Payroll Services Lead

Payroll Services Lead

Permanent Full Time position

Based in Armadale with flexible work options

Build on some solid foundations

If you're someone who thrives on precision, leads with care and takes pride in enabling others to grow  — this could be your next chapter.

About Us

In the City of Armadale, our vision is clear: to create a workplace where our culture is positive, our people are inspired, and our teams perform at their best. We are committed to supporting our staff to grow, learn, and develop, ensuring that everyone can achieve their full potential.

About the Role

You'll lead a small, high-performing payroll team and take ownership of our end-to-end payroll function — ensuring accuracy, compliance and trust across every pay cycle.

Your work will go far beyond processing transactions. You'll be the subject matter expert guiding the City's payroll systems, partnering with HR and Finance teams to optimise processes, implement improvements, and deliver insights through meaningful workforce reporting.

It's a role that combines leadership, system know-how, and the satisfaction of delivering an essential service that every employee relies on.

About You

You're someone who takes pride in getting the details right — and in helping others do the same. 

You bring both technical depth and a human touch, balancing accuracy with collaboration.

• You have significant experience leading or delivering payroll for a large workforce (800+ employees).
• You're confident in navigating payroll legislation, superannuation, taxation and audits.
• You enjoy improving systems, data integrity and workflows — and know your way around payroll systems.
• You're a people-first leader who mentors others, builds strong relationships, and brings calm confidence to the team.

What it is Like Working Here

 We are a values led organisation guided by our belief that we:

• Care
• Are Better, Together
• Learn & Grow
• Seize Today, Shape Tomorrow

Joining our team means embracing a culture where we look after ourselves, and each other. We actively listen and give and receive constructive feedback. We build and strengthen resilience, in ourselves, in our organisation, and in the community. We are mindful of our impacts and encouraged to make responsible and sustainable decisions.

Perks and Benefits

• We are set up for flexibility – we can compress your working week into a shorter period (9 day fortnight or 19 day month) and support remote working where we can
• We are set up to improve your Wellbeing - Free membership to Armadale Fitness and Aquatic Centre, offering access to gym, pool, sauna, group classes as well as a annual calendar of Wellbeing events.
• If you put in extra super, we will match it (up to a maximum of 15%) which will help secure  your financial future
• Study Assistance where the City of Armadale supports its tenured employees to undertake a course of part-time study that will help with their own professional development
• Novated Lease opportunities
• 17.5% Annual Leave Loading for when you take annual leave

How to Apply:

Ready to make a meaningful impact? Apply now via our Careers page at Armadale Careers. Attach your CV and perhaps you would like to add a cover letter explaining why you're the perfect fit. Need help with your application? Call us at or email

Apply soon We're reviewing applications as they come in, and the position may close earlier than expected.

Join Us in Making a Difference

The City of Armadale is committed to creating a diverse workforce. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, including Indigenous people, people with disabilities, and those from different cultural backgrounds, to apply.