An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced payroll and rewards professional to join a growing global FMCG business. Working closely with HR and doing payroll across Australia and Current Zealand, this role will take ownership of payroll operations, remuneration processes, employee advantages and people services administration. You'll play a key role in driving payroll accuracy, strengthening governance, and improving employee experience.

The role is a replacement so there is strong visibility for a temporary to permanent conversion for the right candidate.

Key responsibilities
Managing end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring accurate, compliant and timely payroll delivery
Owning payroll governance, reconciliations, reporting and audit readiness
Leading remuneration review processes, salary benchmarking and reward administration
Managing employee benefits and recognition programs
Investigating and resolving payroll, leave entitlement and time & attendance discrepancies
Working closely with UKG and internal systems teams to troubleshoot payroll and workforce management issues




Supporting leave reconciliations and ensuring accuracy across payroll and workforce management platforms
Producing payroll, remuneration and workforce reporting and insights
Driving continuous improvement across payroll, HR administration and people systems processes
Lead payroll operations across multiple weekly, fortnightly and off-cycle payrolls while managing UKG One View and Kronos/Workforce Management environments

About you
Previous experience managing end-to-end payroll for Australia AND New Zealand in a complex workplace
Strong experience with UKG One View
Experience managing outsourced and standalone payroll
Experience with UKG Workforce Management / Kronos or similar time & attendance systems
Exposure to leave reconciliations, payroll controls and payroll governance
Experience managing weekly, fortnightly and off-cycle payrolls
Strong troubleshooting and systems problem-solving capability
Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to handle high volumes of payroll and employee queries
A proactive, organised and resilient approach to work
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📌 Standalone Payroll Manager Ryde City Council
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