Join a high-performing payroll function where you'll have the opportunity to influence governance, drive continuous improvement, and help safeguard payroll accuracy across a large and complex workforce.

Client Details

Our client is a well-established national organisation with a large, high-volume workforce and a strong focus on payroll excellence. They have built a proactive approach to payroll governance and compliance, investing heavily in systems, controls, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure best-practice payroll outcomes.

With genuine market leading WFH flexibility, this is an excellent opportunity for an experienced payroll professional seeking flexibility, autonomy, and genuine career development within a supportive team environment.

Description

- Conduct payroll compliance testing and transactional audits across payroll and time & attendance systems.
- Investigate payroll discrepancies and perform root cause analysis.
- Maintain and support payroll compliance and risk management frameworks.
- Monitor changes to Australian payroll legislation, awards, enterprise agreements and superannuation obligations.
- Support internal and external audits through reporting and documentation.
- Analyse large payroll data sets to identify trends, anomalies and compliance risks.
- Partner with Payroll, HR, Legal,



Audit and IT stakeholders.
- Drive process improvement initiatives and strengthen payroll controls.
- Produce compliance reporting and insights for leadership teams.

Profile

- Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, Up-to-date Awards and Enterprise Agreements.
- Experience working within large, complex and high-volume payroll environments.
- Advanced analytical skills with the ability to interpret payroll data and identify risks.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- High attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem solving.
- Experience using payroll systems and advanced Excel skills

Job Offer

- Genuine market leading WFH flexibility
- Opportunity to join a large and respected organisation
- Exposure to complex payroll compliance and governance initiatives
- Supportive leadership and collaborative team culture
- Genuine opportunity to influence payroll best practice and process improvement
- Stable, long-term career opportunity with strong professional development prospects

To apply online please click the 'Apply' button below. For a confidential discussion about this role please contact Jonathan Dawson on (phone hidden) or email [email protected]

📌 Payroll Compliance Analyst (Melbourne)
🏢 Michael Page
📍 Melbourne