Senior Payroll Manager

1 week ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Bluefin Resources Pty Limited Full time $180,000 - $250,000 per year

Senior Payroll Manager – Strategic Leadership Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior Payroll Manager to lead, transform, and deliver payroll operations across a large and complex organisation. This pivotal role provides both strategic leadership and hands-on expertise, ensuring payroll is accurate, compliant, and aligned with business objectives while driving innovation and continuous improvement.

Reporting directly to the CFO, you'll partner with Executive Leadership, Finance, People & Culture, Risk, IT, and Audit teams to ensure seamless delivery of payroll operations and future-ready transformation.

What you'll be doing

  • Lead and manage a high-performing payroll team, ensuring accurate and timely processing across multiple awards and enterprise agreements
  • Oversee reconciliations, reporting, and compliance with taxation, superannuation, and legislative obligations
  • Strengthen payroll governance, audit readiness, and risk control frameworks
  • Drive payroll transformation projects including system upgrades, HRIS implementations, and process automation
  • Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on payroll strategy, compliance, and risk
  • Mentor and develop payroll professionals, fostering capability uplift and succession planning

What we're looking for

  • 12+ years' payroll experience, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role
  • Proven success managing payroll in large, complex, and highly regulated environments
  • In-depth knowledge of payroll legislation, superannuation, and industrial instruments
  • Demonstrated experience leading system implementations and payroll transformation projects
  • Strong audit, compliance, and risk management expertise
  • Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence at executive level
  • A natural leader who develops people and builds collaborative, high-performing teams

Why join?

  • Lead payroll at a strategic level while still staying connected to operations
  • Be part of a supportive, collaborative, and forward-thinking executive team
  • Opportunity to shape payroll transformation projects and influence business strategy
  • Work in a dynamic environment where innovation, compliance, and people leadership are equally valued

Apply now to take on a career-defining leadership role where your payroll expertise will directly impact business success and transformation.

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