Sap Payroll Specialist

Recruitment Partners; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 96.000 - 152.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

u&u Recruitment Partners is seeking an experienced SAP Payroll Specialist for an ongoing contract across Australia and New Zealand. The role focuses on SAP payroll configuration, compliance, and continuous improvement in a high-pressure environment.

You will cover BAU support, project delivery, testing, and legislative changes, collaborating with HR, IT, and external vendors to deliver compliant outcomes.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience with SAP Payroll in a large, complex environment.
• Strong SAP payroll configuration knowledge (schemas, PCRs, wage types, pay elements).
• Deep knowledge of Australian payroll legislation (STP, tax, super).
• Exposure to New Zealand payroll is advantageous.
• Experience with testing, defect resolution and payroll system changes.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with accuracy and compliance.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills.

Aufgaben

• Provide SAP Payroll BAU support, project delivery and enhancements.
• Assess and implement payroll configuration changes (wage types, schemas, rules).
• Interpret Awards and Fair Work into system solutions.
• Support annual payroll cycles including STP updates and year-end processing.
• Conduct root cause analysis and resolve complex payroll defects.
• Collaborate with Payroll, HRIS, IR, IT and vendors for compliant outcomes.
• Develop and maintain functional docs and test scripts.
• Ensure changes are tested and audit-ready.

Kenntnisse

SAP Payroll

BAU support

Project delivery

System configuration

Australian payroll

NZ payroll

Testing & defects

Stakeholder engagement

Jobbeschreibung

Job Details

About the Opportunity

We are partnering with a large, well-established organisation to appoint an experienced SAP Payroll Specialist on an ongoing contract basis. This is a high-impact role supporting a complex payroll environment across Australia and New Zealand, with a strong focus on SAP payroll configuration, compliance, and continuous improvement. This opportunity will suit a hands-on SAP payroll SME who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys working across BAU support, projects, and legislative change.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise across SAP Payroll (PY) including BAU support, project delivery and system enhancements
• Assess and implement payroll configuration changes (wage types, schemas, rules, allowances, deductions, tax and super)
• Interpret Enterprise Agreements, Awards and Fair Work requirements and translate into system solutions
• Support annual payroll cycles including wage reviews, STP updates, tax and superannuation changes and year-end processing
• Conduct root cause analysis and resolve complex payroll defects and calculation issues
• Collaborate with Payroll, HRIS, IR, IT and external vendors to deliver compliant and efficient outcomes
• Develop and maintain functional documentation, test scripts and configuration artefacts
• Ensure all changes are thoroughly tested and meet compliance and audit standards

About You

• Proven experience working with SAP Payroll in a large, complex environment
• Strong understanding of SAP payroll configuration (schemas, PCRs, wage types, pay elements)
• Deep knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, including STP, tax, superannuation and awards/EBA interpretation
• Exposure to New Zealand payroll highly regarded
• Experience across testing, defect resolution and payroll system changes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability with a focus on accuracy and compliance
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into business outcomes

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to work in a complex, enterprise SAP environment
• High visibility role partnering with key business stakeholders
• Flexible working arrangements

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