Senior Payroll Manager – Strategic Leadership Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior Payroll Manager to lead, transform, and deliver payroll operations across a large and complex organisation. This pivotal role provides both strategic leadership and hands-on expertise, ensuring payroll is accurate, compliant, and aligned with business objectives while driving innovation and continuous improvement.
Reporting directly to the CFO, you'll partner with Executive Leadership, Finance, People & Culture, Risk, IT, and Audit teams to ensure seamless delivery of payroll operations and future-ready transformation.
What you'll be doing
* Lead and manage a high-performing payroll team, ensuring accurate and timely processing across multiple awards and enterprise agreements
* Oversee reconciliations, reporting, and compliance with taxation, superannuation, and legislative obligations
* Strengthen payroll governance, audit readiness, and risk control frameworks
* Drive payroll transformation projects including system upgrades, HRIS implementations, and process automation
* Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on payroll strategy, compliance, and risk
* Mentor and develop payroll professionals, fostering capability uplift and succession planning
What we're looking for
* 12+ years' payroll experience, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role
* Proven success managing payroll in large, complex, and highly regulated environments
* In-depth knowledge of payroll legislation, superannuation, and industrial instruments
* Demonstrated experience leading system implementations and payroll transformation projects
* Strong audit, compliance, and risk management expertise
* Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence at executive level
* A natural leader who develops people and builds collaborative, high-performing teams
Why join?
* Lead payroll at a strategic level while still staying connected to operations
* Be part of a supportive, collaborative, and forward-thinking executive team
* Opportunity to shape payroll transformation projects and influence business strategy
* Work in a dynamic environment where innovation, compliance, and people leadership are equally valued
Apply now to take on a career-defining leadership role where your payroll expertise will directly impact business success and transformation.