Payroll jobs in Australia

Join a growing organisation undergoing payroll transformation, where you'll manage your own payroll portfolio while working within a highly supportive and collaborative team.

Short-term Payroll Officer contract supporting a fortnightly payroll for approximately 200-250 employees, with a mostly casual workforce. The role will focus on payroll processing, roster and timesheet approvals, discrepancy checking, employee queries and award interpretation.

Our client, a leading Australian transport and logistics business, is seeking a detail-oriented payroll professional to join their supportive payroll team on a 12-month contract basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a high-volume, fast-paced environment where accuracy, customer service and teamwork are highly valued.

Michael Page are currently partnering with a leading business, based in Logan, who are looking to recruit a Payroll Officer on a 12 month contract. This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, managing high-volume payroll processing, and delivering exceptional service to employees and stakeholders.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a complex, high-performing business with operations across multiple locations and employee groups. You'll be part of a collaborative payroll team responsible for delivering accurate payroll outcomes while maintaining strong governance and legislative compliance.

The Payroll Officer will be responsible for managing end-to-end payroll processes within a healthcare environment, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and full compliance with relevant regulations and industry standards.

The Payroll Officer will play a pivotal role in ensuring timely and accurate processing of payroll. This is an excellent opportunity for a detail oriented professional to contribute to a meaningful organisation.

Our client is looking for a Payroll Specialist to provide support across a small team, assisting with day-to-day payroll operations. You'll also have the opportunity to step up and take ownership of payroll activities when needed, gaining valuable exposure across a broad range of functions.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a high-impact payroll leadership role where systems, compliance and continuous improvement take centre stage.

If you're motivated by complexity, projects and building best-practice payroll environments, this role will put you at the forefront of real organisational change.

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Payroll Officer to join a leading global payroll services provider supporting clients across Australia. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced outsourced payroll environment managing end-to-end processing.

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Payroll Officer to join a high-performing outsourced payroll team. This role will see you delivering accurate, compliant payroll services in a fast-paced, client-driven environment.

An exciting opportunity for a Payroll Governance professional in either Newcastle, Sydney or Melbourne to lead the design and continuous improvement of payroll controls, frameworks and compliance initiatives. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on analysing processes, reducing risk and driving operational excellence.

We're proud to be partnering with a well-established and growing Australian organisation to appoint an experienced Payroll Specialist. This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of a national payroll function within a dynamic, operationally complex environment. Reporting directly to the CFO, you'll play a critical role in ensuring payroll is delivered accurately, on time, and in full compliance with Australian legislation and enterprise agreements

This temporary role manages end‑to‑end payroll processing across a fast‑paced, high‑volume workforce. You'll work with Humanforce, manage manual calculations, and support the team through a busy operational period.

This Payroll Officer role is responsible for delivering accurate end-to-end payroll for approximately 200 employees, while also supporting Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and HR administration activities. Working within a purpose-driven organisation, you will play a key role in ensuring payroll compliance, maintaining employee records and contributing to broader finance and process improvement initiatives.

I am currently partnering with a well-established organisation based in Brisbane's northern suburbs to recruit an experienced Senior Payroll Officer. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a stable business in a hands-on, high-impact role where you will take ownership of payroll operations and compliance. This role will see you responsible for the end-to-end delivery of payroll within a busy and complex environment.

Step into a high-impact payroll role where your expertise will shape compliance, systems, and performance at scale.

Join a future-focused infrastructure organisation investing heavily in best-in-class payroll technology, transformation, and people.

Join a high-performing payroll team where accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement are genuinely valued. This is a standout opportunity to step into a business that invests in its people, systems, and future.

Looking for a payroll role that gives you true flexibility without compromising on scale or complexity? Step into a high-impact position where your work directly supports one of Australia's largest and most respected organisations.

We are seeking a Payroll Systems Support Analyst to lead testing, compliance, and optimisation of workforce systems. This role plays a pivotal part in ensuring accurate payroll outcomes through robust system configuration, integration, and governance.

Step into a pivotal leadership role where you'll shape the future of payroll within one of Australia's most respected organisations.

This is an opportunity to influence strategy, drive transformation, and elevate best-practice payroll performance at scale.

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Payroll Officer to join a busy retail payroll function supporting a mid-large workforce. This role will see you manage end-to-end payroll across hourly and salaried employees using Dayforce.

Shape payroll compliance in a large-scale, complex environment where your impact will truly matter. Join a high-profile transformation journey with significant projects, leadership visibility, and clear career progression.

Michael Page is partnering exclusively with a leading, private equity-backed Australian organisation to appoint a Payroll Systems Testing Analyst into their high-performing payroll function. This is a standout opportunity to combine payroll expertise with systems, testing, and transformation in a business actively investing in its future.

Join one of Australia's largest ASX-listed employers and take your payroll career to the next level. Thrive in a high-performing, fast-paced environment with genuine long-term growth opportunities and exposure across a nationally recognised organisation.

Michael Page are exclusively partnering with a market-leading financial services business to recruit a Payroll Specialist. If you are looking to join one of the best employers in Melbourne - please apply belo!

• Market leading remuneration dependent on experience
• Join an organisation setting the benchmark for proactive payroll compliance
• Excellent WFH flexibility

Gain exposure to payroll governance, award interpretation and compliance initiatives while working with industry experts and best-in-class systems across a large, complex workforce.

Are you an experienced Senior Test Analyst? This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the technology department of a Melbourne-based organisation.

Join a high-performing organisation where technology investment, executive support, and continuous improvement aren't just buzzwords - they're embedded into the culture.

Work on one of the most advanced UKG environments in Australia, supporting a workforce at true national scale.
This is a rare opportunity to step into a highly complex, best-in-class WFM landscape and make an immediate impact.