Braeside VIC 3195 | Full time, permanent

About us

Hydrochem is one of Australia's leading water treatment companies, with a proud history of more than 49 years. We maintain critical water and cooling installations at sites across the country, including shopping centres, airports and universities. We are a national business of more than 300 people, and our office is in Braeside in Melbourne's south east.

The role

This role sits at the centre of our payroll function, working directly with the Head of People and Culture. You will own payroll end to end: running it, checking it, and making sure it is right before it goes out the door. There is scope for the role to broaden over time depending on where your strengths sit.

It suits someone who takes real pride in accuracy, is comfortable interpreting awards and agreements rather than just processing what they are given, and wants to build something rather than maintain it. There is a genuine improvement agenda here, including bringing a second business onto our payroll system as part of an integration.

Why Braeside

Braeside office, five minutes from the Nepean Highway and the Mornington Peninsula Freeway

Free onsite parking, and no city commute

An office based team you are part of, rather than a payroll function run at a distance

What you'll do

Run the end to end fortnightly payroll for a national workforce of more than 300

Interpret and apply modern awards and our enterprise agreement correctly





Reconcile and check each pay run before it is finalised, and build the checks that catch issues earlier

Termination payments, leave, superannuation, single touch payroll and end of financial year

Support the annual salary review cycle, including modelling, costings and processing the outcomes

Calculate and process incentive and bonus payments, including monthly, KPI based and discretionary schemes

Process employee expense reimbursements through payroll, and work with Finance on the approval and evidence side

Handle payroll queries from employees and managers, and resolve them properly rather than patch them

Coach managers on timesheets, approvals and what payroll needs from them

Payroll reporting, audits and compliance checks

Support broader finance and reporting work as the role develops

What you'll bring

Solid end to end payroll experience, ideally in a business of similar size and complexity

Confident working with modern awards and enterprise agreements

Strong Excel and good systems capability

Employment Hero experience is helpful but not essential

Real attention to detail, and the habit of checking your own work before anyone else has to

Comfortable dealing directly with employees and managers

Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.

The role is based full time at our Braeside office.

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📌 Payroll Specialist (Melbourne)
🏢 HydroChem
📍 Melbourne