Senior Payroll Lead

3 days ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Digital-Connections Full time $104,000 - $130,878 per year

The Senior Payroll Lead is responsible for managing the end-to-end payroll function to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing for all employees. This role oversees payroll operations, systems, compliance with tax and labor laws, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives. The Payroll Lead acts as the key liaison between HR, Finance, and external stakeholders to deliver a seamless payroll service.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure accurate calculation of statutory contributions (social insurance, health insurance, pensions, taxes).
  • Reconcile payroll reports and resolve discrepancies promptly.
  • Prepare and issue payslips, payroll reports, and year-end statements.
  • Lead a team responsible for providing world-class payroll and timekeeping services to over 4,000 employees across payrolls in Australia
  • Develop a high performing team including the supervision and development of local payroll talent ensuring values and behaviours are modelled
  • Drive first time quality in leading payroll execution by managing program metrics.
  • Help define and track KPIs and ensure performance within targeted measures
  • Ensure robust payroll process documentation and training for internal and external teams
  • Drive continuous improvements in payroll operations and employees' experience
  • Implement stakeholder communication and contact plans

Technical Competencies

  • Should have excellent understanding of payroll best practices and in depth knowledge of Australian payroll requirements including tax regulations
  • Must have good experience with systems and financials - Aurian or Peoplesoft
  • Ability to understand the big picture and the inter-relationships of all positions and activities in the different HR, Payroll, Timekeeping & Attendance systems, and process including the impact of changes in one area on another area.
  • Ability to see and understand the inter-relationships between components of systems and plans, anticipate future events, and apply the principles of systems thinking to accelerate performance.

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