Job no:

497068

Work type:

Permanent - Full Time

Location:

Bunjil Place

Categories:

Payroll, People and Culture Generalists, Talent Acquisition, People and Culture Strategic, People and Culture Management, Workplace Health and Safety

EVP:

Lead people. Drive payroll excellence. Shape a critical function supporting over 2,500 employees across a growing municipality.

Employment Type : Permanent

Salary:

$134,085 - $150,252 + Super (Band 8), Monthly RDO for full-time 40-hour weeks

Why Choose City of Casey The City of Casey is one of Victoria’s largest, fastest growing and most diverse cities. The Council plans and delivers quality services and infrastructure for the more than 400,000 residents and over 36,000 businesses who call Casey home.

Our multi-award winning, architecturally designed workplace - located in Bunjil Place in Melbourne's southeast – inspires collaboration and creativity. Bunjil Place reflects and enhances the city’s rich diversity by providing an energetic and cosmopolitan atmosphere through a lively community meeting place.

Why You’ll Love Working with Us At the City of Casey, we know that excellent people deserve a great workplace. That’s why we offer an environment designed to help you thrive both professionally and personally.

True flexibility

with hybrid work, compressed hours, RDOs and the option to purchase additional leave, because life comes first.

Our Ways of Working (OWOW)

- our activity-based model allows you to work in different spaces, locations and with the latest technology.

THRIVE Wellbeing Program

- access a suite of wellbeing initiatives, learning opportunities and resources to support your mental,



physical and emotional wellbeing.

Ongoing professional development

to help you grow your skills and advance your career.

Private Health discounts for employees,

through the access of the local government health plan.

Enjoy our

stunning, architecturally designed workspace,

complete with free coffee, a community library and free parking.

Be part of a team that truly lives its values:

Dream Big, Empower Each Other, Make Our Community Proud.

Paid Christmas Shut Down Leave

And more

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About the Role Payroll is more than processing transactions. It's about delivering a trusted, compliant and customer-focused service that supports every employee across the organisation.

As Payroll Team Leader, you'll lead Casey's end-to-end payroll function, overseeing payroll operations for a large and diverse workforce while developing a high-performing team and driving continuous improvement across systems, processes and service delivery. You'll have the opportunity to shape the future of payroll at Casey, leading initiatives that enhance automation, self-service capability and the employee experience while ensuring strong governance and compliance outcomes.

What You’ll deliver Reporting to the Head of Workplace Relations & People Operations, you'll:





Lead and develop a specialist payroll team, fostering a culture of trust, accountability and service excellence.

Oversee the delivery of accurate, timely and compliant end-to-end payroll services, managing priorities, resolving complex payroll issues and monitoring service performance.

Provide expert advice on payroll legislation, taxation, superannuation, awards, Enterprise Bargaining Agreements and employment conditions.

Ensure payroll governance, controls, assurance activities and risk management practices remain robust and effective, including reconciliations, statutory reporting, audit responses and timely corrective action

Lead the payroll contribution to major organisational projects, including system and process improvement initiatives.

Drive continuous improvement through automation, self-service enhancements and smarter ways of working.

Partner with stakeholders across People & Culture, Finance, Technology and the broader organisation to deliver exceptional customer outcomes.

Build team capability and strengthen business continuity through clear procedures, shared expertise and ongoing development.

What You’ll Bring You're an experienced payroll leader who combines technical expertise with strong people leadership and a passion for improving services.

You will bring:

Proven experience leading payroll teams within large, complex and highly regulated environments.

Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, taxation, superannuation and industrial instruments, including Enterprise Bargaining Agreements.

Demonstrated experience managing payroll compliance, governance and risk.

Experien

📌 Payroll Team Leader (Melbourne)
🏢 City Of Casey
📍 Melbourne