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.
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, Modern 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.
Solid 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
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📌 Payroll Compliance Analyst (Townsville)
🏢 Michael Page
📍 Townsville