Payroll Tester

CloudMarc; Sunshine Coast Regional; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive rates

Fast onboarding

Opportunity for career advancement

Job summary

A specialist technology consultancy is seeking an experienced Payroll Tester to join a major payroll transformation program in Brisbane. This contract role involves executing end-to-end payroll testing, ensuring compliance with Australian legislation, and collaborating closely with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in payroll testing within enterprise environments and strong knowledge of payroll systems like SAP and Workday. Competitive rates and opportunities for progression are offered.

Qualifications

• 3–10+ years experience as a Payroll Tester in enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of Australian payroll legislation and compliance.
• Demonstrated experience in parallel payroll testing.

Responsibilities

• Execute payroll testing across multiple pay groups.
• Validate compliance with Australian payroll legislation.
• Provide documentation and test evidence for audits.

Skills

Australian payroll legislation knowledge

Experience in payroll testing

Strong communication skills

Stakeholder management

Tools

SAP ECC / SAP ECP

SAP HCM

Workday Payroll

Job description

CloudMarc Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Payroll Tester

CloudMarc is a specialist technology consultancy delivering Quality Engineering, Testing, Data, DevOps, and cloud transformation capability across major enterprise clients across Australia. We are currently partnering with a leading organisation in Brisbane and seeking an experienced Payroll Tester to support a large-scale payroll transformation program.

The Opportunity

As a Payroll Tester, you will play a critical role in ensuring payroll accuracy across complex award structures, EBAs, and legislative requirements. You will work closely with payroll SMEs, functional consultants, and project teams to validate payroll calculations, processes, and end-to-end results.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end payroll testing across multiple pay groups
• Validate awards, EBAs, penalties, loadings, allowances, deductions, overtime, and leave rules
• Support parallel payroll testing and reconciliation
• Validate pay results, reports, and data outputs
• Ensure compliance with Australian payroll legislation (PAYG, ATO, superannuation, LSL)
• Perform test case creation, test execution, and defect management
• Work across SIT, UAT, and regression cycles
• Collaborate with payroll SMEs, HR, finance, vendors, and technical teams
• Provide clear documentation and test evidence for audit/compliance

What We’re Looking For

Mandatory Experience

• 3–10+ years experience as a Payroll Tester in enterprise environments
• Strong understanding of Australian payroll legislation, awards, EBAs, and compliance
• Hands‑on experience with one or more payroll systems:
  • SAP ECC / SAP ECP
  • SAP HCM
  • Workday Payroll
• Demonstrated experience in parallel payroll testing
• Strong experience in SIT, UAT, and regression testing
• Ability to interpret pay results and reconcile complex calculations
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Nice to Have

• Exposure to HRIS or Time & Attendance systems
• Experience in large transformation or payroll migration programs
• Prior consultancy experience

Why Join CloudMarc

• Work on a major Brisbane payroll transformation
• Strong support from CloudMarc’s national payroll and testing practice
• Competitive rates and fast onboarding
• Opportunity to step into Test Lead or SME roles over time

How to Apply

If you’re a Payroll Tester based in Brisbane and available for contract work, apply now!

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Consulting

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting