Assistant Payroll Manager | Newly Created Leadership Role | $160k+Super + Profit Share
Lead a team. Shape a function. Leave a legacy.
Our client, a stable and growing Australian organisation with a strong reputation for operational excellence, is creating a brand-new Assistant Payroll Manager role — and it's a genuinely exciting one. This is your chance to take full ownership of a large, complex payroll function and lead a team of 8 through a period of real transformation.
What's On Offer:
Payroll first (Maybe!) with the Payroll Department being autonomous from HR and Finance and reporting to the CEO!
Executive backing and visibility from day one on a role built especially for you
Career runway that grows as the business does
The chance to drive change that actually moves the needle
A fabulous salary package + a business that genuinely cares for it's employees with Profit Share after 12 months
Be part of an exciting new payroll system implementation project
On-site parking and gym access, because convenience matters
North West location, modern offices with 1 day WFH per week after your first 3 months but also versatile on an adhoc basis
Key Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Head of Payroll, you'll take end-to-end ownership of a medium sized payroll team for approximately 4,000 employees while driving process improvement, automation, and modernisation across the function.




Deliver accurate, on-time fortnightly and monthly payroll across a large, multi-entity operation
Keep everything airtight — Awards, leave, super, tax, terminations and statutory compliance, covered
Lead, coach and build a team that performs and grows under your leadership
Champion automation and AI-enabled tools to drag payroll processes into the future
Run audits, reconciliations and control reviews that keep risk firmly in check
Work hand-in-glove with HR and operational leaders to level up the employee experience
Spearhead transformation projects that ripple out across the wider business
About You:
5+ years of Australian payroll leadership experience from a large andcomplex big business environment
Proven leadership of high-volume payroll teams, including senior payroll staff
Deep expertise in payroll legislation, compliance, governance and risk management
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge the status quo
Demonstrated success leading payroll projects and transformation initiatives
Excellent leadership, communication, organisational and prioritisation skills
A stable career history with consistent tenure in payroll leadership roles
*Full JD available upon submitted resume application
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📌 Assistant Payroll Manager - $140/160,000 + Super + Profit Share! - North West (Sydney)
🏢 Absolute Payroll
📍 Sydney