National Payroll Manager

Full Time
  • August 20, 2026
  • Employment Info

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    The Role:

    Reporting into senior leadership, you will take ownership of a large, national payroll for approximately 3,000 employees while leading and developing an experienced payroll team.

     

    Your responsibilities will include:

    • Leading the accurate and timely processing of national payroll operations
    • Coaching, mentoring, and developing a team of 5 payroll professionals, including a Payroll Supervisor
    • Ensuring payroll compliance across all relevant legislation, awards, and policies
    • Partnering closely with operational leaders to improve payroll understanding and reduce process inefficiencies
    • Driving payroll process improvement and system optimisation initiatives
    • Working alongside the payroll systems provider to enhance functionality and user experience
    • Identifying and recommending opportunities to integrate AI into payroll operations and workflows
    • Managing employee contract and contract variation processes
    • Creating a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement

     

    About You:

    You are an experienced Payroll Manager who combines strong technical payroll capability with modern leadership and systems thinking.

    You will ideally bring:

    • 5+ years’ experience leading payroll teams within a medium-to-large organisation
    • A proven track record of mentoring, developing, and uplifting payroll teams
    • Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to educate operational staff on payroll processes and compliance
    • Experience improving payroll systems, workflows, and operational efficiency
    • Exposure to workforce rostering environments or roster-driven industries
    • Experience with rostering systems (highly regarded)
    • Curiosity and enthusiasm for AI and automation within payroll operations
    • Strong payroll legislation and compliance knowledge

     

     

    Are you interested in this position?

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