Payroll Manager

4 weeks ago


Sydney, Australia Squiz Full time

We are currently looking for a Payroll Manager or Senior Payroll Specialist to step into a Global Payroll position (standalone) to join the finance team.

You’ll be an experienced payroll professional who will provide timely, accurate and compliant delivery of payroll services to our employees. The role will liaise between internal teams, external partners, our employees and third-party vendors.

Overseeing all regions - EMEA, US and ANZ(directly responsible), you will deliver operational excellence, help identify improvement areas, deliver a great employee experience and ultimately lead our payroll function on a global scale.

This role would suit someone looking for an opportunity to make the role their own, and has had experience leading and implementing payroll systems and processes. You’ve worked with a number of systems and know what good looks like.

This role is Sydney based (hybrid) and we follow Squiz Flex Policy regarding time in our office. 

For this role, we ask that you can demonstrate:

  • Experience running corporate payroll for staff >150
  • Ability to work within strict deadlines
  • Expertise in calculating all facets of payroll 
  • Ability to work effectively across all levels and layers of the organisation using exceptional communications skills and ability to influence and to adapt to changing business needs
  • Experience managing payroll across Australia and New Zealand entities
  • Experience with payroll system implementation (including transforming process)
  • Demonstrate experience evaluating pay practises in compliance with internal policies, practices and regional law
  • Be a self starter, who is efficient and highly organised 

Nice to have

  • Experience working with various payroll system; Justworks - a US payroll Platform, Sage Micropay
  • Experience managing multi global region payroll and reporting
  • Experience managing external payroll providers

 What you would do (the role day to day): 

  • Accountable for the entire payroll process from start to finish. Responsible for timely and accurate processing, delivery and reconciliation of payroll.
  • Process monthly and semi monthly payrolls across our global payroll platforms
  • Lodge tax authorities submissions and make payments
  • Prepare payroll tax calculations in Australia and make submissions and payments
  • Enter journal entries related to payroll in the general ledger
  • Oversee, collaborate and meet with the various regions on a regular basis
  • Build and maintain relationships with various business units throughout the business 
  • Evaluate pay practices to ensure compliance with country specific laws
  • Participates in various projects and initiatives as business lead.

Why work for Squiz? 

You’ll work with some of the most intelligent and down to earth people you’ve ever meet. We are made up of a diverse range of passionate professionals who love challenging the status quo. Every day is different, but what is constant is we all love what we do.

We have a lived commitment to flexibility, we know the success of our people is dependent on them having a balanced life. You will be offered flexibility as to where and how you work every day. We want you to be able to work in a way that drives productivity, efficiency and outcomes; along with connection and collaboration.

Who we are: 

Squiz helps complex, service-led organisations harness the power of digital, improving the services they offer online. 

Founded in 1998, Squiz grew during the rise of the internet. Since then, we have evolved from a simple web content management system into a full digital experience platform (DXP), helping customers make the shift from being content managers to experience creators.

The Squiz DXP brings together content, search, data and applications in one place. To get the most out of the platform, customers can collaborate with our digital experts to design solutions and adapt as demands change.  

We are headquartered in Australia, with teams and customers across the globe, and offices in New Zealand, the United States, the United Kingdom and Poland.

Come as you are

We celebrate diversity and unite on the elements of our company DNA, starting every customer conversation with “why?” to understand their needs, working hard to find a way to overcome every challenge, and fighting for better outcomes with the work we do; all while checking our egos at the door, not taking ourselves too seriously and having fun along the way.

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

Recruitment Agencies: We politely ask that you avoid making any approaches or sending any unsolicited resumes to our Recruitment Team or Hiring Leaders across our business. Squiz is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.


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