Sydney | High Volume Payroll | Team Leadership & Improvement
An opportunity has become available for an experienced Payroll Team Lead to join a large, complex contractor payroll function within a growing global technology and workforce services group.
Supporting approximately
3,000 to 4,000 contractors across Australia and New Zealand
, this is a high volume payroll workplace spanning multiple brands and legal entities.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced payroll professional who enjoys leading people, solving complex payroll issues and finding better ways of working.
Payroll Team Lead
Sydney | High Volume Payroll | Team Leadership & Improvement
An opportunity has become available for an experienced Payroll Team Lead to join a large, complex contractor payroll function within a growing global technology and workforce services group.
Supporting approximately
3,000 to 4,000 contractors across Australia and New Zealand
, this is a high volume payroll environment spanning multiple brands and legal entities.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced payroll professional who enjoys leading people, solving complex payroll issues and finding better ways of working.
The opportunity
Working within the broader Payroll and Finance function, you will help lead the day to day delivery of accurate, compliant and timely contractor payroll and invoicing services.
You will work closely with the wider payroll team, providing hands on support, coaching and guidance while helping improve processes, systems and service delivery.
You will be responsible for:
Supporting the day to day delivery of high volume contractor payroll across Australia and New Zealand
Leading,



coaching and supporting members of the payroll team
Ensuring payroll is processed accurately and within required time frames
Supporting contractor payments, invoicing, reconciliations, accruals and statutory reporting
Reviewing payroll checks, controls and approvals
Managing complex payroll enquiries and escalations
Providing technical payroll support and guidance to the wider team
Ensuring compliance with Australian payroll legislation, superannuation, payroll tax, workers compensation and relevant awards
Building capability and cross training across the team
Identifying opportunities to improve payroll processes and workflows
Supporting automation and technology improvements across the function
Using Zendesk and other systems to improve enquiry management and service delivery
Working closely with Finance, Sales and other internal stakeholders
Helping create a positive, accountable and customer focused payroll environment
What we are looking for
We are looking for an experienced payroll qualified who has worked within a high volume and complex payroll environment and is comfortable providing day to day leadership to a payroll team.
Experience within recruitment, staffing or labour hire would be highly regarded, particularly if you have supported contractor or contingent workforce payroll.




We are also interested in candidates from similarly high volume environments, including:
Healthcare with large casual or contingent workforces
Payroll providers or outsourced payroll environments
Blue collar, industrial or labour intensive organisations
Logistics or transport businesses with large payroll populations
Other complex, multi entity environments operating payroll at significant scale
You will ideally bring:
Experience as a Payroll Team Lead, Payroll Supervisor, Senior Payroll Officer or similar
Strong experience within high volume payroll
Experience leading, coaching or mentoring payroll team members
Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation and statutory requirements
Experience with payroll reconciliations, controls and reporting
Confidence handling complex payroll queries and escalations
Strong attention to detail and ability to work within payroll deadlines
A continuous improvement mindset and an interest in automation and technology
Robust stakeholder management and communication skills
Experience with Zendesk, FastTrack, Bullhorn or comparable systems would be advantageous
Why consider this opportunity?
This is an opportunity to join an established payroll function operating at genuine scale while taking on meaningful leadership responsibility.
You will have the opportunity to develop the team, improve processes and systems while contributing to how the function evolves as the broader group continues to grow.
For an experienced payroll professional looking to step further into leadership while remaining close to the operational side of payroll, this offers a strong next step.
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📌 Payroll Team Lead (Sydney)
🏢 Talent
📍 Sydney