Team Leader Remuneration and Benefits

Careers at Council; Newcastle-Maitland; On-site; AUD 105,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

35-hour work week

Flexible working options

Long service leave after five years

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative leadership team

Job summary

Lake Macquarie City Council is seeking a Team Leader Remuneration and Benefits to steer the payroll and remuneration function across a workforce of 1300+. You will report to the CFO, provide expert payroll guidance, and lead a dedicated team while driving system and process improvements.

The role combines technical payroll expertise with leadership, compliance, and strategic workforce initiatives to support accurate, timely, and employee-centred payroll services.

Qualifications

• Diploma level qualifications or significant relevant experience in payroll
• Experience leading payroll operations in a complex, high-volume environment
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, taxation, superannuation and statutory reporting requirements
• Experience interpreting and applying awards, enterprise agreements and employment conditions
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on accuracy, compliance and risk management
• Experience implementing system improvements and driving continuous improvement initiatives

Responsibilities

• Lead Council's payroll and remuneration function for 1300+ employees, delivering end-to-end payroll services
• Provide specialist payroll expertise, advise on payroll legislation and compliance, drive improvements in systems and processes

Education

Diploma level qualifications in Payroll, Finance, Human Resources, Business Administration or a related discipline

Job description

Join Lake Macquarie City Council and play a key role in ensuring our people are paid accurately, on time and in accordance with legislative and organisational requirements.

As Team Leader Remuneration and Benefits, you'll lead Council's payroll and remuneration function, overseeing the delivery of end-to-end payroll services for a large and diverse workforce of over 1300 employees. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, you'll provide specialist payroll and remuneration expertise, lead a dedicated team and drive continuous improvement across payroll systems, processes and service delivery.

This is a diverse role that combines technical expertise, people leadership and process improvement. You'll act as Council's subject matter expert in payroll and remuneration, providing advice on payroll legislation, taxation, industrial instruments and compliance requirements, while also contributing to strategic workforce initiatives and organisational projects.

Read the position statementhereand learn more about this exciting opportunity.

LET’S DESCRIBE YOU

You're an experienced payroll professional who enjoys leading people, solving complex problems and delivering high-quality customer-focused services.

You combine strong technical expertise with excellent leadership and communication skills. You're known for your attention to detail, commitment to compliance and ability to build trusted relationships across an organisation.

Most importantly, you take pride in ensuring payroll services are accurate, efficient and employee-focused while continuously looking for opportunities to improve processes and systems.

You’ll also have:

• Minimum Diploma level qualifications in Payroll, Finance, Human Resources, Business Administration or a related discipline, and/or significant relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading payroll operations in a complex, high-volume environment.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, taxation, superannuation and statutory reporting requirements.
• Experience interpreting and applying awards, enterprise agreements and employment conditions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on accuracy, compliance and risk management.
• Experience implementing system improvements and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

LET’S REVEAL THE PERKS

• Competitive salary from $105,134 to $122,182 per annum plus 12% superannuation
• 35-hour work week with flexible working options including 9-day fortnight or 4-day condensed work week.
• Lead a critical function that supports every employee across Council.
• Opportunity to influence payroll, remuneration and workforce information practices across a large organisation.
• Be part of a collaborative leadership team committed to service excellence and continuous improvement.
• Ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.
• Long service leave after five years.

LET’S TALK ABOUT US

We know it is our people that will shape the future of our city. That’s why we’re passionate about providing a workplace that empowers our staff to be creative, innovative and bold. When you join the team at Lake Macquarie City Council, you’re joining a group of people with a commitment to make our city even better. We’re proud of our city and the work we do, and we know you will be too.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workforce. We believe that a diverse network of employees, which truly reflects the people it serves and represents, is best equipped to understand and meet the needs of our community. We welcome and encourage applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQ+ community, refugees and people with disability. We understand the skills and attributes veterans can bring to our Council.