Standalone Payroll Manager | 4-Day Week & Hybrid

Manpower Australia; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible 4-day week

Hybrid work arrangement

Free onsite parking

Autonomous role

Comprehensive handover

Contract extension potential

Job summary

Manpower Australia is supporting a well established manufacturing business with a maternity leave payroll cover. You will own payroll operations across three Australian entities, handling fortnightly and monthly cycles for about 150 employees with mixed salaries and hourly workers.

The role requires autonomy, strong compliance knowledge and expertise in tax, superannuation and STP reporting. Hybrid work and a 4-day week are offered with a thorough handover.

Qualifications

• Extensive Australian payroll experience in an end-to-end position.
• Previous experience operating as a standalone Payroll Manager or Payroll Specialist.
• Strong exposure to hourly payroll environments and complex roster arrangements.
• Experience interpreting shift penalties, overtime and award conditions.
• Strong understanding of payroll compliance, payroll tax, superannuation and ATO reporting requirements.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet critical payroll deadlines.
• Advanced Excel and payroll reporting capabilities.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end payroll processing across three Australian legal entities.
• Managing fortnightly and monthly payroll cycles.
• Processing payroll for salaried and hourly manufacturing employees.
• Reviewing timesheets, overtime, shift penalties, allowances and leave transactions.
• Administering payroll tax, superannuation, STP and statutory reporting requirements.
• Managing workers compensation declarations and insurer queries.
• Payroll reporting, reconciliations and audit support.
• Processing annual remuneration reviews, bonus payments and sales commissions.
• Supporting Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) reporting requirements.
• Acting as the key payroll subject matter expert for employees, managers and stakeholders.

Skills

Australian payroll experience

Standalone Payroll Manager

Hourly payroll environments

Shift penalties interpretation

Payroll compliance knowledge

Excel & payroll reporting

Tools

Excel

Job description

Manpower Australia is supporting a well established manufacturing business with a maternity leave payroll cover. You will own payroll operations across three Australian entities, handling fortnightly and monthly cycles for about 150 employees with mixed salaries and hourly workers.

The role requires autonomy, strong compliance knowledge and expertise in tax, superannuation and STP reporting. Hybrid work and a 4-day week are offered with a thorough handover.