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Payroll & Remuneration Manager
Payroll & Remuneration Manager
Location: Sydney CBD
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Salary: AU$180000 - AU$190000 per annum
Contact name: Gina Morley
Contact email:
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Job ref: 560864_1789442074
Published: 41 minutes ago
Payroll & Remuneration Manager
$180,000 - $190,000 + Super + Bonus | Sydney CBD | 2 Days WFH
Drive payroll excellence, remuneration initiatives and reward frameworks
Lead a payroll team delivering payroll with strong payroll compliance expertise
A rare opportunity to lead payroll and remuneration in a key leadership role focused on compliance, process improvement and team development!
THE CLIENT
A well-established national organisation is seeking an experienced Payroll & Remuneration Manager to provide leadership across its payroll function.
This is a hands-on leadership role suited to someone who enjoys balancing operational payroll delivery, stakeholder management, compliance, and process improvement initiatives.
BENEFITS
Competitive package * Annual bonus potential of 10-20%
Senior leadership role with a voice and 'seat at the table' driving positive change
Hybrid working arrangement with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home * Opportunity to influence payroll governance, compliance and process improvements
- Exposure to large-scale payroll operations and complex industrial environments
- Fantastic team-oriented culture with strong leadership and support
- Collaborative People & Culture leadership team
THE ROLE
- Lead the end-to-end payroll function across multiple business units
Manage a team of 5,
leadership and mentorship
Ensure accurate and timely fortnightly payroll
Drive payroll compliance, audit readiness and governance activities * Interpret and apply Awards, Enterprise Agreements and industrial instruments
- Oversee onboarding, terminations, leave management and payroll controls
- Lead payroll reconciliations, EOFY activities and statutory obligations
- Partner closely with People & Culture, Finance and operational stakeholders
- Support payroll system initiatives and process improvement projects
- Provide remuneration and benefits expertise and contribute to remuneration framework developmeTHE
PERSON
Proven Payroll Management experience within complex environment
Experience with Remuneration and benefits initiatives * Strong leadership capability with experience managing payroll teams
- Extensive knowledge of Awards, Enterprise Agreements and Industrial Relations legislation
- Robust payroll compliance, auditing and governance experience
Advanced understanding of payroll legislation and best practice controls
Experience with ADP Payforce highly advantageous * Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to work operationally while providing strategic leadership
Full Australian working rights required
If we have already spoken and you are already in my Payroll Network, please feel free to call or email me directly. Otherwise, please apply now.
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AccountAbility has specialised in Payroll recruitment across the Sydney market for over 20 years. If this particular opportunity is not quite right, please reach out to Gina Morley for a confidential discussion regarding other Payroll, HRIS and Remuneration opportunities.
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