Senior Payroll Advisor

Victorian Government; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Superannuation

Monthly ADO

5 weeks annual leave

Job summary

Austin Health in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Payroll Advisor to lead the day-to-day operations of a payroll team serving specific areas and employment groups. You will coach staff, manage workloads, and address complex payroll queries with a focus on accuracy and service delivery.

You will bring strong leadership, collaboration, and a solid understanding of health industry awards and EBAs, plus experience with SuccessFactors and UKG.

Qualifications

• Excellent coaching and leadership abilities within a payroll team.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for stakeholder engagement.
• Extensive knowledge of health industry awards and EBAs.
• Proven ability to coach staff and manage workloads and queries.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations of the payroll team for specific areas and groups.
• Provide coaching, guidance and direction; monitor workloads and delegate tasks.
• Attend to complex payroll queries and ensure accurate processing.

Skills

Coaching & mentoring

Leadership

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Health awards knowledge

SuccessFactors knowledge

UKG knowledge

Tools

SuccessFactors

UKG

Job description

Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time or part-time

Salary: Salary not specified

Grade: Grade not specified

Occupation: Human resources

Location: Melbourne - Northern suburbs

Reference: 5830

• Ongoing full time or part time opportunity
• Flexible hybrid working, with office located at the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital
• Base salary + generous salary packaging + super + monthly ADO (full time only) + 5 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time)

In collaboration with the Payroll Team Leader, lead the day-to-day operations of a payroll team responsible for the processing of a payroll service for particular areas and employment groups within Austin Health.

A regular day will see you:

• Provide Payroll team members with coaching, guidance, training and direction, monitoring workloads and delegating tasks as appropriate
• Attend to complex queries

About you

As the Senior Payroll Advisor, you will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work, and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:

• Ability to co-ordinate and delegate day to day operations
• Demonstrated appropriate leadership
• Demonstrated ability to function effectively in a team environment and interact positively with colleagues
• Extensive knowledge of health industry awards and EBA’s
• Knowledge of Success Factors and UKG is essential
• Highly developed interpersonal skills

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards.If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Liam Garriga, Payroll Team Leader at [e-mail]

Applications close Wednesday 21 October 2026 at 11.59pm