Company Description
Here at Luxury Escapes, our mission is to delight our customers with incredible deals for the world's best holidays.
We are a collective of forward‐thinking people, driven to challenge the travel industry and ourselves to bring ever better travel experiences to our customer community.
Awarded one of the best places to work multiple times, employee experience is king here. We provide lunches five days a week, an on‐site gym with state‐of‐the‐art changing facilities, weekly events, monthly recognition programs, opportunities to experience the travel we offer and significant professional development opportunities, all to make you look forward to waking up every day.
Job Description
We are seeking a highly capable combined Project Manager / Business Analyst (PM/BA) to lead and deliver a payroll migration and ERP implementation. This role is accountable for end‐to‐end delivery — from discovery and business requirements through to implementation, testing, cutover, and stabilisation.
This is a hands‐on role requiring someone who can run the project and do the work: manage timelines and risks while also deeply understanding payroll, awards, and ERP data/process flows.
What You'll Do
* Lead end‐to‐end delivery of the payroll migration and ERP project, managing timelines, milestones, risks and stakeholders across Finance, Payroll, HR and IT.
* Develop project plans, coordinate internal teams and vendors, and provide clear progress updates to executive stakeholders.
* Document current and future state payroll processes and translate business needs into system requirements.
* Capture detailed payroll rules including awards, EBAs, allowances, overtime, leave and BOOT considerations.
* Oversee payroll data migration, parallel pay runs and variance analysis to ensure accuracy and compliance.
* Ensure ERP integrations with finance structures such as general ledger and cost centres are correctly configured.
* Lead UAT planning, testing and business readiness activities, supporting training and a smooth transition to BAU after go live.
Qualifications
Essential
* Demonstrated experience delivering complex projects as a Project Manager, Business Analyst or hybrid PM/BA.
* Proven track record delivering payroll implementations or payroll migration projects.
* Strong understanding of Australian payroll, awards and compliance requirements.
* Experience working on ERP implementations across finance, payroll or HR modules.
* Ability to engage effectively with senior stakeholders, vendors and operational teams.
* Strong documentation capability including business requirements, process mapping and test scenarios.
* Comfortable working in evolving environments and driving outcomes with limited structure.
Desirable
* Experience working with HRIS or payroll systems such as Micropay, BambooHR, Workday, ADP or PayGlobal.
* Exposure to ERP platforms such as NetSuite, SAP, Oracle or Microsoft Dynamics 365.
* Experience working in complex or multi‐award payroll environments.
* Background in finance transformation or systems integration projects.
What's in it for you?
* First‐class health and well‐being programme including daily breakfast, lunches five days a week, fruit and an exceptional EAP offered.
* Fun & flexible working environment – Friday afternoon on‐site gatherings (wine included!), monthly celebrations and recognition programmes.
* Travel discounts for you, your family and friends.
* Birthday leave and so much more.
If you're interested in the role but don't check every box, apply anyway – we'd love to hear from you!
We embrace diversity in our people and make hiring decisions based on your experiences and skills. We do not discriminate based on gender identity, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. You'll find a collaborative, inclusive, and respectful workplace here at Luxury Escapes, and we are proud to celebrate who you are. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments during the interview.
As a 2026 Circle Back Initiative employer, we're committed to responding to every applicant.
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