Senior Payroll Officer - NZ/DC

mecca; Richmond Shire; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development programs

Health and well-being initiatives

Reward and recognition programs

Product allowance access

Generous staff discount

Job summary

MECCA is seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Officer to join our Payroll team on a fixed-term contract ending January 2028, delivering accurate, compliant payroll for our Australia and New Zealand teams across the MECCA network.

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you will coordinate end-to-end payroll activities, manage lifecycle tasks, complete reconciliations, and provide coaching to Payroll Officers while identifying improvements to payroll processes and controls.

Qualifications

• Senior or complex payroll experience in a multi-site setup.
• Strong knowledge of Australian and NZ payroll requirements.
• Experience with month-end and year-end, reconciliations, statutory reporting and audit support.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end payroll across Australia and New Zealand, focusing on Distribution Centre, New Zealand and Aesthetica teams.
• Manage payroll lifecycle activities including onboarding, remuneration changes, leave, allowances, deductions, benefits and terminations.
• Complete payroll reconciliations, quality checks, month-end and year-end tasks, statutory reporting and audit support.
• Provide day-to-day coaching and technical guidance to Payroll Officers and Administrators.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, strengthen controls, and improve payroll systems and the overall team member experience.

Skills

Payroll processing

Australian & NZ payroll

Tax & compliance

Excel / data analysis

Stakeholder coaching

Tools

Workday

Ento

HR3

SQL

Job description

We're looking for an experienced Senior Payroll Officer to join our Payroll team on a fixed-term contract ending Jan 2028 , helping deliver an accurate, compliant and seamless payroll experience for MECCA team members across Australia and New Zealand.

Playing an important role within our broader People team, you'll combine strong payroll expertise with sound judgement and a passion for service, supporting our Distribution Centre, New Zealand and Aesthetica teams while helping us continuously improve the way payroll is delivered across MECCA.

The Role You Could Play:

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you'll coordinate and deliver end-to-end payroll activities across the team member lifecycle while providing guidance and support to the broader Payroll team. You will:

• Deliver accurate, timely and compliant end-to-end payroll processing across Australia and New Zealand, with a focus on our Distribution Centre, New Zealand and Aesthetica teams
• Manage payroll activities across the team member lifecycle, including onboarding, remuneration changes, leave, allowances, deductions, benefits and terminations
• Complete payroll reconciliations, quality checks, month-end and year-end activities, statutory reporting and audit requirements
• Resolve complex payroll enquiries and provide day-to-day coaching and technical guidance to Payroll Officers and Administrators
• Identify and implement opportunities to simplify processes, strengthen controls and improve payroll systems and the overall team member experience

What You Will Bring:

You are an experienced payroll professional who combines exceptional attention to detail with a genuine service mindset. Comfortable navigating complexity and competing deadlines, you enjoy solving problems, supporting others and continuously improving the way things are done. Ideally, you will bring:

• Demonstrated experience in a senior or complex payroll role, ideally with at least three years' end-to-end payroll experience within a multi-site organisation
• Strong practical knowledge of Australian and New Zealand payroll requirements, including taxation, PAYG, Single Touch Payroll, superannuation, KiwiSaver, leave legislation and relevant industrial instruments
• Experience completing payroll reconciliations, general ledger journals, month-end and year-end activities, statutory reporting and audit support
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with advanced Excel skills and confidence using enterprise payroll, HCM and time-and-attendance systems; Workday, Ento, HR3 or SQL experience is advantageous
• Clear and confident communication skills, sound judgement and discretion, with the ability to coach others, build trusted stakeholder relationships and manage sensitive information

Your Life At MECCA

Whilst we are focused on our #CustomerFirst mantra, we know that wouldn't be possible without an incredible team that is guided by our MECCA values and motivated each and every day to be solutions focused, innovative, collaborative and adaptable, and have a bit of fun along the way!

Some of our other team member benefits include:

• Professional development programs and first-class digitised learning offering
• Health and well-being initiatives
• Reward and recognition programs
• Access to bonus and incentive programs
• Access to quarterly product allowance
• Generous discount to spoil yourselves and your immediate family, as well as a generous product allowance, subject to company policy

There are also so many other ways in which you'll be made to feel part of the MECCA story as we love to celebrate, surprise and delight our team along the way.