Strategic Payroll & HR Analytics Analyst

Michael Page; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is partnering with a large Victoria-based organisation to recruit an experienced Reporting Analyst to support payroll, workforce and HR reporting, delivering insights that guide operational and strategic decisions.

You will develop payroll and workforce reports, build Power BI dashboards, and work with SAP ECC6 Payroll and HR systems, ensuring data integrity and driving continuous process improvements across payroll and HR teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in SAP ECC6 Payroll reporting and analysis.
• Payroll analytics and workforce reporting background.
• Hands-on with Spinifex reporting tools.
• Advanced Power BI development and data modelling.
• Advanced Excel: Power Query, PivotTables, lookups, macros.
• Strong SQL and data manipulation skills.
• Experience in large enterprise or government environments.
• Ability to communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance payroll and workforce reporting solutions.
• Analyse payroll data to identify trends, discrepancies, compliance risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Extract, validate, and interpret data from SAP ECC6 Payroll and HR systems.
• Produce regular and ad-hoc reports for Payroll, HR, Finance, and business stakeholders.
• Build interactive dashboards and visualisations using Power BI.
• Utilise advanced Excel capabilities including Power Query, Power Pivot, complex formulas, and data modelling.
• Support workforce planning, remuneration analysis, leave reporting, and payroll reconciliations.
• Work closely with payroll and HR teams to ensure data integrity and reporting accuracy.
• Leverage Spinifex reporting solutions to deliver operational and strategic insights.
• Assist with reporting automation initiatives and continuous process improvement.

Skills

SAP ECC6 Payroll reporting

Payroll analytics

Workforce reporting

Power BI development

Excel: Power Query/Power Pivot/LOOKUPS

SQL and data manipulation

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder communication

Large enterprise/government experience

Payroll structures exposure

Tools

Spinifex reporting tool

Power BI

Job description

Michael Page is partnering with a large Victoria-based organisation to recruit an experienced Reporting Analyst to support payroll, workforce and HR reporting, delivering insights that guide operational and strategic decisions.

You will develop payroll and workforce reports, build Power BI dashboards, and work with SAP ECC6 Payroll and HR systems, ensuring data integrity and driving continuous process improvements across payroll and HR teams.