Senior Payroll Specialist

Bayswater Permanent AU$100,000 - AU$110,000 per year View Job Description
Rarely do opportunities arise to join an organisation that combines a genuine purpose-driven mission with an exceptional workplace culture. This is your chance to step into a senior payroll position within a highly regarded biotech business where people are valued, ideas are welcomed, and employee retention speaks for itself.
  • Excellent WFH flexibility
  • Purpose driven organisation

About Our Client



Our client is an innovative and growing biotechnology organisation with approximately 200 employees across Australia. Operating at the forefront of research and healthcare advancement, they are recognised for their commitment to innovation, continuous improvement, and excellence in everything they do.

The business has built a reputation not only for the quality of its work, but also for its outstanding culture. Employees stay because they are genuinely supported, trusted, and empowered to contribute. With strong leadership, collaborative teams, and an environment focused on professional growth, this is an organisation where people build long-term careers rather than simply hold a job.

Job Description



  • End-to-end payroll processing across multiple pay cycles (Employment Hero)
  • Management of onboarding and offboarding payroll activities
  • Interpretation of Awards, leave entitlements, PAYG, superannuation and payroll tax obligations
  • Payroll reconciliations, month-end reporting and variance analysis
  • Payroll audits, compliance reviews and data integrity checks
  • Maintenance and optimisation of payroll systems
  • Partnering with Operations to support workforce planning and rostering alignment
  • Identifying and implementing payroll automation and process improvement initiatives
  • Supporting audit requirements and statutory reporting obligations

The Successful Applicant

  • Strong knowledge of Awards, payroll legislation and compliance requirements
  • Experience managing payroll reconciliations and reporting
  • Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving capability
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
  • A continuous improvement mindset and an interest in leveraging technology to improve payroll processes



What's on Offer

  • Join a highly regarded biotech organisation with an outstanding reputation
  • Supportive leadership team and genuinely positive workplace culture
  • Strong employee retention and engagement
  • Opportunity to influence payroll processes and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Broad role offering exposure beyond payroll processing alone
  • Stable, growing business with a meaningful purpose
  • Long-term career development opportunities



Contact
Jonathan Dawson
Quote job ref
JN-102026-7124313
Phone number
+(61) 415142246

Job summary

Function
Accounting & Finance
Specialisation
Payroll
Industry
Healthcare / Pharmaceutical
Location
Bayswater
Job Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Jonathan Dawson
Consultant phone
+(61) 415142246
Job Reference
JN-102026-7124313

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