Payroll jobs in Australia

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.

Payroll Officer | Weekly Payroll | Flexible | Western Sydney | Onsite parking

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Officer to manage payroll processing for approximately 20 employees. This flexible part-time role requires previous Pronto payroll experience and offers the opportunity to support a reputable mining company based in West Perth.

An excellent opportunity for an experienced Payroll Officer to join a supportive and collaborative payroll team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This role offers a combination of BAU payroll processing and support a significant SuccessFactors implementation project.

Join a local government organisation as a temporary Payroll Officer, managing end-to-end payroll across a varied workforce. You'll interpret awards and agreements, process employee changes and timesheets, resolve payroll queries, and ensure accurate, timely payments.

We're seeking experienced Payroll Officers for temporary opportunities supporting a high-performing payroll outsourcing team. These roles will focus heavily on SAP payroll processing within a dynamic, client-facing 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.

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.

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.

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.

Working in a hands-on environment, you'll take ownership of end-to-end payroll responsibilities whilst supporting wider finance functions when required. This is a great opportunity for an experienced payroll professional to expand on their financial skill-set.

Ready to lead a payroll team that is supported by best-in-class systems, exceptional leadership, and genuine workplace flexibility? This is your opportunity to join a high-performing government organisation where people are valued, innovation is encouraged, and your leadership will make a real impact.

Join a fast-paced, collaborative team that values precision, continuous improvement, and exceptional employee experience.

Join a respected organisation in a Melbourne CBD location as a WorkCover Payroll Specialist, responsible for the accurate calculation and processing of Workers' Compensation payments in accordance with Victorian legislation and payroll requirements. This hybrid role offers the opportunity to utilise and expand your WorkCover payroll expertise while working with a range of payroll systems and stakeholders.

Lead a high-impact payroll remediation program that will shape the future of payroll compliance and governance across a complex national organisation. This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of critical remediation initiatives, influence senior stakeholders, and drive sustainable process improvements in a business committed to investing in people, systems and best practice.

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.

Ready to play a critical role in a major payroll transformation? Join a high-performing team where your expertise will directly influence the success of a large-scale SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) implementation and shape the future of payroll operations.

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!

As the Project Manager for the HR & Payroll Stream, you will provide leadership across all phases of the project lifecycle, from initiation and planning through to implementation, transition and closure.

You will be accountable for delivering a modern, integrated HR and Payroll solution while ensuring compliance with payroll, taxation, superannuation, industrial relations and award obligations.

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