Payroll Lead (North Melbourne)

Payroll Lead (North Melbourne)

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**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 Workplace**: 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.
- Opportunity 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.
- A competitive remuneration package and the chance to be part of an amazing team.
- 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

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📌 Payroll Lead (North Melbourne)
🏢 Ascot Group
📍 North Melbourne