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Payroll Team Leader

Ipswich City Permanent AU$12,000 - AU$140,000 per year View Job Description
I'm partnering with a large, market-leading organisation, based in Brisbane's Western Suburbs, to recruit a Payroll Team Leader. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a complex, fast-paced environment where you'll lead a team, oversee large-scale payroll operations, and play a key role in ongoing payroll transformation initiatives
  • Opportunity to gain exposure to a major business transformation project
  • Flexible start and finish times

About Our Client

  • Our client is a large, well-established organisation with a significant national workforce and a reputation for operational excellence. As the business continues to invest in systems, automation, and process improvement, they are seeking a Payroll Team Leader to play a key role in both day-to-day payroll operations and ongoing transformation initiatives. This is an opportunity to join a complex, high-volume environment where you'll be supported by experienced leadership and have genuine scope to influence change and drive continuous improvement.

Job Description

The Payroll Team Leader will be responsible for:

  • Lead, coach and develop a team of Payroll Officers
  • Oversee end-to-end payroll operations for a large and complex workforce
  • Act as the escalation point for complex payroll matters
  • Review and approve complex payroll calculations, including overpayments
  • Drive process improvement initiatives across the payroll function
  • Support payroll system enhancements, testing and transformation projects
  • Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across the business

The Successful Applicant

A successful Payroll Team Leader should have:

  • Proven experience training, supporting, and mentoring payroll teams in a high-volume environment
  • Strong end-to-end payroll knowledge and technical capability
  • Solid understanding of payroll legislation, compliance and reporting requirements
  • Experience interpreting Awards, EBAs and complex employment agreements
  • A hands-on leader who enjoys identifying opportunities for process improvement
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

What's on Offer

  • A competitive salary of $120-140k + Super
  • Join a recognised industry leader
  • Exposure to major payroll transformation and automation initiatives
  • Supportive leadership and genuine career development opportunities
  • Flexible start and finish times
  • On-site parking
  • The chance to make a meaningful impact in a large-scale payroll environment
Contact
Jen Bowen
Quote job ref
JN-092026-7099645
Phone number
+61730186316

Job summary

Function
Accounting & Finance
Specialisation
Payroll
Industry
Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
Location
Ipswich City
Job Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Jen Bowen
Consultant phone
+61730186316
Job Reference
JN-092026-7099645

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