Manager Payroll Transformation and Delivery

Location: Brisbane CBD
Discipline: Accounting and Finance
Job type: Permanent
Salary: 200000 to 300000
Contact name: bec Willis

Contact email: becw@talentlink.com.au
Job ref: 1376395
Published: about 12 hours ago
The Company:
  
Headquartered in Brisbane, this award-winning Group has embarked on a period of significant growth and transformation.  
  
TalentLink have been retained to recruit a Head of Payroll for this leading internationally renowned blue-chip brand. 
  
The Role:
This high-profile role oversees the Payroll Delivery and Project Teams and will suit a senior payroll professional with significant project implementation experience.   You will be a key member of the leadership team, reporting into the Head of Remuneration and Benefits, with a team of over 15+ professionals across payroll delivery and project activities. 
  
Operating under a mix of fortnightly and monthly payroll cycles (with extensive coverage by multiple Enterprise Agreements and Modern Awards), this role delivers accurate, compliant, and timely end-to-end payroll services to a workforce of over 8,000 employees.
  
In addition to overseeing payroll operations, this position has a true project management focus on Payroll System implementation - ensuring Australian payroll compliance and operational requirements are embedded in system design, implementation, and transition.
  
Duties include:
  • Oversee national payroll operations, for 8,000+ across fortnightly and monthly pay cycles.
  • Support the Payroll Leader, coach, and develop the payroll team in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment.
  • Maintaining strong payroll controls, governance frameworks, and managing financial/compliance risk and audits.
  • Payroll reporting and analysis on metrics, and statutory reporting obligation.
  • Monitor legislative, ATO, and Fair Work developments impacting payroll operations.
  • Interpretation of multiple complex Enterprise Agreements and Modern Awards.
  • Business Owner and project lead for the HR and Payroll System Transformation program and implementation.
  • Partner with key executive leaders, department leads and external vendors in project delivery.
  • Lead a team of payroll project specialists to define functional and technical system specifications.
  • Plan and deliver system updates, enhancements, and configuration changes.
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives and risk management across the payroll function.
  
The Candidate:
This position requires an experienced and accomplished Payroll Manager with a strong background in Payroll System Transformation and exceptional stakeholder management skills.  
 
Essential requirements include:
  
  • Extensive experience managing payroll in a large Australian organisation (5,000+ employees).
  • Demonstrated expertise with complex multiple EBAs and Modern Awards.
  • Strong working knowledge of Australian payroll legislation and ATO reporting obligations.
  • Proven people centric leadership style experience managing large teams of 10+.
  • Significant project management and implementation experience.
  • Build effective relationships with key stakeholder and able to work collaboratively with internal and third-party vendors to deliver key projects.
  • Resilience under critical deadlines, high ethical standards and confidentiality.
   
To be considered for this opportunity, please click on the appropriate link and complete the process. For a confidential chat about this position, you can contact Bec Willis on becw@talentlink.com.au
Find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/becwillisrecruitment/
  
Only apply for this opportunity if you can legally work in Australia. You must be an Australian citizen (permanent resident or currently hold an Australian Work Visa with no restrictions) or a New Zealand citizen.
  
We are unable to assist those looking for sponsorship.