Workday and Payroll Specialist

5 days ago


Melbourne, Australia McMillan Shakespeare Full time

At MMS, our purpose is clear: To make a difference to people's lives. Guided by this commitment, we offer tailored solutions to clients and customers across our businesses in Australia and New Zealand. Our vision is to be your trusted partner, simplifying complexities and turning challenges into opportunities. Our diverse services - from salary packaging and fleet management to disability support - aim to enhance your financial wellbeing and empower your aspirations.

The Workday and Payroll Specialist will support the Workday Functional Manager in the effectiveness and efficiency of Workday, assist with payroll related activities and provide support and guidance to the People, Culture & Communication (PC&C) team, people leaders and employees to promote self-service functionality.

This is a one year limited tenure role.

The role will partner with the business to review configuration and implement approved changes, including testing, deployment, and support activities. They will provide support to the Payroll Officer, will develop, create, and maintain a variety of reports in Workday, as well as utilising other organisational tools and available technologies to meet both internal and external stakeholder requirements

The Role
- Ensure payroll is processed accurately and on time — including auditing, reconciliations, and lifecycle validation
- Monitor data integrity and compliance through scheduled audits and system checks
- Lead the ongoing configuration, testing, and deployment of Workday Business Processes
- Partner with PC&C, IT, and Finance to enhance service delivery and streamline processes
- Manage organisational security roles and resolve user-based security issues
- Provide integration and reporting support across Workday architecture
- Support Workday inbound/outbound integration enhancements and issue resolution
- Deliver break/fix support and regression testing for Workday interfaces
- Promote self-service functionality through training and communication
- Maintain system documentation, dashboards, and reporting catalogues
- Drive successful deployment of Workday bi-annual releases, prioritising features and assessing change impact
- Uphold change management processes to meet audit and regulatory requirements

You will bring:

- At least 2 years’ experience in a HRIS and / or Payroll role.
- Knowledge of HRIS’s and / or Payroll reporting tools.
- Proficient in HRIS and / or Payroll business process, data maintenance and security configuration.
- Experience in HRIS and / or Payroll implementations, testing and deployment activities.
- Knowledge of People organisational policies and practices and current employment legislation

What we can offer you:

- Novated leasing benefits and discounts
- 12 weeks paid parental leave and access to our Parents Portal
- Comprehensive learning and development opportunities to support your career growth
- Sonder digital wellbeing platform, providing personalised support 24/7, plus annual flu vaccinations
- Default Income Protection Insurance reimbursed for members of the MMS Default Super Fund
- Exempt Employee Share Plan

Embracing our value of Everyone Matters we hold a collective commitment to foster an environment where all differences are valued and respected.
- We encourage individuals from all backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, those caring for someone or living with a disability, LGBTQIA+ and culturally diverse applicants to apply.
- We embrace hybrid working and welcome conversations about flexibility.

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.

If you identify as a person living with disability and require adjustments to our recruitment process, please contact us at

What we can offer you:
- Novated leasing benefits and discounts- 12 weeks paid parental leave and access to our Parents Portal- Comprehensive learning and development opportunities to support your career growth- Sonder digital wellbeing platform, providing personalised support 24/7, plus annual flu vaccinations- Default Income Protection Insurance reimbursed for members of the MMS Default Super Fund- Exempt Employee Share Plan

Embracing our value of Everyone Matters we hold a collective commitment to foster an environment where all differences are valued and respected.- We encourage individuals from all backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, those caring for someone or living with a disability, LGBTQIA+ and culturally diverse applicants to apply.- We embrace hybrid working and welcome conversations about flexibility.

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.

If you identify as a person living with disability and require adjustments to our recruitment process, please contact us at



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