Payroll Specialist

2 weeks ago

Alexandria, Australia Ampol Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year
  • 12-Month Contract | Hybrid Work (2–3 Days in Office)
  • Location: Brisbane or Sydney
  • Be part of a trusted, purpose-led brand with a proud Australian history
About Ampol Our company has always been about more than fuel. Fuel may be the foundation of our business, but our motivation and purpose come from the people, businesses, industries, and communities we engage with. From our origins until today, we've always been inspired by the role we can play in people's lives – to keep them moving, to make journeys happen. Here at Ampol, we are proud of our heritage as Australia's only owned fuel brand. For over 100 years we have supported Australians to travel far and wide, and we'll be here for 100 more powering better journeys for today and tomorrow
About the Role We're looking for a Payroll Specialist to join our high-performing People team, ensuring accurate and timely fortnightly payroll for 300 employees across four enterprise agreements. Using SAP SuccessFactors and Kronos, you'll ensure compliance with legislation and internal policies, provide advice on payroll tax and superannuation, and support ongoing system improvements.
Key Responsibilities
  • Process end-to-end payroll for 300 employees across 4 EAs, ensuring accuracy and compliance
  • Provide expert advice on payroll matters including tax, superannuation, leave, and entitlements
  • Support system configuration, testing, and updates across SAP SuccessFactors and Kronos
  • Respond to escalations, proactively resolve issues, and improve payroll processes
  • Communicate system changes and payroll updates to internal stakeholders
About You You're an experienced payroll professional with exceptional attention to detail, strong time management, and a proactive mindset. You enjoy solving complex problems and are confident navigating systems and award interpretation.
Key Skills and Experience
  • Proven experience managing end-to-end payroll in a large, complex environment
  • In-depth knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, superannuation, and enterprise agreements
  • Strong SAP SuccessFactors and Kronos experience highly regarded
  • Advanced Excel skills (e.g., macros, pivot tables) and ability to generate reports
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with a customer-focused mindset

Our benefits

  • We are flexible. Many of our teams have embraced hybrid work, balancing time spent remote working, with time spent at an office to connect and work together where it adds value.
  • We value recognition. We have an internal recognition platform amplifying the achievements of those who do great work and demonstrate our capabilities and values.
  • Career development and learning opportunities including LinkedIn Learning and other tailored training solutions.
  • Care for your Community. Spend one paid day a year volunteering with one of our Ampol Foundation partners.

We're an equal opportunity workplace. We not only embrace diversity and inclusion; we celebrate what makes you unique. We welcome applications from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and diverse sexualities and genders. We also highly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for roles with Ampol.

Ready to bring your payroll expertise to a future-focused Australian icon?

Apply now and help support the team that keeps Ampol moving.

Applications close on 5 July 2025

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