- Lead and oversee daily payroll operations to ensure accuracy, timeliness and quality standards
- Motivate and guide the payroll team to deliver accurate, timely and customer-focused payroll services
- Drive adoption of updated workflows and technologies and ensure team proficiency
- Analyse and validate payroll data
- Produce detailed reports for management, customers and regulatory bodies
- Collaborate on improving payroll policies and compliance
- Mentor team members and maintain strong stakeholder relationships
- Support business reforms and service delivery
- Implement the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy and uphold its Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG

Requirements

- Appropriate tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a relevant discipline, or demonstrated successful experience in stakeholder/customer engagement in a Shared Services/Payroll environment
- Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education
- Demonstrated expertise in supporting and guiding payroll teams
- Knowledge of payroll operations, data analysis and validation, reporting, workflows, technologies, policies and compliance
- Commitment to implementing the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department’s Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG




- Australian work rights: Australian citizenship, permanent residency, Current Zealand citizenship, or a valid work visa
- Successful candidates must undertake pre-employment screening, including a National Criminal History Check
- Successful candidates not currently employed by the Department must provide a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) clearance number

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in payroll operations, data analysis, and compliance while leading and mentoring a payroll team to ensure accurate and timely service delivery. Committed to upholding educational policies and fostering strong stakeholder relationships.

Highest-signal resume keywords

- Payroll Operations
- Data Analysis
- Team Leadership
- Policy Compliance
- Stakeholder Engagement

Hard Skills

- Payroll Data Validation
- Reporting
- Workflow Management
- Technology Adoption
- Customer-Focused Services

Soft Skills

- Motivational Leadership
- Collaboration
- Mentoring

Certifications & Qualifications

- Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Criminal History Check

Industry Keywords

- Public Education
- Aboriginal Education Policy
- Partnership Agreement
- Shared Services

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📌 HR Payroll Lead (Newcastle City Council)
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📍 Newcastle City Council