Payroll Manager
About The Position
Mater is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to lead the delivery of end-to-end payroll services across our diverse and complex workforce. Reporting to the Director of People Operations, you will provide strategic and operational leadership to a team of payroll professionals, ensuring payroll is delivered accurately, compliantly and on time while driving continuous improvement and transformation initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity for a payroll leader who thrives in a large, complex environment and enjoys balancing operational excellence with innovation, governance and customer experience.
Requirements
- Extensive experience managing payroll operations within a large, industrially complex organisation
- Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, taxation, superannuation and enterprise agreements
- Experience leading payroll transformation, systems implementation and process improvement initiatives
- Strong governance, compliance, audit and risk management capability
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
- Experience leading and developing high-performing teams
- Advanced analytical and reporting skills, ideally including experience with Power BI, SQL or similar tools
Nice To Haves
- A relevant qualification in Business, Human Resources, Finance or Payroll will be highly regarded.
Responsibilities
- Leading end-to-end payroll operations across Mater entities
- Ensuring payroll accuracy, compliance and service excellence
- Driving process improvement, automation and payroll transformation initiatives
- Managing payroll governance, audits, risk and compliance activities
- Monitoring payroll performance, controls and financial reconciliations
- Leading payroll system enhancements, upgrades and implementations
- Building strong partnerships across People & Culture, Finance, Technology and operational leadership teams
- Coaching and developing a high-performing payroll team, including two Payroll Operations Leads and a Payroll Compliance Manager
Benefits
- Commensurate with experience plus superannuation
- Access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900
- Access to many staff benefits
- Increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options, including meal and entertainment benefits
- Grow your career with access to industry-leading training and professional development through Mater Education
- Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Access a range of health and wellbeing services with a corporate discount on private health insurance
- Exclusive discounts across dining, retail, travel, accommodation
- Unlimited access to discounted gyms via the Fitness Passport program
- Convenient, discounted on-site parking
- Reduced prices at our campus cafés and coffee spots
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
