Consultant, Payroll Projects

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12 month Fixed Term Full Time | $118k + 12% super | Footscray or Sunbury location

About Greater Western Water

We're water… and more. GWW is a Victorian government owned water corporation that provides an essential service to some of the fastest-growing communities in Australia, stretching from Melbourne's CBD to Lancefield in the north and Bacchus Marsh in the west.

The opportunity

We are undertaking a large project that requires a Consultant, Payroll Projects to assist the GWW People and Culture team to reconcile wage payments over a set period of time to identify and address any issues. This work will undertake extensive reconciliation work, validating calculations against business instruments and supporting our current and former employees. With a focus on process improvement and policy updates, the Project Consultant applies systems thinking and project methodologies to ensure compliance and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Interpret business rules and enterprise agreement components to identify and reconcile discrepancies in employee pay data, including detailed reconciliation of business, payroll, and audit records.
• Support compliance by identifying process gaps, proposing corrective actions, and contributing to updates of procedures, processes, and policies, including development of related materials and business cases for potential system investments.
• Engage with current and former employees through multiple communication channels to support payment activities, while collaborating with Payroll and PCS Systems teams and staying informed on relevant regulatory updates.
• Provide proactive, customer-focused HR advice and support across the employment lifecycle, ensuring alignment with employment conditions, policies, procedures, and legislation, while building strong relationships across the business and with external providers.

Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience in payroll compliance, payroll accounting, and complex reconciliation and remediation activities at a Payroll Manager level of experience
• Solid understanding of project management methodologies, with demonstrated involvement in structured compliance or audit projects.
• Proven capability in applying systems thinking to identify inefficiencies and implement effective process improvements.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, including data manipulation, analysis, and scenario modelling to validate and reconcile records.
• Practical experience with HRIS platforms and rostering systems for maintaining accurate employee data and supporting workforce operations.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and with external partners.

See yourself thrive

Our vision for GWW is Thriving People and Country. We aim to be as diverse as the communities we serve and are deeply committed to building a workplace where everybody thrives. We're supportive, inclusive, and friendly, and value everyone for who they are and what they can bring.

We're seeking applicants across all cultural backgrounds, genders, and abilities, and will make reasonable adjustments as required, so please talk to us about what you need. Don't meet every single requirement? If you're excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. Don't delay your application, include your resume, and cover letter (no more than 1 page), shortlisting will commence early The successful candidate will be required to complete pre-employment checks, including reference checks, medical assessments, a national police check, and verification of working rights in Australia.

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