Senior Payroll Officer | circa $120,000 to $140,000 package equivalent

ThompsonCook; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ThompsonCook seeks a Senior Payroll Officer to lead payroll delivery on a high-profile, 4–6 month project in Melbourne. The role focuses on offshore resources, quality assurance, and handling complex termination/redundancy payments to meet tight project timelines.

You will report to the Payroll Project Manager and collaborate with business stakeholders to ensure accurate payroll deliverables across a large corporate environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in end-to-end payroll within a large corporate environment.
• Senior or supervisory payroll experience, including offshore resources.
• Proven ability to handle complex terminations and redundancies.
• Strong payroll controls and issue resolution capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate payroll activities across an allocated business unit with the Payroll Manager.
• Oversee offshore project payroll resources and ensure timely delivery.
• Perform quality assurance on payroll calculations, especially terminations and redundancy payments.
• Process complex termination and redundancy payments with accuracy and compliance.
• Identify payroll discrepancies and manage risks as required.
• Maintain strong payroll controls and meet tight deadlines.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Supervisory experience

Offshore payroll coordination

Quality assurance

Payroll controls

SAP SuccessFactors

Employee Central Payroll

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

Employee Central Payroll

Job description

Senior Payroll Officer | circa $120,000 to $140,000 package equivalent

• Highly confidential, large-scale restructure project | 4–6-month contract
• Oversee project payroll delivery, offshore resources and quality assurance

The Opportunity

We are partnering with a large corporate organisation on a highly confidential project supporting a significant business restructure.

This is an opportunity for an experienced Senior Payroll Officer to support payroll delivery across a complex project, working closely with the Project Payroll Manager, offshore payroll resources and key business stakeholders to ensure all payroll deliverables are completed accurately and within tight timeframes.

You’ll play a key role in overseeing offshore payroll resources, providing quality assurance and processing complex termination and redundancy payments to support the successful execution of the project.

The Challenge
Reporting to the Payroll Project Manager, your key responsibilities will include the following:

• Coordinate payroll activities across an allocated business unit, working closely with the Project Payroll Manager and key stakeholders
• Oversee and support offshore project payroll resources, ensuring deliverables are accurate and completed within agreed timelines
• Perform quality assurance across payroll calculations, with a particular focus on complex terminations and redundancy payments
• Process complex termination and redundancy calculations and payments, ensuring accuracy and compliance
• Identify and resolve payroll discrepancies, escalating issues and managing risks where required
• Maintain strong payroll controls and ensure all project deliverables are completed within tight deadlines

The Expertise
Please consider expressing interest in this position if you possess the following:

• Proven experience processing end-to-end payroll within a large, complex corporate environment
• Previous senior or supervisory experience within a large payroll function, ideally overseeing offshore payroll resources
• Demonstrated experience processing complex terminations, redundancy payments and associated entitlements
• Strong technical payroll knowledge, with the ability to perform detailed quality assurance and resolve complex payroll issues
• Hands‑on experience with SAP SuccessFactors and Employee Central Payroll (ECP)
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with project teams and business stakeholders

About ThompsonCook
At ThompsonCook we develop strong relationships with top accounting and finance professionals across Australia. We specialise in recruiting for key finance function roles including:

• Chief Financial Officers, Treasury, Tax & Audit Leaders
• Finance Managers & Financial Controller
• Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll

We support our clients with both permanent and contracting recruitment solutions, ensuring they secure the best finance talent in the market.
ThompsonCook | We Only Do Accounting | Focused on Melbourne and Sydney