Top Payroll Jobs in Sydney

Manage accurate APJ payroll operations across multiple countries, currencies, tax laws, and jurisdictions. Maintain employment data, conduct payroll and benefits audits, support compliance, assist with global payroll system implementation and M&A integrations, and facilitate internal and external audits. The role requires strong Excel skills, attention to detail, collaboration across global teams, and familiarity or interest in international payroll regulations.

Coordinate and quality-check outsourced multi-country payroll across APAC, manage vendor relationships, validate reconciliations, ensure compliance and documentation, improve processes and automation, and manage HRIS payroll inputs (HiBob).

The consultant supports client HR/Finance teams by providing Workday post-production services, resolving issues, and improving capabilities in various Workday modules.

Lead the end-to-end implementation of payroll and award interpretation systems through configuration, data migration, testing, stakeholder engagement, training, risk management, and go-live support. Ensure payroll accuracy, legal compliance, and correct interpretation of Australian and New Zealand legislation, enterprise agreements, collective agreements, and awards. Coordinate internal, external, and global stakeholders while managing timelines, resources, change, communications, and post-launch support. This is a contract role ending December 31, 2027.

Lead accurate and compliant payroll delivery, governance, audits, controls, and risk management. Manage payroll process improvement, automation, reporting, and operational optimisation while leading and developing the Payroll Services team. Oversee stakeholder relationships, complex escalations, service performance, and employee-focused service outcomes using data and insights.

Process accurate, timely weekly and fortnightly payroll for more than 7,000 employees. Maintain payroll, personnel, and time-and-attendance records; support superannuation, payroll tax, PAYG, workers compensation, and award compliance. Prepare reports, respond to payroll enquiries, document procedures, ensure legislative compliance, and identify process improvements while collaborating with teams across a multi-site organisation.

Process fortnightly Australian payroll end to end across two entities using ADP, including starters, terminations, leave, overtime, deductions, compliance, reconciliations, journals, and discrepancy resolution. Support month-end and audits, respond to employee payroll queries, collaborate with Finance and People & Culture, and gradually gain exposure to global payroll, process improvements, and system implementations.

Lead strategy, implementation, and optimization of TraceLink's Workday environment. Act as product owner and SME, manage Workday team and projects, oversee integrations, data integrity, security roles, reporting and analytics, vendor relationships, and provide strategic HR/leadership counsel.

Manage domestic and international payroll cycles, validate payroll inputs, reconcile accounting entries, maintain time and attendance systems, coordinate with payroll providers and vendors, address employee payroll and benefits questions, support audits, ensure legal and policy compliance, and lead payroll process and system improvements. The role also provides support to Human Resources and requires collaboration across remote teams and international PEOs.

Marks student assessments for online payroll programs using approved rubrics and assessment materials. Provides accurate grades and constructive feedback, applies assessment principles and rules of evidence, completes marking within agreed deadlines, and maintains marking records. This independent contractor role requires payroll, accounting, bookkeeping, or vocational assessment experience, current industry knowledge, assessor credentials, strong written communication, and reliable deadline management.

Processes payroll inputs, timesheets, attendance records, employee information, deductions, superannuation, leave records, and pay-run documentation. The role maintains accurate personnel and payroll records, imports time and attendance data into Chris21, responds to employee and external enquiries, and ensures payroll activities are completed accurately and on schedule. It is a hybrid fixed-term position based in Broadmeadows.

Lead end-to-end delivery of global Workday implementations: define scope, manage planning/resourcing/commercials, act as client interface, oversee configuration, testing, data migration, go-live and handover, and support pre-sales and business growth.

Manage accurate and compliant Japan payroll operations, including employee inquiries, social insurance, benefits, retirement payments, PTO, attendance, overtime, vendor processing, statutory reporting, and payroll data in Workday. Coordinate with HR, Finance, Benefits, vendors, employees, and government agencies. Support audits, reporting, forecasting, payroll accounting, process improvements, and system or vendor transitions.

Manage the APAC payroll function, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant payroll processing across countries. Lead, mentor, and support the payroll team; maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and external payroll, accounting, and service providers; monitor international payroll regulations; and implement best practices, KPIs, and SLA metrics. The role requires strong regional payroll expertise, analytical problem-solving, process improvement, and effective asynchronous collaboration in a global environment.

Payroll Officer role in the Finance department at Sydney Water, located in Redfern NSW. Apply via the Service Stream Recruitment Team online application. No duties, qualifications, or salary listed.

Process accurate and compliant Australian payroll, including employee lifecycle changes, payslips, tax, superannuation, leave, reconciliations, reporting, and payroll tax lodgements. Investigate discrepancies, resolve employee enquiries, maintain confidential payroll records, liaise with the Australian Taxation Office, and collaborate with People & Culture and Finance. This is a fixed-term contract through September 2027 with immediate start.

Process fortnightly payroll accurately and on time, including timesheets, calculations, employee changes, reconciliations, reporting, audits, and compliance. Respond to employee and manager queries, maintain payroll and HR records, support system upgrades and process improvements, and monitor legislative changes. The role requires collaboration with People & Culture, Finance, the ATO, superannuation funds, and auditors in a high-volume environment.

Lead and oversee bi-weekly payroll processing for an international workforce, ensuring accurate pay, deductions, taxes, and compliance with APAC regulations. Audit records, prepare journal entries, monitor tax deposits, resolve employee payroll inquiries, implement payroll controls and process improvements, and support system implementations and payroll transformations.

Manage accurate, timely payroll processing for European countries, ensuring compliance with local labor and tax laws. Validate timecards, audit payroll registers, resolve discrepancies, support T&A training, create SOPs, implement payroll policies, and lead process improvement projects while partnering with stakeholders to address payroll inquiries.

Manage and audit bi-weekly payroll processing for an international workforce, ensure compliance with APAC and country-specific payroll laws, handle tax deposits and payroll entries, resolve employee benefit questions, implement payroll controls and process improvements, and support payroll system transformations.

The Junior Payroll Purser assists with payroll processing, cash management, foreign currency exchange, and time and attendance audits aboard Celebrity Cruises ships.

The Payroll Operations Specialist ensures accurate and timely payroll for employees, maintains compliance, resolves discrepancies, and manages payroll records.

Lead and manage APAC payroll and HR operations, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll cycles. Oversee multi-country teams and third-party vendors, implement SOPs and controls, drive continuous improvement, report on SLAs/metrics, support audits, and develop staff performance and processes across the region.

Support processing and checking of US fortnightly and UK monthly payrolls, reconcile payroll to the general ledger, investigate and resolve complex payroll issues, assist with annual reporting and transfers/secondees, maintain procedures, and respond to employee payroll queries while ensuring data confidentiality and process improvements.

Lead and architect Workday Payroll implementations by translating business needs into functional designs, guiding configuration, testing integrations, and supporting clients through transformation and cutover. Serve as the primary Workday Payroll product expert, drive design sessions, mentor teams, manage stakeholder expectations, and ensure successful migration from legacy payroll systems.