Payroll Operations Lead

2 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Origin Energy Full time
Have a positive impact, ensuring well-being and satisfaction across Origin

  • Embark on a transformation journey with an exciting team, as a Payroll Operations Lead
  • Permanent fulltime position | Hybrid | based in Melbourne CBD

Delivering good energy starts from within
It's an exciting time to join Origin.

Creating a great place to work means together we're progressing our ambition to lead the energy transition through cleaner energy and customer solutions.

We're always looking for better ways to deliver for our customers - and for our people.

Your Role in a Nutshell:


Joining a close knit and embracing team, as our Payroll Operations Lead, you'll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact in various aspects of payroll management, leadership, compliance, and continuous improvement.

You will play a crucial role in ensuring that Origin personnel are paid accurately and on time while also leading and optimising our payroll processes.


Your responsibilities are diverse and encompass the following:

Key Responsibilities:

  • Leadership: Provide strong leadership skills for the daytoday management of the payroll team to ensure highperformance service delivery.
  • Compliance: Ensure that all timecritical and legislative payroll obligations are met, including weekly, fortnightly, and outofcycle payroll processing, and associated "endofperiod" activities (e.g., superannuation, PAYGW, Payroll Tax, thirdparty payments).
  • Issue Resolution: Serve as the first point of contact for escalated payrollrelated inquiries and issues, providing initial review and prompt responses.
  • Industrial Relations: Utilize your deep understanding of Australia's Industrial Relations framework and experience working with multiple complex Enterprise Agreements and Awards.
  • Mentoring: Provide support and mentoring to the payroll team, developing, executing, and maintaining training plans.
  • Customer Service: Uphold high customer service standards and protocols throughout the organization.

Why You're the Perfect Fit:

We're looking for someone exceptional, and that's where you come in.

You possess the following qualities:

  • Bachelor's degree in a business/HRrelated field
  • Demonstrated experience in human resources and payroll roles, within a large and complex environment.
  • Proven track record in leadership and team management.
  • Proficiency in payroll management solutions like SAP SuccessFactors
  • Exceptional interpersonal with a commitment to customer service
  • A knack for simplifying complex issues for stakeholders.
  • Experience with complex Enterprise Agreements and Awards, and in payrollrelated legislation
With a high degree of confidentiality, adaptability to new technologies, and resilience as a team player.

Why Join Us?

  • A great team as well as interesting, rewarding, and engaging work
  • Work life balance including Hybrid working arrangements.
  • In the heart of the CBD, close to parking and public transport.
  • Discounted Origin benefits including Electrical, Gas and Internet offers.

Origin - Where good change happens.
At Origin, we're powered by people who believe in creating change.

Enjoy a challenging career in an exciting industry where you can grow and explore your potential.

If you think you have transferable skills, an appetite to learn and would be a great fit, we'd love to hear from you.

**_Origin recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and future._

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