Payroll Manager / Payroll Officer
Location: South Melbourne | Part-Time, Permanent (15.2 hours per week)
Reports to: Finance & HR Leadership Team
Take ownership of the payroll function across a growing group of businesses, ensuring payroll accuracy, compliance, and exceptional employee support across approximately 100 employees.
- Flexible part-time arrangement with 2–3 days per week in-office
- Own the payroll function end-to-end across multiple entities
- Opportunity to drive process improvements and shape payroll operations as the business grows
About the company:
We are a growing and dynamic group of businesses committed to operational excellence, employee
experience, and continuous improvement.
- Diverse and expanding business portfolio across multiple entities
- Collaborative and supportive workplace culture
- Strong focus on systems, efficiency, and scalable growth
- Committed to compliance, accuracy, and employee satisfaction
- Fast-paced environment with opportunities to make a genuine impact
About the role:
This is a standalone Payroll Manager / Payroll Officer role responsible for managing the full payroll function across multiple entities and ensuring all payroll processes are delivered accurately, compliantly, and on time.
- Manage end-to-end payroll operations across multiple entities
- Ensure compliance with Australian payroll legislation, awards, and Fair Work requirements
- Act as the primary point of contact for all payroll-related employee enquiries
- Maintain payroll systems and identify opportunities for process improvement
- Support business growth through scalable and efficient payroll practices
- Partner closely with Finance and HR to ensure seamless payroll operations
This role is ideal for an experienced payroll professional who enjoys autonomy, takes ownership of outcomes, and thrives in a fast-moving business environment.
What you will do:
- Process accurate and timely fortnightly payroll across approximately 100 employees
- Manage payroll across multiple business entities and employee groups
- Administer superannuation, PAYG withholding, payroll tax, WorkCover, and statutory obligations
- Perform payroll account reconciliations and general ledger reconciliations
- Prepare payroll reports and support payroll-related financial reporting requirements
- Maintain employee payroll records, leave balances, and entitlements
- Manage payroll onboarding and offboarding processes for new and departing employees
- Respond to payroll enquiries and provide support to employees and management
- Ensure payroll compliance with awards, legislation, and regulatory requirements
- Identify and implement payroll process improvements and efficiencies
- Maintain and optimise Employment Hero HR and Payroll systems
- Coordinate year-end payroll reporting and compliance activities
Skills & experience:
We are seeking an experienced payroll professional with strong technical expertise, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to operate independently.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience managing end-to-end payroll functions
- Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, awards, and Fair Work regulations
- Experience managing payroll across multiple entities or growing organisations
- Hands-on experience using Employment Hero HR and Payroll (essential)
- Strong understanding of superannuation, PAYG, payroll tax, and statutory reporting requirements
- High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and confidentiality
- Excellent reconciliation and reporting skills
- Strong problem-solving capability and process improvement mindset
- Excellent communication skills and ability to build relationships across all levels of the business
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of payroll outcomes
Culture
- Collaborative and supportive team environment
- High level of trust, autonomy, and ownership
- Focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence
- Dynamic and growing business environment
- Strong partnership between Finance, HR, and Operations teams
Benefits
Flexible part-time arrangement (15.2 hours per week)
- Opportunity to own and lead the payroll function
- South Melbourne office location with flexible working structure
- Supportive and collaborative team culture
- Opportunity to influence systems, processes, and business growth
- Long-term stability within a growing organisation
Key Success Metrics
- Accurate and timely payroll processing across all entities
- Compliance with payroll legislation, awards, and statutory obligations
- Employee satisfaction and responsiveness to payroll enquiries
- Accuracy of payroll reconciliations and reporting
- Successful management of year-end payroll requirements
- Continuous improvement of payroll systems and processes
- Effective support of business growth through scalable payroll operations
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