Senior SAP Payroll Specialist (AU/NZ)

u&u Recruitment Partners; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

u&u Recruitment Partners in Sydney is partnering with a large organisation to appoint an experienced SAP Payroll Specialist on an ongoing contract basis to support a complex payroll environment across Australia and New Zealand.

This hands-on SAP payroll SME will handle BAU support, project delivery, and legislative changes, focusing on SAP payroll configuration, tax and superannuation rules, and ensuring compliance and audit readiness.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working with SAP Payroll in a large, complex environment.
• Strong understanding of SAP payroll configuration (schemas, PCRs, wage types, pay elements).
• Deep knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, including STP, tax, superannuation and awards/EBA interpretation.
• Exposure to New Zealand payroll highly regarded.
• Experience across testing, defect resolution and payroll system changes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability with a focus on accuracy and compliance.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise across SAP Payroll (PY) including BAU support, project delivery and system enhancements.
• Assess and implement payroll configuration changes (wage types, schemas, rules, allowances, deductions, tax and super).
• Interpret Enterprise Agreements, Awards and Fair Work requirements and translate into system solutions.
• Support annual payroll cycles including wage reviews, STP updates, tax and superannuation changes and year-end processing.
• Conduct root cause analysis and resolve complex payroll defects and calculation issues.
• Collaborate with Payroll, HRIS, IR, IT and external vendors to deliver compliant and efficient outcomes.
• Develop and maintain functional documentation, test scripts and configuration artefacts; and
• Ensure all changes are thoroughly tested and meet compliance and audit standards.

Skills

SAP Payroll

BAU support

Project delivery

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

u&u Recruitment Partners in Sydney is partnering with a large organisation to appoint an experienced SAP Payroll Specialist on an ongoing contract basis to support a complex payroll environment across Australia and New Zealand.

This hands-on SAP payroll SME will handle BAU support, project delivery, and legislative changes, focusing on SAP payroll configuration, tax and superannuation rules, and ensuring compliance and audit readiness.