Payroll Specialist – SAP & Awards Integration

Western Health Australia; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 115,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

12% Superannuation

Flexible work options

Learning & development

Job summary

Western Health is seeking a Payroll Specialist – PeopleConnect to lead award interpretation and payroll system integration across SAP Payroll, SuccessFactors and RLDatix Optima. You will support the rollout of RosterHub, manage testing cycles, and ensure payroll complies with enterprise agreements and legislative obligations.

You will work with internal teams and external partners to implement payroll solutions, conduct BAU support, and drive improvements in rostering and payroll processes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience in SAP Payroll (ECC 6.0/ECP) including payroll lifecycle activities and testing.
• Demonstrated expertise in Award Interpretation and Enterprise Agreement implementation.
• Strong experience in functional, integration, regression and performance testing across payroll, HRIS and rostering systems.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and business teams.
• Sound understanding of rostering, time and attendance solutions (such as Optima, Kronos or similar) and their integration with SAP Payroll.

Responsibilities

• Lead Award Interpretation activities and ensure payroll and rostering requirements are accurately implemented within system solutions.
• Drive award implementation, payroll compliance, process improvement and BAU support activities as part of the PeopleConnect and RosterHub programs.
• Develop, execute and review solution, integration, regression, parallel pay run and UAT testing across SAP Payroll, SuccessFactors and RLDatix Optima.
• Provide expert SAP Payroll advice, analyse defects and collaborate with vendors, technical teams and business stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders, including RLDatix, RMH, RWH and implementation partners, to deliver successful payroll and rostering outcomes.

Skills

SAP Payroll

Award Interpretation

Payroll testing

System integration

Communication

Tools

RLDatix Optima

SAP SuccessFactors

Kronos

RosterHub

Job description

Western Health is seeking a Payroll Specialist – PeopleConnect to lead award interpretation and payroll system integration across SAP Payroll, SuccessFactors and RLDatix Optima. You will support the rollout of RosterHub, manage testing cycles, and ensure payroll complies with enterprise agreements and legislative obligations.

You will work with internal teams and external partners to implement payroll solutions, conduct BAU support, and drive improvements in rostering and payroll processes.