Payroll Manager (Succession Opportunity)
An opportunity has become available for an experiencedPayroll Managerto 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.
Genuine succession opportunity into a broader Payroll Manager role.
Competitive salary of $115,000 - $130,000 + Super, depending on experience.
Hybrid working with flexibility to balance work and life.
Join a reliable, 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.
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📌 Payroll Manager (Succession Opportunity) (New South Wales)
🏢 Keegan Adams Recruitment
📍 New South Wales