SAP & Quintiq Payroll Systems Lead (ANZ)

Downer; Ryde; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ASX listed company

Flexible work arrangements

Parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Diversity & inclusion

Professional development

Job summary

Downer is seeking a Payroll Systems Specialist to optimise SAP and Quintiq payroll configurations across Australia and New Zealand. You will translate awards, legislation, and enterprise agreements into system changes and work with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate payroll processing.

Reporting to the Payroll Systems Manager, you will support testing, production readiness, and issue resolution while driving governance, risk management, and continuous improvement to enhance payroll

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications in Business, HR, Payroll, Information Systems or related discipline.
• SAP Payroll or payroll compliance training is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist SAP and Quintiq payroll systems expertise to Payroll, People Services, Technology teams, and stakeholders.
• Assess, analyse and support payroll system changes including data, time & attendance, pay elements, deductions and tax.
• Interpret Australian & New Zealand payroll legislation, awards, EBAs and regulatory changes for system outcomes.
• Lead or support testing activities and production readiness for system changes.
• Investigate and resolve complex payroll system issues through root-cause analysis and stakeholder coordination.
• Support governance, risk management, audits, and documentation controls.

Skills

SAP Payroll

Quintiq

Analytical problem-solving

Stakeholder engagement

Testing & release management

Governance & compliance

Education

Business / HR / Payroll / Information Systems qualification

SAP Payroll training

Tools

SAP Payroll

Quintiq

Job description

Downer is seeking a Payroll Systems Specialist to optimise SAP and Quintiq payroll configurations across Australia and New Zealand. You will translate awards, legislation, and enterprise agreements into system changes and work with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate payroll processing.

Reporting to the Payroll Systems Manager, you will support testing, production readiness, and issue resolution while driving governance, risk management, and continuous improvement to enhance payroll