Payroll Supervisor

Clarity Partners; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working flexibility

Parking available

Job summary

Clarity Partners is seeking an experienced Payroll Supervisor to lead a payroll team and oversee end-to-end payroll across multiple entities and pay cycles. You will ensure accuracy, compliance and timely delivery while driving process improvements.

You will oversee end-of-month and year-end reporting, manage third-party payments and respond to stakeholder queries with a focus on accuracy. Hybrid working and a dynamic mining services environment offer opportunities for transformation.

Qualifications

• Proven end-to-end payroll experience across multiple entities and pay cycles.
• Strong knowledge of payroll compliance, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Experience in a senior payroll or supervisory role.
• Mining, resources or FIFO payroll experience is highly regarded.
• Strong payroll systems experience and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and train the payroll team.
• Provide end-to-end payroll support across multiple entities and pay cycles.
• Ensure compliance with awards, EBAs, legislation and company policies (superannuation, PAYG).
• Oversee end-of-month and end-of-financial-year payroll reporting.
• Oversee third-party payroll-related payments and ensure on-time processing.
• Respond to stakeholder and management queries with accuracy and customer focus.
• Identify and implement improvements to payroll processes and controls.
• Maintain employee master data and payroll systems with data integrity.
• Complete payroll calculations for terminations, back payments, etc.
• Assist with reconciliations, remediation activities and audits.
• Collaborate with internal teams to support payroll objectives.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Payroll compliance

Payroll reporting

Staff supervision

Mining payroll

Payroll systems

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Communication

Job description

Join a mining and infrastructure solutions business supporting customers across the resources industry with innovative equipment, technology and services.

About the Role

This is an opportunity for an experienced Payroll Supervisor to lead a payroll team and oversee end-to-end payroll operations across multiple entities and pay cycles. You will play a key role in ensuring payroll accuracy, compliance and timely delivery, while also driving process improvements and supporting a range of payroll-related projects.

What You’ll Do

• Supervise, train and provide guidance to the payroll team.
• Provide end-to-end transactional payroll support across multiple entities and pay cycles, ensuring accurate and timely payroll delivery.
• Ensure compliance with awards, EBAs, legislation and company policies, including superannuation, PAYG and Payroll Tax obligations.
• Oversee end-of-month and end-of-financial-year payroll reporting requirements.
• Oversee third-party payroll-related payments and ensure they are processed accurately and on time.
• Respond to and resolve stakeholder and management queries in a timely, accurate and customer-focused manner.
• Identify and implement improvements to payroll processes and controls to enhance efficiency, accuracy and compliance.
• Maintain employee master data and payroll systems, ensuring strong data integrity and accurate record-keeping.
• Complete payroll calculations for terminations, back payments, leave accruals and other ad hoc requirements.
• Assist with reconciliations, remediation activities and audits as required.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams to support broader payroll and shared-services objectives.

About You

• Strong end-to-end payroll experience.
• Strong understanding of payroll compliance, reconciliations and reporting.
• Previous experience in a Senior Payroll, Payroll Lead or Payroll Supervisor/Manager capacity, including supervising and supporting staff.
• Mining, resources or FIFO payroll experience will be highly regarded.
• Strong payroll systems and technology experience.
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple pay cycles and competing priorities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Why This Role

• $130K–$140K + Super.
• Hybrid working flexibility.
• Eastern Suburbs location with parking available.
• Supportive team culture.
• Opportunity to lead a payroll function within a mining services environment.
• Scope to contribute to process improvement and payroll transformation initiatives.