Payroll Transformation Leader | Hybrid Role

Ethos BeathChapman; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

One paid RDO per month

Flexible, wellbeing-focused culture

Key role in payroll transformation

High visibility with senior leadership

Job summary

Ethos BeathChapman is recruiting a Payroll Manager to lead a dispersed team across Australia, overseeing end-to-end payroll operations and a major transformation program. You will ensure compliance, drive improvements, and partner with Finance and People & Culture to deliver results.

The role requires strong leadership, extensive payroll experience in a large organisation, and familiarity with payroll systems transformation. Hybrid work arrangement and exposure to senior leadership are offered.

Qualifications

• Extensive Australian end-to-end payroll experience.
• Experience leading payroll teams across onshore and offshore.
• Strong knowledge of payroll compliance and employment legislation.
• Exposure to payroll transformation projects and system implementations.
• Proactive stakeholder engagement and leadership.
• Workday experience is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead payroll operations for ~4,000 employees nationally.
• Manage onshore and offshore payroll teams.
• Ensure payroll compliance across jurisdictions.
• Partner with Finance and People & Culture stakeholders.
• Drive process improvement, automation and operational excellence.
• Prepare the payroll function for a major system transformation.
• Build a high-performance, collaborative payroll culture.
• Lead BAU through transformation and major payroll program.

Skills

End-to-end payroll experience (AU)

Payroll management in large orgs

Offshore / dispersed team leadership

Payroll compliance & legislation

Payroll transformation / system impl.

Stakeholder engagement & leadership

Workday experience

Tools

Workday

Job description

Ethos BeathChapman is recruiting a Payroll Manager to lead a dispersed team across Australia, overseeing end-to-end payroll operations and a major transformation program. You will ensure compliance, drive improvements, and partner with Finance and People & Culture to deliver results.

The role requires strong leadership, extensive payroll experience in a large organisation, and familiarity with payroll systems transformation. Hybrid work arrangement and exposure to senior leadership are offered.