Senior Payroll Lead

Talent Map Group Pty Ltd; Australia; On-site; AUD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working week

Central Geelong location or accessible

Job summary

Talent Map Group Pty Ltd is seeking an experienced payroll governance professional to strengthen compliance, controls and audit readiness across a large, complex organisation. You will work within Payroll Services with Finance, HR and operations to identify risks and deliver insights.

You will lead compliance reviews, advise on Awards and legislation, and drive continuous improvement in reporting and governance tools such as ERP and Power BI.

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll operations, compliance and governance within a large environment.
• Strong knowledge of PAYG, payroll tax, workers compensation and superannuation.
• Experience interpreting Enterprise Agreements and Awards in complex workforces.
• Exposure to payroll audits, compliance reviews and remediation activities.
• Advanced analytical and reporting capability using payroll data.

Responsibilities

• Monitor payroll compliance and reporting across payroll and rostering activities.
• Analyse payroll and workforce data to identify trends, risks and compliance issues.
• Conduct payroll compliance reviews and support remediation of under/overpayments.
• Provide expert advice on Enterprise Agreements, Awards and payroll legislation.
• Coordinate payroll-related internal and external audits, including evidence gathering.
• Prepare compliance and audit reporting for senior leadership and governance forums.
• Develop and enhance reporting, dashboards and monitoring tools for risk control.
• Partner with Payroll, Finance, HR and operations to strengthen payroll governance.
• Review rostering and workforce data for workforce planning and cost optimisation.
• Maintain payroll compliance procedures and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Payroll compliance

Governance & controls

Audit readiness

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory knowledge

Data analysis

ERP systems experience

Power BI

Tools

Power BI

ERP systems

Job description

The Role
Reporting to the Head of Payroll, this newly created position has been established to strengthen payroll governance, compliance and audit readiness across a large and complex organisation. Sitting within Payroll Services, you will play a critical role in ensuring payroll processes, controls and reporting frameworks support a compliant, efficient and commercially focused payroll function.

This is a highly visible position that works closely with Payroll, Finance, HR, operational leaders and external stakeholders to identify risks, improve controls and provide valuable workforce and payroll insights.

Your responsibilities include:

• Monitoring payroll compliance and reporting across payroll and rostering activities
• Analysing payroll and workforce data to identify trends, risks and emerging compliance issues
• Conducting payroll compliance reviews and supporting the remediation of underpayments, overpayments and award interpretation matters
• Providing expert advice on Enterprise Agreements, Awards and payroll legislation including superannuation, PAYG, payroll tax and workers compensation obligations
• Coordinating payroll-related internal and external audits, including evidence gathering, audit tracking and action management
• Preparing compliance and audit reporting for senior leadership and governance forums
• Developing and enhancing reporting, dashboards and compliance monitoring tools to support proactive risk management
• Partnering with Payroll, Finance, HR and operational leaders to strengthen payroll controls and governance practices
• Reviewing rostering and workforce utilisation data to identify opportunities for improved workforce planning and labour cost optimisation
• Maintaining payroll compliance procedures, documentation and continuous improvement initiatives

The Candidate
You are an experienced payroll professional with a strong background in payroll compliance, governance, controls or audit within a large and complex environment. You enjoy working across multiple stakeholder groups and have a genuine interest in improving processes, reducing risk and delivering meaningful insights to support business decision-making.

You will bring:

• Demonstrated experience in payroll operations, compliance, controls, governance or audit
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and statutory obligations including PAYG, payroll tax, workers compensation and superannuation
• Experience interpreting Enterprise Agreements and Awards within a complex workforce environment
• Exposure to payroll audits, compliance reviews, control testing and remediation activities
• Advanced analytical and reporting capability, with the ability to interpret payroll and workforce data and communicate insights clearly
• Experience using large enterprise payroll, rostering or workforce management systems
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to build credibility across finance, people and operational teams
• Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and a continuous improvement mindset
• Exposure to Power BI or other reporting and dashboard tools will be highly regarded
• Experience within healthcare, government or another highly regulated environment will be advantageous

What's on Offer

• $115,000 - $130,000 + superannuation + generous benefits
• Central Geelong location with convenient access to public transport
• Hybrid working week option
• Newly created position with the opportunity to shape payroll governance and compliance frameworks
• Broad stakeholder exposure across Payroll, Finance, HR and executive leadership teams
• Work with a recently implemented, modern ERP and workforce management environment
• Genuine opportunity to influence process improvement, compliance outcomes and workforce efficiency initiatives

About the Organisation
Our client is a large, complex organisation delivering essential services across the Victorian region. Operating at significant scale, the organisation spans multiple service lines and sites, with a strong focus on quality, operational performance and continuous improvement.

The organisation has recently implemented a new ERP system which has now been successfully embedded, so you'll be joining at a point of operational stability and greater efficiency.