An exciting prospect for an experienced Workday Payroll Manager to join a leading organisation in Sydney on an initial 6-month fixed-term contract. Following a major Workday implementation, the organisation is now focused on embedding best-practice payroll processes, strengthening internal capability and getting the most from its Workday investment.

About the role:

- Build capability across the payroll team through coaching, training and hands-on support

- Optimise payroll processes, systems and ways of working

- Troubleshoot complex payroll and Workday issues and drive resolutions

- Develop payroll reporting, dashboards and data insights

- Create process documentation, training materials and knowledge resources

- Partner with internal stakeholders and external vendors to deliver payroll improvements

- Support the ongoing optimisation and scalability of the payroll function





About you:

- Strong Australian Workday Payroll experience is essential

- Comprehensive end-to-end Australian payroll knowledge

- Experience supporting a Workday implementation, optimisation or payroll transformation

- Strong coaching and capability-building skills

- Excellent reporting, data analysis and problem-solving abilities

- Robust stakeholder management and communication skills
- The ability to translate technical system concepts into practical, user-friendly solutions

If you’re a Workday Payroll specialist who enjoys improving systems, building capability and making payroll functions work better, I’d love to hear from you.

📌 Payroll Manager (Sydney)
🏢 Aligned Search.
📍 Sydney