Payroll Specialist (APAC role)

Salary: $110,000 to $125,000 + Super | Sydney CBD | 2 days WFH

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Payroll Specialist to join a highly regarded multinational professional financial services organisation on a permanent basis.

Based in the heart of Sydney CBD, this is a fantastic chance to take ownership of the end-to-end payroll function across the APAC region, supporting employees across Australia, Hong Kong, Korea and Japan.

Reporting directly to the Head of HR APAC, you will play a key role in ensuring accurate and compliant payroll delivery while also contributing to HR data management, reporting and process improvements.

This is a standalone position suited to someone who is confident working autonomously, takes genuine ownership of their work and has strong technical payroll capabilities, particularly when it comes to manual payroll calculations.

The Organisation

Our client is a globally recognised professional financial services organisation with an established presence across more than 65 countries worldwide.

With headquarters in Sydney and the United States, the business operates across major financial centres globally, providing specialist advisory services across capital markets, shareholder engagement and sustainability.

You will be joining a highly regarded multinational business with a fantastic workplace culture, a stunning CBD office and an internationally connected working environment.

What's on Offer?

- Competitive salary, depending on experience
- Flexible working arrangements: 2 days working from home per week.
- Prime CBD location: Stunning office in the heart of Sydney CBD.
- Fantastic culture: Join a collaborative, supportive and internationally connected team.
- Senior exposure: Report directly to the Head of HR APAC.
- Career ownership: Take responsibility for a standalone payroll function and drive improvements.
- Excellent benefits: Attractive employee benefits within a globally established organisation.





Key Responsibilities

- Manage end-to-end payroll across Australia and Asia and ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Independently process Australian payroll, including manual calculations, terminations, redundancies and complex adjustments.
- Maintain payroll records, manage employee queries and ensure confidentiality of sensitive information.
- Reconcile payroll reports and partner with Finance on payroll accounting and reporting.
- Ensure compliance with local taxation, superannuation, EBA requirements and employment legislation.
- Identify opportunities to improve and streamline payroll processes.

- Maintain accurate employee data across core HR, payroll and finance systems, including NetSuite and ADP.
- Perform regular data audits and reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
- Prepare and deliver people reporting covering headcount, employee movements and payroll metrics.
- Support the development of reporting dashboards and provide meaningful data insights to HR, Finance and business leaders.
- Identify opportunities to improve and automate reporting processes.

About You

To be successful in this position, you will demonstrate:

- Strong end-to-end Australian payroll experience: Essential. Hands-on experience processing payroll and completing manual payroll calculations, including terminations, redundancies, adjustments and complex employee payments.
- Standalone payroll experience: Confident managing payroll independently, taking ownership of the function and working with minimal supervision.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills: Essential, including VLOOKUPs, XLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables as a minimum.




- Australian legislation and EBA knowledge: Strong working knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, awards, EBAs, taxation and superannuation requirements.
- Excellent communication skills: A confident communicator with fluent English and the ability to engage professionally with stakeholders across different levels and jurisdictions.
- Exceptional attention to detail: Strong accountability, accuracy and a proactive approach to resolving payroll discrepancies.
- Systems experience: Experience working with ADP is highly regarded.
- APAC exposure: Previous experience supporting international payroll across multiple jurisdictions will be advantageous.

Interested?

If you are a technically strong Payroll Specialist who enjoys taking ownership, working autonomously and being part of a fantastic multinational organisation, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now to find out more!

Our client is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. Applications from all qualified candidates are welcomed, and reasonable accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process.

Apply today and send your CV directly to ************@roberthalf.com.au for a confidential discussion.

Reference Number: 06800-(phone hidden)

This is a hybrid position.

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