Experienced Payroll Team Leader Wanted for Dynamic Role

Job Overview">

Payroll Team Leader Opportunity

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Payroll Services sits within the Business Services Branch, which is a multifaceted unit. The AFP Payroll Services team delivers fortnightly pays to over 8,000 employees using SAP. We operate in a complex and fast-paced environment with no dull moments.

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The administration of conditions of service and entitlements for AFP employees is our core work. This involves processing pay, leave, and superannuation as well as the ongoing improvement of systems and processes to provide high-quality, accurate, and timely services to the AFP and its members.

">Key Responsibilities">

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• Lead a small team in Payroll Services to deliver sound pay outcomes for AFP employees.">
• Manage capability, capacity, and resources to ensure efficient and high-quality outcomes.">
• Develop people, manage change, influence behaviors to maintain a supportive culture respecting individual talent, perspective, and value.">
• Encourage innovation and continuous improvement in practices, systems, and processes.">
• Build and maintain professional relationships in the team and with external stakeholders.">
• Support team members in building their ability to prioritize and work effectively as a team.">
• Interpret and apply the AFP's Enterprise Agreements, relevant legislation, and governance to provide direction and advice on complex queries.">
• Regularly engage with key stakeholders.">
• Deliver on agreed outputs and outcomes to projects and activities.">
• Be open to constructive feedback and value differing opinions and ideas.">
• Convey messages effectively and sensitively across multiple audiences.">

">Essential Requirements">

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• Australian Citizenship">
• Negative Vetting 1 (Secret) security clearance or ability to obtain one">
• Contemporary Payroll and/or Human Resources experience">
• Demonstrated leadership experience – Minimum 3 years">
• Experience with Payroll Systems such as SAP or similar">
• Problem-solving / analytical skills">

">Desirable Requirement">

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• Project Management skills">

">Additional Information">

This is an expression of interest process only; it is not a merit-based process, and you will not be contacted with an outcome from this application.

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As part of your expression of interest, you are required to submit the following documents:

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• Resume/CV">
• Applicant pitch (maximum two pages)">

">What You Will Do">

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• Provide leadership as part of a team to contribute to organizational outcomes">
• Guide and Manage team members responsible for delivery of Payroll Services">
• Engage with stakeholders to manage, prioritize, and align payroll activities, systems, and processes">
• Undertake project and processing activities in accordance with relevant governance, frameworks, and timeframes">
• Deliver quality service and professional practices and standards including the application of legislation, policy, and employment instruments">
• Communicate payroll outcomes both in writing and verbally to employees, management, and in formal briefs">
• Influence and implement business improvements related to operational practices, procedures, and guidelines">
• Undertake payroll processing, including calculating employee entitlements and processing complex cases in accordance with strict deadlines">
• Maintain currency in subject matter expertise through ongoing professional development and learning opportunities">
• Undertake general administrative duties associated with payroll activities">

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Success looks like collaborating with the Payroll Services leadership team to achieve high-quality payroll outcomes, developing team members to build their ability to prioritize and work effectively as a team, interpreting and applying the AFP's Enterprise Agreements, relevant legislation, and governance to provide direction and advice on complex queries, regularly engaging with key stakeholders, delivering on agreed outputs and outcomes to projects and activities, being open to constructive feedback, and valuing differing opinions and ideas.

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