General Manager - @ NW Professional Services | Recruitment Solutions

Payroll Team Lead

NW People is a proudly locally owned recruitment business specialising in blue‑collar, white‑collar, and technical staffing solutions. We’re a growing team of 10 who take pride in delivering exceptional service to our clients and candidates every week and now, we’re looking for an experienced payroll lead to join us and lead our payroll function.

In this hands‑on leadership role, you’ll oversee the end‑to‑end processing of a large weekly payroll, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency across our systems. You’ll also play a key part in driving process improvement and system implementation projects as we continue to grow.

About the role

- Managing the full payroll cycle for a high‑volume weekly labour hire workforce
- Leading and developing a small payroll team, fostering a team-oriented and high‑performing culture
- Overseeing system implementation and optimisation to streamline payroll processes
- Ensuring compliance with all relevant awards,



legislation, and internal policies
- Partnering with operations, finance, and compliance teams to ensure payroll accuracy and integrity

About you

- Proven experience managing high volume, end‑to‑end payroll within a labour hire or recruitment environment
- Strong system and tech capability, confident implementing and improving payroll systems
- Excellent attention to detail with strong award interpretation knowledge
- Strong people leadership and communication skills

Apply now or reach out to Vrunda for a confidential chat on or email your updated resume to —your next step could be with us.

Seniority level

- Associate

Employment type

- Full‑time

Job function

- Accounting/Auditing and Administrative

Industries

- Staffing and Recruiting, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage, and Freight and Package Transportation

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📌 Payroll Team Lead (Melbourne)
🏢 NW People
📍 Melbourne