Payroll Team Leader

Payroll Team Leader – Leading Health & Community Organisation | Macquarie Park

Permanent | $127,000 + super | Hybrid: 4 days in-office, 1 day WFH

We’re partnering with a leading organisation in the health and community sector who are seeking an experienced Payroll Team Leader to join their supportive team in Macquarie Park.

This is a “unicorn” role – ideal for a strong payroll professional with hands-on NZ payroll expertise, prior system change experience, and proven people leadership skills. You will lead a payroll team of approximately 700 employees and play a critical hands-on role ensuring compliant, accurate, and timely payroll across the group.

The Opportunity

You’ll join a close-knit payroll team, leading and mentoring staff while maintaining payroll compliance across multiple entities. You’ll have the chance to make a real impact, overseeing payroll processes, resolving complex issues, and supporting system upgrades and integrations.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead, mentor, and support the payroll team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
• Manage end-to-end payroll processing for Australian and New Zealand employees, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timeliness.
• Ensure compliance with Australian and New Zealand payroll legislation (Fair Work Act, Superannuation Guarantee, Holidays Act, IRD, etc.).
• Validate payroll masterfile data, onboarding and termination records, wages, bonuses, leave, tax, and superannuation/KiwiSaver payments.
• Approve payment files to Finance within SOD (wages, PAYG/PAYE, payroll tax, superannuation).
• Resolve complex payroll discrepancies efficiently and maintain data integrity across multiple systems.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders (HR, Finance, department managers) and external vendors.
• Manage team SLAs and inbound payroll queries using tools like Jira.
• Support audits, reporting, and ongoing compliance initiatives.

About You

• 7+ years’ payroll experience, including NZ payroll expertise.
• 2+ years’ experience in people leadership within payroll teams.
• Hands-on experience with payroll system changes and integrations.
• Strong understanding of Australian and New Zealand payroll legislation.
• Exceptional attention to detail, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Tertiary payroll certification desirable (or equivalent work experience).
• Approachable, collaborative, and able to lead by example.

The Details

• Location: Macquarie Park (hybrid: 4 days office, 1 day WFH)
• Position Type: Permanent
• Salary: $127,000 + super
• Team Size: Payroll team supporting ~700 employees

Why You’ll Love It

• Lead a highly regarded payroll team within a supportive, down-to-earth culture.
• Take ownership of payroll operations and system enhancements.
• Opportunity to have a meaningful impact on payroll delivery and compliance across the group.
• Flexible working arrangements to balance in-office and WFH days.

Please APPLY NOW!