Senior Payroll Specialist | 6-Month Contract | Gold Coast Ready to step off the processing treadmill? Lead a payroll transformation and leave a lasting mark.

Our client is an established, growing organisation with operations across multiple sites. They’ve just approved an overhaul of their payroll function. Payroll runs, but there’s real scope to tighten controls, automate manual processes and build the governance that will support the business’s next stage of growth.

This is where you come in. Rather than running the fortnightly pays, you’ll own the payroll enhancement roadmap. That means designing controls, leading automation and lifting the maturity of the whole function.

What you’ll be doing

Owning and delivering the payroll enhancement roadmap

Designing and implementing controls, checklists, quarterly reviews and audit programs

Leading automation projects across payroll and related systems

Partnering with Finance and People & Culture on enterprise agreement costing and IR analysis

Interpreting awards and enterprise agreements to make sure the business stays compliant across all sites





Building payroll knowledge across the business through training and explicit guidance

What’s in it for you

A project-focused role with real influence, rather than more of the same processing

Leadership backing and an approved mandate for change

The chance to see your improvements land and make a measurable difference

A 6-month contract

What you’ll bring

At least 5 years in payroll, including process improvement, automation or system implementation projects

At least 2 years in a business partnering or analyst-style role

Solid award and enterprise agreement interpretation, plus experience designing controls and audit programs across multi-site organisations

Advanced Excel and data analysis skills, including modelling pay rate, roster and enterprise agreement impacts

Solid influencing and stakeholder skills. You’ll be working alongside an experienced payroll team who know the current process inside out

📌 Senior Payroll Analyst Gold Coast (Australia)
🏢 Harwell Consulting
📍 Australia