Our client is a rapidly growing construction and services organisation expanding through both organic growth and acquisition.
They are seeking an experienced Employment Hero specialist to review a partially completed implementation, optimise payroll and HR processes, strengthen governance, and establish scalable workflows that support future growth.
The Organisation has a Payroll Officer and a Outsourced Payroll provider, so this role is not about transacting payroll it is the HRIS interaction and the broader HRIS implementation.
The Challenge
Several payroll runs every week across four employing entitiesMultiple EBAs each with its own rules and allowances that need to be configured and automatedPayroll data issues arising before it reaches the outsourced payroll provider, including inconsistent site processes, timesheet accuracy and manual amendmentsOnboarding and offboarding gaps, including employees remaining active or on payroll after departureGovernance and security concerns, including user permissions and visibility of salary information
What You'll Do
Diagnose whether issues come from system configuration, process design, user behaviour, training or approval controlsConfigure and automate EBA and award rules, and optimise pay runs across all entitiesStreamline and document onboarding and offboarding, and support a newly appointed HR / Office Coordinator to own themReview access profiles, permissions,



approval pathways and segregation of dutiesBuild workflow automation, self-service and manager approvals that people will useLift stakeholder capability and system adoptionLeave behind a scalable structure that supports continued acquisition-driven growth
This is a hands-on and strategic assignment, not system administration.
What Success Looks Like
Stable, repeatable payroll with significantly less manual interventionAccurate EBA rule configuration and faster payroll turnaroundStreamlined onboarding and robust offboardingStronger access controls, explicit approval paths and reduced risk
About You
Essential
Deep Employment Hero expertise, including implementation and remediation or optimisation projectsExperience in complex, multi-entity payroll environmentsEBA interpretation and configurationHRIS configuration and process improvement capabilityStrong stakeholder engagement skills
Highly desirable
Construction, manufacturing or other blue-collar workforce experienceAcquisition integration experiencePayroll transformation projectsGovernance and compliance expertise
Why This Role
Meaningful work with a visible before and afterA business that has already invested in the technology and is committed to getting it rightA growing, acquisitive organisation where your work will have lasting impact
This role is an immediate start.
Initial Contract until Feb 27 (possibility to extend).
$ excellent daily rate $

📌 Employment Hero Payroll & Hris Transformation Consultant (Sydney)
🏢 Capability Hr
📍 Sydney