An opportunity has become available for an experienced Payroll Manager to join a well-established and growing financial services group.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys true end-to-end payroll and is looking for long-term career progression. You'll initially take ownership of payroll across multiple smaller entities before gradually transitioning into a broader payroll portfolio of approximately 500 employees. Working closely with our Senior Payroll Manager, you'll receive hands-on mentoring and support as you prepare to step into the role ahead of their planned retirement next year.

This is a hands-on individual contributor role with a clear succession pathway into our broader Payroll Manager responsibilities. You'll join a collaborative, high-performing team that values accuracy, accountability and continuous improvement.

Why join?

- Genuine succession opportunity into a broader Payroll Manager role.

- Market-competitive salary of $115,000 - $130,000 + Super, depending on experience.

- Hybrid working with flexibility to balance work and life.

- Join a stable, growing financial services organisation with a collaborative culture.

- Work closely with experienced Reward, HR and Finance professionals.

- Opportunity to contribute to payroll process improvements and ongoing business initiatives.

What you'll be doing:

- Manage end-to-end payroll processing across multiple legal entities.

- Work closely with our outsourced payroll provider (Employment Hero)



to ensure accurate and timely payroll delivery.

- Manage payroll-related GRC incidents, including ticket resolution, compliance reporting and risk mitigation.

- Prepare payroll tax and Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) reporting.

- Partner with HR Operations on employee lifecycle activities, including onboarding and employee data changes.

- Provide payroll journals and banking files to Finance following each payroll cycle.

- Maintain exceptional payroll accuracy while identifying opportunities to improve processes and controls.

- Build the capability to act as deputy to the Senior Payroll Manager before transitioning into the broader payroll portfolio.

What you'll bring:

- 7-10+ years' experience managing end-to-end payroll, ideally within financial services or another highly regulated environment.

- Strong Excel skills and confidence working with payroll data.

- Excellent attention to detail with a strong sense of ownership, accountability and integrity.

- The ability to work independently while building strong relationships across HR, Finance and external providers.

Nice to have:

- Experience with Oracle HCM and/or Employment Hero.

- Experience supporting payroll through a system implementation, merger, acquisition or business integration.

Ready to take the next step in your payroll career? Apply now and join a collaborative team where you'll be supported to grow into a broader Payroll Manager role.

📌 Payroll Manager (Succession Opportunity) (North Sydney)
🏢 Keegan Adams Recruitment
📍 North Sydney