delivery of fortnightly payroll and related services.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Processing and maintaining fortnightly payroll for a large employee population, ensuring payments are accurate, timely and compliant.
• Managing payroll adjustments, new starters, terminations, leave reconciliations, parental leave payments and one‑off payments such as bonuses, commissions and referrals.
• Monitoring timesheet and scheduling data and resolving discrepancies before payroll processing.
• Supporting the integration and accuracy of data between Workforce Management, HRIS and payroll systems.
• Applying relevant payroll legislation, taxation, superannuation requirements, Awards and Enterprise Agreements.
• Providing guidance to People & Culture and business stakeholders on Award and Enterprise Agreement interpretation.
• Supporting changes to policies, Awards and agreements within the payroll system.
• Responding to employee and stakeholder enquiries through the organisation's service platform, providing timely and high‑quality resolutions.
• Managing end‑of‑fortnight, month‑end and year‑end payroll processes and reporting.
• Investigating payroll issues and errors, identifying root causes and helping implement preventative controls.
• Supporting payroll risk management, control activities and operational assurance processes.

About you

You’re an experienced payroll professional who takes pride in getting the detail right while providing a genuinely positive service experience.

• 5+ years' payroll experience, preferably supporting a workforce of 1,000+ employees.
• Strong experience across the end‑to‑end payroll lifecycle.
• Demonstrated experience with Time & Attendance systems.
• Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, including taxation, superannuation, leave and employment conditions.
• Experience interpreting multiple Awards and/or Enterprise Agreements.
• Extensive payroll systems experience; Dayforce/Ceridian Dayforce experience is highly desirable.
• Strong Excel and general systems capability.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.