Remuneration & Payroll Manager

Michael Page; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working (2 days WFH)

Executive stakeholder exposure

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking an experienced Payroll & Remuneration Manager to lead end-to-end payroll operations and reward programs across a national workforce. The role combines operational leadership with strategic remuneration planning and high-impact stakeholder engagement.

Based with a large, diverse organisation, this senior position offers hybrid work arrangements and a focus on governance, systems enhancements and workforce insight reporting to executives.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading payroll functions within large or complex organisations.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end payroll operations across a national workforce.
• Ensure payroll cycles are processed accurately, compliantly and on time.
• Oversee payroll governance, controls, reconciliations and statutory obligations.
• Manage complex payroll matters and act as the senior escalation point.
• Ensure payroll service delivery standards are achieved consistently.
• Lead the annual remuneration review process.
• Develop and maintain salary frameworks and remuneration governance.
• Provide remuneration and benefits advice to senior leaders.
• Support workforce planning through remuneration analysis and reporting.
• Recommend reward initiatives aligned to business objectives.
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing payroll team.
• Build strong relationships across People & Culture, Finance and Operational leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement projects and systems enhancements.
• Support organisational change and payroll transformation initiatives.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with payroll legislation and industrial obligations.
• Oversee reporting, auditing and payroll risk management activities.
• Maintain strong internal controls and governance frameworks.
• Deliver accurate payroll reporting and workforce insights to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Remuneration governance

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Excel proficiency

HR analytics

UKG/Kronos

Oracle HCM

ADP Payforce

Tools

UKG/Kronos

Oracle HCM

ADP Payforce

Microsoft Excel

Job description

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Payroll & Remuneration Manager to lead end-to-end payroll operations and reward programs across a complex national workforce. This role offers the chance to combine operational leadership, strategic remuneration planning, and stakeholder engagement in a high-impact position.

Our client is a large, well-established organisation with operations across multiple locations. Employing a diverse workforce and operating within a dynamic environment, the business is committed to investing in its people, systems and processes to deliver exceptional employee experiences and operational excellence.

Description

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Payroll & Remuneration Manager to lead end-to-end payroll operations and reward programs across a complex national workforce. This role offers the chance to combine operational leadership, strategic remuneration planning, and stakeholder engagement in a high-impact position.

Client Details

Our client is a large, well-established organisation with operations across multiple locations. Employing a diverse workforce and operating within a dynamic environment, the business is committed to investing in its people, systems and processes to deliver exceptional employee experiences and operational excellence.

Payroll Leadership

• Lead end-to-end payroll operations.
• Ensure all payroll cycles are processed accurately, compliantly and on time.
• Oversee payroll governance, controls, reconciliations and statutory obligations.
• Manage complex payroll matters and act as the senior escalation point.
• Ensure payroll service delivery standards are achieved consistently.

Remuneration & Benefits

• Lead the annual remuneration review process.
• Develop and maintain salary frameworks and remuneration governance.
• Provide remuneration and benefits advice to senior leaders.
• Support workforce planning through remuneration analysis and reporting.
• Recommend reward initiatives aligned to business objectives.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing payroll team.
• Build strong relationships across People & Culture, Finance and Operational leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement projects and systems enhancements.
• Support organisational change and payroll transformation initiatives.

Governance & Compliance

• Ensure ongoing compliance with payroll legislation and industrial obligations.
• Oversee reporting, auditing and payroll risk management activities.
• Maintain strong internal controls and governance frameworks.
• Deliver accurate payroll reporting and workforce insights to senior stakeholders.

Profile

To be successful in this position, you will bring:

• Significant experience leading payroll functions within large or complex organisations.
• Demonstrated experience managing remuneration, reward or benefits programs.
• Strong knowledge of awards, enterprise agreements and payroll governance.
• Proven ability to lead and develop teams.
• Experience driving payroll improvements, system upgrades or transformation projects.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing capability.
• Advanced analytical and reporting skills, including Excel expertise.
• Exposure to UKG/Kronos, Oracle HCM, ADP Payforce or similar payroll systems will be highly regarded.

Job Offer

• Senior leadership opportunity.
• Broad and diverse remit across payroll and remuneration.
• Potential opportunity to convert to permanent
• Hybrid working, 2 days WFH per week.
• Executive stakeholder exposure.
• Opportunity to influence business-wide reward strategy.
• Supportive and collaborative leadership team.
• Strong focus on innovation and continuous improvement.
• National scope and organisational impact.
• Competitive remuneration package.