Top Payroll Jobs in Sydney

Supports Workday sales cycles as a Workforce Management and Payroll subject matter expert. Delivers product demonstrations, presentations, workshops, seminars, discovery sessions, proof-of-concept builds, and RFX responses. Develops solution designs and implementation specifications, addresses prospect questions, supports qualification and deal closure, and influences C-level HR leaders. Requires strong payroll and workforce management expertise, HCM technology knowledge, presentation skills, and willingness to travel more than 50% of the time.

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.

Process fortnightly Australian payroll end to end across two entities, including starters, terminations, leave, overtime, deductions, PAYG, superannuation, STP, and workers’ compensation. Reconcile payroll data and journals, perform validation checks, support month-end and audits, answer employee queries, and collaborate with global teams. The role offers exposure to Canadian and international payroll, process improvements, AI tools, and future payroll system implementations.

Coordinates HR administration and payroll for employee onboarding, lifecycle changes, offboarding, payroll adjustments, time and attendance verification, reconciliations, compliance reporting, workers’ compensation, and HR projects. The role maintains employee records, supports managers and stores, administers HR policies and employment documentation, manages payroll vendors, and collaborates with HR, accounting, and payroll stakeholders across Australia and New Zealand.

Lead national payroll operations for a large, geographically dispersed workforce. Manage and develop a team of seven, ensure accurate and compliant payroll delivery, oversee Australian payroll legislation and statutory obligations, and drive governance, audits, reporting, reconciliations, process improvement, transformation, and SAP Payroll enhancements. Partner with HR, Finance, IT, and operational stakeholders while managing legislative changes, system upgrades, and payroll-related projects.

Tests SAP Payroll and related HR systems to ensure accurate, compliant payroll outcomes. Responsibilities include defining testing approaches, creating and executing test cases, conducting SIT, UAT and regression testing, validating payroll calculations, reconciling discrepancies, managing defects, maintaining testing evidence, and collaborating with Payroll, HR, Technology, vendors, and project teams on system releases and legislative updates.

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).

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.

Implement and architect Workday Payroll solutions, serving as the bridge between business and technical teams. Responsibilities include requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, integrations, client workshops, process improvement, implementation support, and project communication. The consultant guides clients through transformation and payroll system transitions while coordinating with integration teams and managing expectations.

Leads strategic and operational payroll, remuneration governance, reward programs, compliance, workforce analytics, and payroll transformation across Australia. Partners with executives, Finance, and operational stakeholders on remuneration strategy, workforce costs, reporting, budgeting, and performance incentives. Oversees payroll controls, legislative compliance, vendors, systems improvement, and a high-performing team while supporting broader People & Culture initiatives.

Supports People Services operations, including HRIS record maintenance, employee inquiries, payroll administration, benefits and leave management, compliance filings, reporting, audits, and employment documentation. The role maintains Rippling and Sparrow, handles confidential employee data, supports payroll and benefits compliance, and collaborates with People, Finance, and Compliance teams in a fast-paced environment.

Own end-to-end payroll and accounts receivable across Australian and New Zealand entities. Manage payroll compliance, reconciliations, statutory lodgements, collections, disputes, month-end close, reporting, cash flow inputs, audits, and system improvements. Serve as the subject matter expert for payroll legislation, maintain controls, and partner with finance leadership and customer contacts to improve accuracy and cash collection.

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

Lead payroll automation and process-improvement initiatives across a national healthcare organization. Map and standardize payroll processes, identify manual-work reduction opportunities, develop requirements and business cases, configure payroll technology, establish controls, and lead testing through implementation. Analyze payroll and workforce data, improve reporting and validation, and measure benefits. The role collaborates with Payroll, Technology, Finance, People and Culture, and payroll platform teams while influencing geographically dispersed stakeholders.

Leads payroll readiness for evolving Enterprise Agreements by reviewing clauses, assessing payroll and operational impacts, translating requirements into practical solutions, and partnering with Industrial Relations, Workforce Planning, Payroll, and Systems teams. Responsibilities include system configuration, testing, implementation, governance, project delivery, stakeholder engagement, and ensuring accurate, compliant payroll outcomes in a complex regulated environment.

Coordinate fortnightly and weekly payroll processing, maintain accurate employee records, process entitlements and termination payments, prepare reports, and support payroll compliance. Provide guidance to employees and managers on Workday and UKG matters, resolve Salesforce payroll cases, troubleshoot time and attendance issues, and contribute to process improvement and accurate payroll outcomes.

Lead end-to-end payroll operations across multiple pay frequencies and employment types. Ensure compliance with Australian payroll legislation, Awards, Enterprise Agreements, taxation, and superannuation requirements. Manage payroll controls, audits, reporting, governance, and risk mitigation. Lead and develop the payroll team, resolve complex stakeholder issues, and drive payroll system enhancements, testing, process improvement, and operational excellence.

Processes and validates payroll across NA, APAC, EMEA, and ANZ regions. Reviews timekeeping records, payroll registers, deductions, garnishments, direct deposits, special payments, and compliance documentation. Supports employees with time and attendance systems, coordinates with third-party payroll providers, prepares management reports, and contributes to payroll process standardization. Roles range from Analyst to Supervisor and leadership levels.

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 end-to-end monthly, fortnightly, and bi-monthly payroll for approximately 250 employees across New Zealand and Fiji. Responsibilities include maintaining employee data, processing starters and terminations, completing final payments, managing IRD Payday Filing and statutory obligations, preparing month-end reports, reconciling and posting to the General Ledger, and resolving payroll queries. The role requires strong MicroPay expertise, Excel skills, accuracy, organization, and effective stakeholder communication.

Manage end-to-end payroll processing for India, validating inputs, preparing MIS reports, coordinating payments and statutory compliance, reconciling payroll with Finance, resolving discrepancies, supporting audits, maintaining confidential records, and improving payroll systems and processes.

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.

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.

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.