Payroll & Systems Coordinator

6000 Miele Australia (VG AU); City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Life Leave quarterly

Personal development opportunities

Employee discounts

Job summary

Miele’s Melbourne-based Payroll & Systems team is seeking a Payroll & Systems Coordinator to drive accurate payroll delivery across Australia and New Zealand. You will manage Workday data, support payroll inquiries, and partner with HR to optimize processes.

The role blends payroll expertise with systems problem-solving and continuous improvement, helping nurture a high-quality employee experience at a global family-owned company.

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll and HR data management with attention to accuracy and data integrity.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills to support employees and managers.
• Experience with HRIS/Workday and payroll processes is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end payroll and time & attendance processes and ensure accurate payments.
• Maintain payroll data in Workday and provide first-level system support.
• Respond to payroll, superannuation, taxation, and HR system enquiries from staff and managers.
• Process employment contracts and variations and support onboarding/offboarding.
• Support payroll compliance, reporting, audits, reconciliations and deductions.
• Analyze People data and produce reports for HR decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes and the employee experience.

Skills

Payroll processing

Data analysis

Customer service

Attention to detail

Education

HR/Business degree

Tools

Workday

HRIS systems

Job description

About Miele

What does it take for a family-run company to become world market leader in the premium domestic appliance segment? It takes more than offering average products, run-of-the-mill service or short-sighted actions. It also requires the aspiration to do it forever better and to be forever better. This stance accounts for a good working environment at Miele and the success of our products. Our colleagues can rest assured that those who live up to our standards of quality and professionalism grow personally and professionally. No matter if they are apprentices or managers. Make our claim your challenge - whether in Gütersloh, Melbourne or Singapore! Become one of more than 23,000 Miele employees in 50 countries around the world who are committed to making our products even better every day - and help us to expand our innovation leadership.

About Your Workplace

Join Miele's People & Organisation team and play a key role in delivering accurate, seamless and employee-focused Payroll and HR services across Australia and New Zealand. As our Payroll & Systems Coordinator, you'll work across payroll, Workday and HR administration, supporting our people and leaders while ensuring the integrity of our systems and data. This is a varied role for someone who enjoys combining payroll expertise with systems, problem-solving and continuous improvement to create better and more efficient employee experiences.

Your Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end payroll and time & attendance processes, ensuring employees are paid accurately and in accordance with relevant requirements
• Maintain accurate payroll and HRIS data in Workday, providing first-level systems support and resolving data or system issues
• Respond to employee and manager enquiries across payroll, superannuation, taxation, leave, contracts and HR systems
• Process employment contracts and variations and support onboarding, cross-boarding and offboarding activities
• Support payroll compliance, reporting, audits, reconciliations and employee deductions and contributions
• Analyse People data and produce reporting to support effective business and HR decision-making
• Identify and implement opportunities to continuously improve payroll, HR systems, processes and the employee experience

What We Are Looking For

Must-have

• Previous experience working with payroll, HR systems or People data
• Strong attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy and data integrity
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate and resolve payroll or systems queries
• Strong customer service and communication skills with confidence supporting employees and managers
• Collaborative, proactive approach with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines

Nice-to-have

• Experience using Workday or another contemporary HRIS
• Experience supporting payroll within Australia and/or New Zealand
• Experience with payroll reconciliations, reporting, compliance or audit activities
• HR, Business, Accounting or related qualification
• Experience working within a large or international organisation

Our Benefits

• Hybrid working that blends flexibility and connection: 2 WFH days, 2 flexible office days + Wednesday team connection day
• Quarterly Life Leave – one paid day each quarter to recharge
• Personal development and career opportunities
• Employee discounts

For more than 125 years, Miele has been a family-owned, family-run company. Based on this tradition, a healthy balance between the demands and the appreciation of our employees is very important to us. Besides following our objective of becoming “forever better” which our employees represent with their specialist knowledge, their ambition and with thinking ahead, we want to ensure that everyone can experience and profit from our good working environment here at Miele. Living and passing on our Miele values, as well as working in teams to further develop our innovative products, are important parts of our Miele culture at each of our 50 locations. What does it take for a family-run company to become world market leader in the premium domestic appliance segment? It takes more than offering average products, run-of-the-mill service or short-sighted actions. It also requires the aspiration to do it forever better and to be forever better. This stance accounts for a good working environment at Miele and the success of our products. Our colleagues can rest assured that those who live up to our standards of quality and professionalism grow personally and professionally. No matter if they are apprentices or managers. Make our claim your challenge - whether in Gütersloh, Melbourne or Singapore! Become one of more than 23,000 Miele employees in 50 countries around the world who are committed to making our products even better every day - and help us to expand our innovation leadership.