Payroll Team Leader – Hybrid (AU) with Growth

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

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.