Payroll Controller

About Us
The Department of Government Services (DGS) was established on 1 January 2023 to improve everyone's experience of doing business and interacting with the Victorian government. We bring important day-to-day services together in one department to make things easy and seamless for Victorians and businesses. We are doing this by connecting and digitising our systems and platforms across state and local government as well as streamlining our corporate and procurement services.

About The Role
This is a newly created role to enable DGS to roll out SAP SuccessFactors to 3 Victorian government departments and seven government agencies as part of DGS's mission to improve government services for everyone. You'll be part of an innovative and collaborative team entrusted with delivering a vital shared service for over 4,000 employees and driving significant efficiencies and productivity gains throughout government.

Reporting to the Senior Payroll Controller, the Payroll Controller is responsible for ensuring fortnightly pay runs in SAP SuccessFactors are run accurately and on time. The Payroll Controller role also has responsibility for processing third party payments and deductions, completing End of Financial Year processing activities, bulk pay changes in line with the VPS Enterprise Agreement, PDP progression outcomes and finance reconciliations and salary recalls, as required.

Key Accountabilities Include

• Conduct fortnightly pay runs using the SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) Control Centre in accordance with payroll processing timeframes.
• Maintain post payroll processing, including contribution remittances to superannuation deduction companies.
• Liaise with third party payment vendors and internal finance teams regarding payments and deductions, ensuring accurate pay information is provided to vendors and finance teams.
• Maintain and create new superannuation funds in the system and undertake clearing house activities for these funds for each pay run.
• Perform first level investigation and analysis of the HR data captured in the department's HR information system (SAP SuccessFactors).

About You
To be considered for the role, you must:

• Exercise high level of attention to detail when processing employee payroll information changes to ensure employee payments are processed accurately.
• Have strong communication skills with both internal and external stakeholders; ability to tailor communications and use content according to the audience and/or audience preference.
• Have the ability to take on a range of tasks and adjust approach and priorities to suit to changing requirements. Adapts systems and processes quickly to changed priorities and situations.
• Resolve issues through understanding and interpretation of existing processes and guidance, applying critical thinking and problem-solving concepts in the right context.

Mandatory Requirements
Experience with Employee Central Payroll (ECP) and Employee Central (EC) modules in SAP SuccessFactors in end to end payroll processing with a focus on data accuracy and reporting.

For specific responsibilities please review the attached position description. This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

How To Apply
Apply before the advertised closing date 11:59pm on Sunday, 28 September 2025. All applications should include:

• a resume; and
• a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages)

Other Relevant Information
The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees and clients and consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OH&S Act), to support this DGS has a COVID-19 Vaccination policy which
strongly recommends
all DGS employees be fully vaccinated.

Preferred candidates will be required to complete a Pre-employment Declaration and Consent Form. Employment of successful candidates will be subject to a National Police Check.

DGS actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.