• Permanent role |Based in North Rocks, Sydney
• Payroll delivery for 4,500 Employees | Newly Created Role | High‑Performing Team
• Australian Citizen /PR |4 days on site role| ON site parking

Our client is looking for Payroll Lead / Assistant Payroll Manager to lead payroll delivery for 4,500 Employees | Newly Created Role | High‑Performing Team.

About the Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced payroll professional to step into a newly created leadership role supporting a workforce of approximately 4,500 employees. As the Payroll Lead / Assistant Payroll Manager, you’ll take ownership of end‑to‑end payroll delivery, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely processing in a fast‑paced, decentralised environment.

Working closely with the Head of Payroll and senior leaders across the business, you’ll play a key role in driving payroll excellence, supporting operations, and contributing to a high‑performance, low‑bureaucracy culture. This is a hands‑on leadership role where you’ll coach and develop a skilled team, streamline processes, and champion continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• End‑to‑end payroll leadership — Oversee daily payroll operations to ensure all employees are paid accurately and on time.
• Award & legislative compliance — Manage minimum wage and award rate reviews to ensure compliance with Fair Work and government requirements.
• Payroll calendar management — Prioritise and coordinate payroll activities to meet strict deadlines.
• Stakeholder engagement — Partner with senior leaders to ensure correct onboarding and timely resolution of personnel issues.
• Team coaching & development — Train, mentor, and support payroll team members to ensure consistent, high‑quality processes.
• Annual processes — Coordinate annual salary updates and profit‑share/bonus payments.
• Process improvement — Identify opportunities for efficiency, support change management, and implement improved processes.
• Documentation & governance — Maintain accurate payroll procedures and ensure updates are made when processes change.
• Employee lifecycle administration — Manage onboarding, salary changes, terminations, back‑payments, and overpayment recovery.
• Superannuation compliance — Conduct quarterly reviews to ensure SG compliance and prevent cap breaches.
• Reporting — Deliver month‑end and end‑of‑cycle reporting to Finance.

Key Skills Required:

• 5+ years payroll leadership experience in a medium–large organisation, managing teams of 5+.
• Solid understanding of Australian payroll legislation, awards, and compliance requirements
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop payroll teams.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and a commitment to accuracy and quality assurance
• Ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment
• High attention to detail with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced, high‑volume environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive, solutions‑focused mindset with a passion for continuous improvement.
• Strong technical proficiency in payroll systems and advanced Excel.
• Experience with Connx and Micropay is highly regarded.

Please Note: All resumes MUST be submitted in Word format.

If you are interested in hearing more about this position, don’t hesitate to get in touch.