Payroll Team Leader

Ambition Recruitment; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

17% superannuation

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Job summary

Ambition Recruitment is partnering with a large, respected employer to recruit an experienced Payroll Team Leader who will oversee accurate and compliant payroll for about 8,000 employees. You’ll lead a four-person payroll team, manage fortnightly payroll operations, and resolve complex issues.

The ideal candidate has strong Australian payroll knowledge, EA interpretation skills and proven people leadership.

Qualifications

• Proven payroll leadership experience with direct reports.
• Strong technical Australian payroll knowledge.
• Experience in complex, high-volume payroll environments.
• Sound Enterprise Agreement interpretation skills.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience improving payroll processes and team performance.

Responsibilities

• Leading, coaching and developing an established payroll team.
• Overseeing payroll processing, reconciliations and pre/post-payroll checks.
• Resolving complex payroll calculations, escalations and compliance matters.
• Ensuring accurate interpretation of Enterprise Agreements and Australian payroll legislation.
• Driving process improvements, internal controls and operational efficiencies.
• Building strong relationships with Payroll Compliance, HR and Finance stakeholders.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Australian payroll know‑how

EA interpretation

Stakeholder management

Job description

Are you a technically strong payroll professional who genuinely enjoys leading people and solving complex payroll challenges?

We're partnering with a highly regarded, large-scale organisation to recruit an experienced Payroll Team Leader to oversee the delivery of accurate and compliant payroll services for approximately 8,000 employees.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who combines exceptional technical payroll knowledge with proven people leadership skills and a proactive, solutions-focused approach.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you'll lead a team of four payroll professionals, overseeing fortnightly payroll operations, resolving complex issues and driving continuous improvement.

Your responsibilities will include:

Leading, coaching and developing an established payroll team.

Overseeing payroll processing, reconciliations and pre/post-payroll checks.

Resolving complex payroll calculations, escalations and compliance matters.

Ensuring accurate interpretation of Enterprise Agreements and Australian payroll legislation.

Driving process improvements, internal controls and operational efficiencies.

Building strong relationships with Payroll Compliance, HR and Finance stakeholders.

About You

We're looking for someone who brings more than just technical payroll expertise. You'll be a confident, approachable leader who enjoys developing people and finding solutions.

You'll have:

Proven payroll leadership experience with direct reports.

Strong technical Australian payroll knowledge.

Experience in complex, high-volume payroll environments.

Sound Enterprise Agreement interpretation skills.

Demonstrated problem-solving and stakeholder management abilities.

Experience improving payroll processes and team performance.

What's on Offer?

$130k-$136k + 17% superannuation + leave loading.

Permanent, full-time position with a 35-hour working week.

Hybrid working arrangements.

Genuine salary progression within an established remuneration structure.

Opportunity to lead an experienced team within a large, respected organisation.

Interested?