Payroll Team Leader

What we can do for you

At Specsavers, we know that to reach your full potential you need to work somewhere that will bring out your best. We pride ourselves on offering a workplace with a supportive, driven, flexible and inclusive culture.

In 2025, we were proudly recognised as one of Australia's Best Places to Work for the third consecutive year and ranked 16th on Fortune's list of the World's 25 Best Workplaces.

Here's a taste of just some of our perks:

• Quarterly bonus scheme
• Two free pairs of glasses each year
• On-site free parking
• Birthday, Volunteer, Professional Development and Paid Parental Leave
• Health & Wellbeing programs
• Fully funded social club – provides a wide range of activities throughout the year

So, if you like the sound of working for a company that's dedicated to improving the lives of both their people and customers -
we think you'd look good at Specsavers.

The role & team

At Specsavers, we're proud to have a supportive and collaborative Payroll team of twenty who form part of our wider People & Organisation department. Following an internal promotion, we are excited to be recruiting two Payroll Team Leaders to join our team. Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you will lead and mentor a team of Payroll Officers, while also managing your own payroll portfolio. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll provide guidance, coaching and development, ensuring your team has the skills, training and resources they need to succeed.

In this role, you will oversee the day-to-day operations of payroll, ensuring the fortnightly payroll for our Shared Venture Stores is processed accurately, on time and in line with relevant legislation, awards, policies and procedures. You'll act as the first point of contact for your team, conducting regular check-ins and support.

Collaboration will also be key, you'll work closely with the Payroll Manager and your fellow Team Leader to align processes, optimise resources, and identify improvement initiatives in line with Specsavers' continuous improvement philosophy. You'll contribute to auditing processes, reporting requirements, compliance, reconciliations, and the investigation of payroll queries, ensuring a high standard of customer service is always delivered.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced payroll professional who enjoys a mix of leadership and hands-on responsibility.

We embrace a hybrid work approach to ensure a great work-life balance. When you're not working remotely, you'll be based at our Support Office in Port Melbourne.

What we are looking for

• Sound knowledge of Australian payroll legislation
• Demonstrated experience in high volume payroll environment
• Intermediate Excel skills
• Leadership and coaching skills to be an effective Team Leader for direct reports
• Effective time management & organisational skills
• Possess a high attention to detail
• Customer focused with sound analytical and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of ADP Payforce and UKG Pro is highly desirable but not essential

About Us

Specsavers are rated the market leader for eye tests, the retailer of choice for contact lenses and one of the fastest growing hearing providers in Australia and New Zealand. We are on a continual mission to transform eye and hearing health by eliminating preventable vision loss and blindness, including Glaucoma and Diabetes, through improved prevention and early detection, as well as providing accessible and affordable hearing care.

At Specsavers we believe a diverse, inclusive, and flexible culture enables our people to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. When it comes to flexibility, we understand that one size doesn't fit all. Our flexible working at Specsavers enables us to work in ways that support our lifestyle to help us balance our career with the other important things in life.

Creating a great place to work for our people is pinnacle to us and along with our Behaviours is at the core of everything we do. We like to think it's a fun and positive place to work – why not have a look for yourself

Applicants for the role are required to have current working rights as per, relevant government legislation.