We are seeking an experienced Payroll Build and Implementation Specialist to join Wojo HQ in December 2026.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 4 years' hands-on experience in Australian payroll rule builds within the Employment Hero, Key Pay environments and have demonstrated expertise in payroll system configuration, implementation, award interpretation and complex payroll setups.

We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in the construction, civil, engineering, manufacturing or labour hire industries, where complex Contemporary Awards, Enterprise Bargaining Agreements (EBAs), overtime, allowances, RDOs and shift arrangements are common.

Our ideal candidate will demonstrate:

- Minimum 4 years' experience in Australian payroll predominately within payroll system implementation and configuration.

- Strong understanding of Australian Modern Awards, EBAs, Fair Work requirements, NES and payroll compliance.

- Proven ability to interpret complex employment conditions and translate them into accurate payroll system configurations.

- Experience building and testing payroll rules, including overtime, penalty rates, allowances, leave accruals, superannuation and RDOs.

- Experience with payroll data migration,



employee onboarding, system testing and parallel payroll processing.

- Strong analytical skills, exceptional attention to detail and the ability to identify and resolve payroll discrepancies.

- Confidence working directly with clients to understand their payroll requirements, configure systems and manage implementations through to go-live.

- Excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.

- Ability to work independently, manage multiple client implementations and meet deadlines.

Mandatory: Experience with Employment Hero/KeyPay, complex construction industry EBAs, multi-entity payroll, STP Phase 2 and payroll software implementation projects.

We are looking for a proactive, technically capable payroll specialist who enjoys solving complex payroll challenges, takes ownership of client implementations and can deliver accurate, compliant payroll configurations with minimal supervision.

This is a hands-on specialist role within an established Australian workforce management and payroll software company, offering the opportunity to work directly with clients across multiple industries.

📌 Payroll Build & Implementation Specialist - Key Pay, Employment Hero (Milton)
🏢 WOJO HQ
📍 Milton