About the Company:

We are proud to be partnering with MacKillop Family Services to appoint a Payroll Manager.

Established in 1997, with origins dating back to the 1800s, MacKillop was founded on a deep commitment to supporting some of the most vulnerable children, young people and families in our community. Today, MacKillop delivers a wide range of services including out‑of‑home care (foster, kinship and residential care), family support and early intervention, specialist education services, disability services, youth and homelessness support, and heritage and information services

MacKillop is a well-regarded, values-driven organisation with a strong reputation for the impact it delivers across the community. With an experienced team in place, the organisation is entering an exciting period of change and is focused on continuing to strengthen its internal capabilities, systems and processes.

Culture and Benefits:

• Generous salary package
• Fully maintained vehicle for professional and private use
• Highly capable and well tenured payroll team alongside supportive leadership

About the Role:

This is a senior leadership position with accountability for the overall payroll function, overseeing a team of four including a Team Leader responsible for day-to-day operations.

With a Dayforce implementation commencing soon, you will play a key role in partnering on a large-scale system transformation, ensuring a smooth transition while setting the function up for long-term success. The role requires a strategic, forward-thinking leader who can balance oversight with hands-on guidance, while ensuring strong alignment to legislation and best practice.

You will also partner closely across the organisation and externally, leveraging relationships to strengthen capability, drive continuous improvement and deliver a high-performing payroll function.

Duties:

• Provide leadership across the payroll function, setting clear direction and expectations
• Oversee the successful delivery of payroll operations through the Team Leader and broader team
• Partner on the upcoming Dayforce implementation, ensuring a smooth transition and strong adoption
• Maintain oversight of legislative compliance, awards and enterprise agreements
• Build and maintain strong relationships across the organisation and externally
• Identify opportunities to improve systems, processes and overall efficiency
• Support the development of team capability and future succession planning 

Skills and Experience:

• Extensive experience leading payroll functions within complex environments
• Demonstrated success delivering payroll system implementations (Dayforce experience highly regarded)
• Strong understanding of Australian payroll legislation and compliance requirements
• Ability to operate at both a strategic and operational level
• Confident stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence at a senior level
• Passion for developing teams and fostering a positive, accountable culture

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TwoScots Recruitment is exclusively managing this process. For a confidential chat or to apply, contact Emma at emma@twoscotsrecruitment.com.au or 0400 802 559.