Senior Payroll Specialist

Michael Page; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page, on behalf of a biotechnology organisation, is seeking a senior payroll professional to lead end-to-end payroll across multiple cycles using Employment Hero and ensure compliance with awards and taxes.

You will manage onboarding and offboarding payroll activities, perform reconciliations, month-end reporting, audits, and data integrity checks while partnering with Operations for workforce planning.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Awards, payroll legislation and compliance requirements.
• Experience managing payroll reconciliations and reporting.
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving capability.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset and leveraging technology to improve payroll processes.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end payroll processing across multiple pay cycles (Employment Hero).
• Management of onboarding and offboarding payroll activities.
• Interpretation of Awards, leave entitlements, PAYG, superannuation and payroll tax obligations.
• Payroll reconciliations, month-end reporting and variance analysis.
• Payroll audits, compliance reviews and data integrity checks.
• Maintenance and optimisation of payroll systems.
• Partnering with Operations to support workforce planning and rostering alignment.
• Identifying and implementing payroll automation and process improvement initiatives supporting audit requirements and statutory reporting obligations.

Skills

Awards knowledge

Payroll reconciliations

Stakeholder engagement

Attention to detail

Process improvement

Tools

Employment Hero

Job description

Rarely do opportunities arise to join an organisation that combines a genuine purpose-driven mission with an exceptional workplace culture. This is your chance to step into a senior payroll position within a highly regarded biotech business where people are valued, ideas are welcomed, and employee retention speaks for itself.

Client Details

Our client is an innovative and growing biotechnology organisation with approximately 200 employees across Australia. Operating at the forefront of research and healthcare advancement, they are recognised for their commitment to innovation, continuous improvement, and excellence in everything they do.

The business has built a reputation not only for the quality of its work, but also for its outstanding culture. Employees stay because they are genuinely supported, trusted, and empowered to contribute. With strong leadership, collaborative teams, and an environment focused on professional growth, this is an organisation where people build long-term careers rather than simply hold a job.

Description

• End-to-end payroll processing across multiple pay cycles (Employment Hero)
• Management of onboarding and offboarding payroll activities
• Interpretation of Awards, leave entitlements, PAYG, superannuation and payroll tax obligations
• Payroll reconciliations, month-end reporting and variance analysis
• Payroll audits, compliance reviews and data integrity checks
• Maintenance and optimisation of payroll systems
• Partnering with Operations to support workforce planning and rostering alignment
• Identifying and implementing payroll automation and process improvement initiativesSupporting audit requirements and statutory reporting obligations

Profile

• Strong knowledge of Awards, payroll legislation and compliance requirements
• Experience managing payroll reconciliations and reporting
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving capability
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• A continuous improvement mindset and an interest in leveraging technology to improve payroll processes

Job Offer

• Join a highly regarded biotech organisation with an outstanding reputation
• Supportive leadership team and genuinely positive workplace culture
• Strong employee retention and engagement
• Opportunity to influence payroll processes and continuous improvement initiatives
• Broad role offering exposure beyond payroll processing alone
• Stable, growing business with a meaningful purpose
• Long-term career development opportunities