Payroll Supervisor (SAP) | $150/170,000 + Super (Negotiable) | WFH 3 days | CBD

Absolute Payroll; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working: 2 days in the office,

Job summary

Absolute Payroll in Sydney CBD is seeking a Payroll Supervisor (SAP) to lead a small team and own a high-profile payroll across multiple awards.

You will review redundancies, terminations, back pays, coach the team, and drive process improvements in a people-focused environment.

The role offers a salary of $150K-$170K plus Super, hybrid work (2 days in office, 3 from home), and ongoing career development.

Qualifications

• SAP payroll experience is essential.
• 5+ years as a Payroll Supervisor, Team Leader or Manager in a medium to large organisation.
• Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, tax and compliance.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end payroll across multiple Enterprise Agreements and Awards.
• Final review and sign-off of the pay run, including complex calculations: redundancies, terminations, back pays and non-standard payments.
• Reconciliations, exception reporting and month-end processes.
• Payroll tax returns, workers’ compensation submissions and superannuation reconciliations.
• Coaching the team, supporting performance and building capability.
• Driving process improvement and automation.

Skills

SAP payroll

Payroll leadership

Excel (Advanced)

Australian payroll legislation

Education

Tertiary qualification in accounting or business

Tools

SAP

Job description

Payroll Supervisor (SAP) | $150/170,000 + Super (Negotiable) | WFH 3 days | CBD

Are you an SAP payroll professional ready for a role where your expertise really counts? This is your chance to join a large, well-respected organisation as Payroll Supervisor. You’ll be hands-on in the detail, guiding a small team of Payroll Officers and taking ownership of a complex, high-profile payroll.

You’ll be the go-to person for the tricky stuff: the final reviewer on redundancies, terminations, back pays and anything out of the ordinary. You’ll also coach and develop the team around you and help shape a payroll function that’s evolving and improving. It’s a supportive, people-focused environment where accuracy, wellbeing and continuous improvement are genuinely valued, not just talked about.

Add an above salary package and 3 days a week working from home, and this is a role you won’t want to miss!

Excellent Bens

• Hybrid working: 2 days in the office, 3 from home
• Genuine career development and learning opportunities
• Sydney CBD location, close to public transport
• Large, stable organisation with a strong focus on safety, wellbeing and leadership development
• Clear pathway in a payroll function going through transformation

Are you an SAP payroll professional ready for a role where your expertise really counts? This is your chance to join a large, well-respected organisation as Payroll Supervisor. You’ll be hands-on in the detail, guiding a small team of Payroll Officers and taking ownership of a complex, high-profile payroll.

You’ll be the go-to person for the tricky stuff: the final reviewer on redundancies, terminations, back pays and anything out of the ordinary. You’ll also coach and develop the team around you and help shape a payroll function that’s evolving and improving. It’s a supportive, people-focused environment where accuracy, wellbeing and continuous improvement are genuinely valued, not just talked about.

Add an above salary package and 3 days a week working from home, and this is a role you won’t want to miss!

Excellent Bens

• $150K-$170K base + Super (Negotiable)
• Hybrid working: 2 days in the office, 3 from home
• Genuine career development and learning opportunities
• Sydney CBD location, close to public transport
• Large, stable organisation with a strong focus on safety, wellbeing and leadership development
• Clear pathway in a payroll function going through transformation

Nuts & Bolts

• Permanent, full-time role supervising a medium sized team of Payroll Officers, reporting to the Payroll Manager
• End-to-end payroll across multiple Enterprise Agreements and Awards
• Final review and sign-off of the pay run, including complex calculations: redundancies, terminations, back pays and non-standard payments
• Reconciliations, exception reporting and month-end processes
• Payroll tax returns, workers’ compensation submissions and superannuation reconciliations
• Key calendar events: EOFY, remuneration review and EA renewals
• Keeping checklists, process maps and work instructions up to date
• Supporting internal and external audits and internal controls
• Coaching the team, supporting performance and building capability
• Driving process improvement and automation

About You

• SAP payroll experience is essential.Can be current or in a previous role
• 5+ years as a Payroll Supervisor, Team Leader or Manager in an equivalent in a medium to large organisation
• Proven experience interpreting and applying Enterprise Agreements in payroll
• Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, tax and compliance
• A hands-on, solutions-focused leader who enjoys coaching others
• Calm under pressure, highly organised and accurate with numbers
• Strong Excel skills; advanced Excel is highly regarded
• Tertiary qualification in accounting or business, or equivalent experience

Additional information

• Fantastic salary package on offer! $150/170,000 + Super (Negotiable)
• WFH 3 days per week!
• Wonderful culture, with a highly supportive Payroll Manager and team!