28 Nov
Ascot Group
North Melbourne
The Position:
Are you a payroll professional who thrives on accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement? Join our People, Culture & Communications team as a Payroll Lead, where you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering seamless payroll operations for a dynamic, multi-state workforce.
ASCOT GROUP is a market leading building services company committed to providing value added solutions to clients across the Government, Aged Care & Retirement Living, Healthcare and Education sectors.
Why You’ll Love This Role
- Impactful Work: Own the end-to-end weekly payroll process for ~150 employees across diverse employment types.
- Autonomy & Expertise: Be the system owner for Employment Hero Payroll, ensuring smooth integration with Xero and driving governance and compliance.
- Continuous Improvement: Lead initiatives to streamline processes, enhance automation, and champion data integrity.
- Collaborative Environment: Work closely with Finance, HR, and Operations to support business performance and employee experience.
What You’ll Do
- Deliver accurate, timely weekly payroll and manage all statutory obligations.
- Maintain and optimise Employment Hero Payroll and its integration with Xero.
- Provide insights through payroll reporting for labour forecasting, project costing, and compliance.
- Ensure adherence to Fair Work Act, NES, Modern Awards, and ATO requirements.
- Support WGEA reporting and internal/external audits.
What We’re Looking For
- Minimum 5 years’ payroll experience (construction industry experience highly desirable).
- Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation and award interpretation.
- Experience with Employment Hero Payroll and Xero preferred.
- High-level Excel and data analysis skills.
- Certificate IV in Payroll, HR, Accounting or similar desirable.
Why Join Us?
- Flexible part-time arrangement (0.8 FTE) with Mondays and Tuesdays essential.
- Chance to make a real impact in a growing organisation.
- Supportive team culture focused on collaboration and improvement.
What you get:
- Work life balance. We work, Monday to Friday
- Flexibility. Whilst it is important the projects are delivered to our client’s expectations, we also know the importance of worklife balance.
- Stability. We are not going anywhere, and we hope that the right candidate doesn't either. Hence why this is a permanent part time position. In return we are offering a permanent position in a rapidly growing organisation, with potential for career growth
- A competitive remuneration package and the chance to be part of an amazing team.
Application: If you feel that this role contributes to your personal and professional growth and want to join us on this incredible journey of growth, click APPLY NOW and submit your application. Queries or requests for the full PD can be directed to [email protected] (please do not apply directly to this email address) .
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We are not accepting unsolicited CV's from Recruitment Agencies for this role.
Please note that ASCOT GROUP has direct relationships with the healthcare industry and as such all employees must undergo a full Police Check and Working with Children Check prior to commencement
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: $90,000.00 – $110,000.00 per year
Expected hours: 30.4 per week
Work Location: Hybrid remote in North Melbourne VIC 3051
📌 Payroll Lead (North Melbourne)
🏢 Ascot Group
📍 North Melbourne
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