SAP Payroll Processing Team Lead

4 days ago

North Shore, New South Wales, Australia UGL Group Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

 Payroll Processing Team Lead

SAP S4/HANA

Complex High-Volume Blue-Collar Workforce

Work From Home 2 Days Per Week

About the Role

 

UGL is seeking an experienced SAP Payroll Processing Team Lead to join our warm, friendly corporate team in North Sydney.

Our payroll team operates with best practice Segregation of Duties, divided into three functional teams\: data management, processing, and accounting. The team comprises 23 members, with 8 direct reports to this role, managing payroll for approximately 10,000 workers each month, split into ten payrolls for salaried, casual, and blue-collar workers.

The role involves managing the payroll processing team who are responsible for a predominantly blue-collar workforce across numerous projects and sites in Australia. This includes handling complex employee scenarios including employee payments, demobilisation and separations. 

Why this role?

 

  • This opportunity is perfect for a seasoned hands-on tech savvy payroll professional looking to lead an experienced team and contribute to the continuous improvement of our payroll processes.

  • This includes workload distribution and management using ServiceNow ticket solution and identification of training opportunities.

  • Future projects include the transition to Payday superannuation changes and potential timesheet solutions changes.

  • Gain insights into energy, power, resources, water, defence, telecoms, transport, and manufacturing sectors.

  • Drive process improvements.

  • Work from home 2 days per week.

Key Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily payroll processing operations, ensure full use of SAP functionality, and ensure authorised transmission of net pay transactions including STP submissions.

  • Manage ServiceNow tickets, including compensation payments, manual payments, pay slips, reconciliations, and separations.

  • Facilitate regular team meetings to discuss issues, suggest improvements, and communicate changes and support team members.

About You

  • Substantial experience processing medium-high volume complex payrolls in a large corporate environment with SAP and ServiceNow systems.

  • Tech-savvy with advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.

  • Strong problem-solving skills and knowledge of EBA's.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and proven ability to lead and mentor a team.

If you are a motivated payroll professional seeking a leadership role with a warm friendly and experienced team, we would love to hear from you

What we offer

  • Hybrid Work Environment.

  • Individual Development Plan.

  • Medibank Corporate Discount.

  • AIA Vitality membership.

  • Salary Continuance Insurance.

  • Employee Assistance Program.

  • One Rewards Discounts & Cashback Program.

 

About Us

UGL is a well-known and respected for providing end-to-end engineering, construction and maintenance services within rail and transport, communications and technology systems, oil and gas, power, renewables and resources, water and defence markets. UGL partners with some of the world's largest blue-chip companies and government agencies, private enterprises and public institutions. We are a member of the CIMIC Group of companies. 

At UGL, we value diversity – in the backgrounds, ideas, work styles and perspectives of our team. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

Please note that relevant screening checks will be conducted as part of the recruitment process. These may include a national criminal history check and a pre-employment medical questionnaire.

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