(Standalone) Payroll Manager

people2people; Sydney; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

People2People is seeking an experienced payroll and rewards professional to join a growing global FMCG business. You will own payroll operations across Australia and New Zealand, govern payroll processes, manage benefits, and drive improvements in payroll governance and employee experience.

In this temporary to permanent role, you will work closely with HR and internal systems teams, lead multiple payroll cycles (weekly/fortnightly/off-cycle) and optimise workforce reporting and insights.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering end-to-end payroll across Australia and New Zealand.
• Strong knowledge of UKG One View and Kronos/Workforce Management.
• Experience with outsourced and standalone payroll environments.
• Exposure to leave reconciliations and payroll governance.
• Experience managing weekly, fortnightly and off-cycle payrolls.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll operations across Australia and New Zealand.
• Own payroll governance, reconciliations, reporting and audit readiness.
• Lead remuneration review processes, salary benchmarking and reward administration.
• Manage employee benefits and recognition programs.
• Investigate and resolve payroll, leave entitlements and time & attendance discrepancies.
• Work with UKG One View and Kronos to troubleshoot issues.
• Produce payroll, remuneration and workforce reporting and insights.
• Drive continuous improvement across payroll and HR administration.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Payroll governance

Stakeholder management

Payroll systems troubleshooting

Leave reconciliations

Tools

UKG One View

Kronos

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced payroll and rewards professional to join a growing global FMCG business. Working closely with HR and doing payroll across Australia and New Zealand, this role will take ownership of payroll operations, remuneration processes, employee benefits and people services administration. You'll play a key role in driving payroll accuracy, strengthening governance, and improving employee experience. The role is a replacement so there is strong visibility for a temporary to permanent conversion for the right candidate.

Key responsibilities

• Managing end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring accurate, compliant and timely payroll delivery
• Owning payroll governance, reconciliations, reporting and audit readiness
• Leading remuneration review processes, salary benchmarking and reward administration
• Managing employee benefits and recognition programs
• Investigating and resolving payroll, leave entitlement and time & attendance discrepancies
• Working closely with UKG and internal systems teams to troubleshoot payroll and workforce management issues
• Supporting leave reconciliations and ensuring accuracy across payroll and workforce management platforms
• Producing payroll, remuneration and workforce reporting and insights
• Driving continuous improvement across payroll, HR administration and people systems processes
• Lead payroll operations across multiple weekly, fortnightly and off-cycle payrolls while managing UKG One View and Kronos/Workforce Management environments

About you

• Previous experience managing end-to-end payroll for Australia AND New Zealand in a complex environment
• Strong experience with UKG One View
• Experience managing outsourced and standalone payroll
• Experience with UKG Workforce Management / Kronos or similar time & attendance systems
• Exposure to leave reconciliations, payroll controls and payroll governance
• Experience managing weekly, fortnightly and off-cycle payrolls
• Strong troubleshooting and systems problem-solving capability
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to handle high volumes of payroll and employee queries
• A proactive, organised and resilient approach to work