Payroll Officer

Sydney | 6 Month Contract | High Volume Payroll

An opportunity has become available for an experienced Payroll Officer to join a large, established payroll function on an initial 6 month contract.

Working within a complex, high volume environment, you will join an experienced payroll team responsible for delivering accurate and timely payroll across Australia and New Zealand.

This is a hands on role suited to someone who enjoys working at pace, is confident managing payroll from end to end and can quickly get across new systems and processes.

The opportunity

As Payroll Officer, you will support the day to day delivery of a busy payroll function, working closely with the wider Payroll and Finance teams.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Processing high volume payroll accurately and within required deadlines
• Managing payroll activities across the end to end pay cycle
• Processing timesheets, adjustments, allowances, deductions and payments
• Managing new starters, changes and terminations within the payroll system
• Reviewing payroll data and investigating discrepancies prior to pay runs
• Responding to payroll queries and resolving issues in a timely manner
• Processing superannuation and supporting payroll tax requirements
• Supporting Single Touch Payroll and ATO reporting
• Working with awards, EBAs and relevant payroll legislation
• Maintaining accurate employee and contractor payroll records
• Supporting end of financial year payroll activities
• Working across payroll systems, timesheet platforms and integrations
• Working closely with internal stakeholders to resolve payroll issues

Contributing to process improvements, automation and greater efficiencies across the payroll function

About you

We are looking for an experienced Payroll Officer who is comfortable working in a high volume and deadline driven environment.

You will ideally bring:

• Previous experience in an end to end Payroll Officer position
• Demonstrated experience processing high volume payroll
• Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation and compliance requirements
• Practical understanding of superannuation, payroll tax and Single Touch Payroll
• Experience interpreting awards and/or EBAs
• Experience processing timesheets, adjustments, new starters and terminations
• Confidence investigating and resolving payroll discrepancies
• Experience working with payroll systems and integrations
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work to strict payroll deadlines
• Strong communication skills and a helpful, solutions focused approach when dealing with payroll querie

Previous experience within recruitment, staffing or contractor payroll would be highly regarded, as would exposure to Bullhorn or similar recruitment and workforce management systems.We are also open to candidates from other complex, high volume payroll environments, including healthcare, aged care, logistics, blue collar workforces, payroll providers and large corporate environments.

Why consider this opportunity?

You will be joining an established payroll team within a large and complex business environment, giving you exposure to high volume payroll across Australia and New Zealand.

The business is also focused on improving its payroll processes, automation and efficiencies, providing an opportunity to contribute beyond the day to day pay run.

Contract details

• Sydney based
• High volume, end to end payroll
• Established and experienced payroll team
• Australia and New Zealand payroll environment

Payroll Team Lead

Sydney | High Volume Payroll | Team Leadership & Improvement

An opportunity has become available for an experienced Payroll Team Lead to join a large, complex contractor payroll function within a growing global technology and workforce services group.

Supporting approximately 3,000 to 4,000 contractors across Australia and New Zealand, this is a high volume payroll environment spanning multiple brands and legal entities.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced payroll professional who enjoys leading people, solving complex payroll issues and finding better ways of working.

The opportunity

Working within the broader Payroll and Finance function, you will help lead the day to day delivery of accurate, compliant and timely contractor payroll and invoicing services.

You will work closely with the wider payroll team, providing hands on support, coaching and guidance while helping improve processes, systems and service delivery.

You will be responsible for:

• Supporting the day to day delivery of high volume contractor payroll across Australia and New Zealand
• Leading, coaching and supporting members of the payroll team
• Ensuring payroll is processed accurately and within required time frames
• Supporting contractor payments, invoicing, reconciliations, accruals and statutory reporting
• Reviewing payroll checks, controls and approvals
• Managing complex payroll enquiries and escalations
• Providing technical payroll support and guidance to the wider team
• Ensuring compliance with Australian payroll legislation, superannuation, payroll tax, workers compensation and relevant awards
• Building capability and cross training across the team
• Identifying opportunities to improve payroll processes and workflows
• Supporting automation and technology improvements across the function
• Using Zendesk and other systems to improve enquiry management and service delivery
• Working closely with Finance, Sales and other internal stakeholders
• Helping create a positive, accountable and customer focused payroll environment

What we are looking for

We are looking for an experienced payroll professional who has worked within a high volume and complex payroll environment and is comfortable providing day to day leadership to a payroll team.

Experience within recruitment, staffing or labour hire would be highly regarded, particularly if you have supported contractor or contingent workforce payroll.

We are also interested in candidates from similarly high volume environments, including:

• Healthcare with large casual or contingent workforces
• Payroll providers or outsourced payroll environments
• Blue collar, industrial or labour intensive organisations
• Logistics or transport businesses with large payroll populations
• Other complex, multi entity environments operating payroll at significant scale

You will ideally bring:

• Experience as a Payroll Team Lead, Payroll Supervisor, Senior Payroll Officer or similar
• Strong experience within high volume payroll
• Experience leading, coaching or mentoring payroll team members
• Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation and statutory requirements
• Experience with payroll reconciliations, controls and reporting
• Confidence handling complex payroll queries and escalations
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work within payroll deadlines
• A continuous improvement mindset and an interest in automation and technology
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience with Zendesk, FastTrack, Bullhorn or comparable systems would be advantageous

Why consider this opportunity?

This is an opportunity to join an established payroll function operating at genuine scale while taking on meaningful leadership responsibility.

You will have the opportunity to develop the team, improve processes and systems while contributing to how the function evolves as the broader group continues to grow.

For an experienced payroll professional looking to step further into leadership while remaining close to the operational side of payroll, this offers a strong next step.

To learn more, apply with your CV or contact us for a confidential discussion.

Payroll Manager

Sydney | High Volume Payroll | Leadership & Transformation

An opportunity has become available for an experienced Payroll Manager to lead a large, complex contractor payroll function within a growing global technology and workforce services group.

Supporting approximately 3,000 to 4,000 contractors across Australia and New Zealand, this is a substantial payroll environment spanning multiple brands and legal entities.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of an established function while improving its structure, developing the team and driving the next phase of payroll transformation.

The opportunity

Sitting across Payroll and Finance, you will take responsibility for the delivery of accurate, compliant and timely contractor payroll and invoicing services.

The broader group operates across multiple brands covering recruitment, consulting and workforce solutions, with continued growth creating an increasingly complex payroll environment.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading a high volume contractor payroll function across Australia and New Zealand
• Leading, coaching and developing an established payroll team
• Overseeing contractor payments, invoicing, reconciliations, accruals and statutory reporting
• Ensuring compliance across Australian payroll legislation, superannuation, payroll tax, workers compensation and relevant awards
• Managing complex payroll enquiries and escalations across contractors, clients and internal stakeholders
• Improving payroll structures, controls, processes and documentation
• Driving continuous improvement and identifying opportunities for automation
• Using payroll and service data to identify trends, bottlenecks, risks and opportunities for improvement
• Partnering closely with Finance, Sales and other internal teams to improve the end to end contractor experience

What we are looking for

We are looking for an experienced payroll leader who has operated within a high volume and complex payroll environment.

Experience within recruitment, staffing or labour hire is highly regarded, particularly where you have supported large contractor or contingent workforce populations.

We are also interested in Payroll Managers from similarly high volume environments, including:

• Healthcare with large casual or contingent workforces
• Payroll providers or outsourced payroll environments
• Blue collar, industrial or labour intensive organisations
• Logistics or transport businesses with large payroll populations
• Other complex, multi entity environments operating payroll at significant scale

You will ideally bring:

• Demonstrated experience leading and developing a payroll team
• Strong high volume payroll experience, ideally across contractor, contingent or casual workforces
• Excellent knowledge of Australian payroll legislation and statutory requirements
• Experience across payroll controls, reconciliations and operational risk
• Strong people leadership, coaching and capability development skills
• Experience improving payroll processes, workflows, systems or automation
• Confidence managing senior stakeholders and complex payroll escalations
• Strong systems, reporting and data capability
• Experience with Zendesk, FastTrack, Bullhorn or comparable platforms would be advantageous

Why consider this opportunity?

You will inherit a large, established payroll operation with genuine scale and complexity, alongside the opportunity to influence how the function operates moving forward.

With the broader group continuing to grow, there is significant scope to further develop the payroll function, introduce efficiencies, strengthen the team and ensure it can continue to scale alongside the business.

If you enjoy leading people, improving processes and building high performing payroll functions, this is an opportunity to make a genuine impact.

To learn more, apply with your CV or contact us for a confidential discussion.

An exciting opportunity has opened for an ambitious Business Development Representative to join a rapidly growing global FinTech business that is transforming the way consumer and eCommerce brands access growth capital.

Backed by leading global financial institutions, my client has deployed billions in funding to thousands of businesses worldwide and combines innovative technology with a highly customer-centric approach to financing.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a long-term career in technology sales. You’ll join a high-performing revenue team, receive structured sales development and gain direct exposure to founders and senior decision-makers across fast-growing businesses.

The Opportunity

As a Business Development Representative, you’ll be responsible for generating new business opportunities and building relationships with prospective customers.

Working closely with an Account Executive, you’ll identify high-potential businesses, engage founders and decision-makers, understand their growth ambitions and qualify opportunities for the wider sales team.

You’ll be encouraged to think creatively about how you prospect and engage customers rather than relying on a single outbound channel.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively identify and engage prospective customers across the eCommerce and consumer brand landscape.
• Conduct high-volume outbound prospecting through cold calling, personalised email, LinkedIn and social selling.
• Speak directly with founders and senior decision-makers to understand their business, growth plans and potential funding requirements.
• Qualify prospective customers and generate high-quality meetings for Account Executives.
• Build trusted relationships with prospects through a consultative and customer-first approach.
• Work closely with Account Executives to develop effective prospecting strategies and target high-potential accounts.
• Experiment with creative outreach techniques to improve engagement and conversion.
• Maintain an organised pipeline and consistently work towards individual and team activity and revenue targets.
• Contribute directly to the continued growth of a rapidly scaling international technology business.
• Develop your commercial and sales capability through structured training, coaching and exposure to experienced sales professionals.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone ambitious, commercially minded and genuinely excited about developing a career in sales.

You could already have experience in business development, recruitment, sales or another target-driven environment, or you may be looking to transition into technology sales with highly transferable commercial experience.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Experience working successfully within a target-driven or performance-focused environment.
• Strong communication skills and confidence speaking with new people.
• A proactive approach to outbound prospecting and relationship building.
• The resilience and drive required to succeed in a high-performance sales environment.
• A strong sense of ownership and willingness to continuously improve.
• The ability to thrive within a fast-moving and evolving business.
• A naturally curious and commercially minded approach.
• Ambition to build a successful long-term career within sales.
• Professional fluency in English.

Previous startup, SaaS, FinTech or technology experience would be beneficial but is not essential.

Career Progression

This opportunity is particularly suited to someone who wants more than simply their next SDR/BDR position.

You’ll receive structured revenue and sales development designed to build the skills required to progress within the commercial organisation. High performers can build towards opportunities in areas such as Account Executive or Customer Success, with the business focused on developing its future commercial talent internally.

Why Join?

You’ll be joining an international technology company during an exciting stage of its growth, working alongside ambitious colleagues across multiple global markets.

The business offers a collaborative, high-performance culture where employees are encouraged to take ownership, think creatively and have a genuine impact on company growth.

The Sydney team operates within a flexible hybrid environment, combining in-person collaboration with flexibility. The broader organisation also provides employees with exposure to colleagues and leadership across its international offices.

If you’re ambitious, competitive, commercially minded and looking for an opportunity to accelerate your career within a high-growth FinTech environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now for immediate consideration. Please note only successful applicants will be shortlisted and contacted.

PLEASE NOTE: To be considered for this opportunity, you must hold full permanent working rights in Australia or New Zealand.

Our client is seeking an experienced Financial Accountant to join a large corporate finance team, supporting month-end close, statutory and shareholder reporting, balance sheet reconciliations and external audit activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Complete month-end accounting including journals, intercompany eliminations and balance sheet reconciliations
• Prepare statutory financial statements and support monthly, quarterly and annual reporting
• Assist with IFRS financial statements, accounting papers and technical accounting matters
• Prepare audit working papers and support the external audit process
• Assist with annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and tax effect workings
• Support accounting policy updates, system improvements and process efficiencies
• Contribute to broader finance and continuous improvement initiatives

Key Requirements

• 3+ years’ accounting or finance experience within a medium to large corporate environment
• Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Commerce or similar
• CA/CPA qualified or nearing completion
• Knowledge of Australian and International Accounting Standards
• Strong financial accounting, reporting and reconciliation experience
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills
• Experience working with an ERP accounting system
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage competing deadlines

Highly Regarded

• SAP FI experience
• Technical accounting exposure
• Experience supporting statutory reporting and external audits
• Experience mentoring or guiding junior finance team members

Benefits

• Initial 6-month contract with potential to convert to permanent
• Join an established finance function within a large corporate environment
• Broad exposure across financial accounting, reporting, audit and improvement initiatives

If you would like to know more, please contact Milly Kerei-Keepa at milly.kerei-keepa@talentinternational.com or hit Apply Now

Accountant Forest Operations

Job Summary / Overview

An opportunity for an Accountant to support the financial management and reporting activities of a diverse operational environment. Working closely with the Management Accountant, you will contribute across monthly accounting, budgeting, financial analysis, business planning and operational reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with monthly accounts through to Trial Balance including journal adjustments and validation reporting
  * Monitor, analyse and report on financial performance
  * Contribute to the preparation, monitoring and review of business and financial plans
  * Provide advice to managers and staff on day-to-day financial and business management matters
  * Liaise with Finance to support timely and accurate financial reporting
  * Review monthly reports and undertake quality control and financial analysis
  * Contribute to analysis of working arrangements with external government stakeholders
  * Undertake procurement and accounts payable activities
  * Support administration staff across procurement activities and business reporting

Required Qualifications

• Relevant university qualification or equivalent experience
  * Considerable experience in financial management, budgeting and business plan preparation
  * Experience compiling and interrogating financial information, analysing data and preparing written reports
  * Experience across finance and administrative practices, procurement and supply processes
  * Current Driver’s Licence
  * Ability to obtain a satisfactory WA National Police Certificate

Skills & Competencies

• Financial reporting and analysis
  * Budget preparation and monitoring
  * Business and financial planning
  * Trial Balance and journal processing
  * Procurement and accounts payable
  * Data analysis and quality control
  * Financial and business management
  * Written reporting
  * Communication and interpersonal skills
  * Stakeholder engagement

Working Conditions

The position is based in Bunbury. Travel to regional offices within southwest WA including overnight travel may be required.

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Talent International has been engaged by our long-standing client, a globally recognised entertainment organisation, to appoint a Financial Controller to its Sydney leadership team.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a significant finance function, lead local and offshore teams, and help prepare the Australian business for increased global listing requirements.

Role Title: Financial Controller

Opportunity: Permanent Career Opportunity

Location + WFH Flexibility: Sydney CBD, four days in the office half day Friday

Salary: $180,000 base + super + 20% performance bonus

The Opportunity:

• Lead financial control for the Australian business, including reporting, tax, audit and statutory compliance.
• Manage and develop a local finance team while improving the performance of an offshore finance function.
• Strengthen controls and reporting as the Australian business prepares for increased global listing requirements.
• Partner with senior leaders and international finance teams across a complex global organisation.
• Bring financial discipline to a creative, relationship-driven business where judgement and commercial understanding are highly valued.

What You’ll Bring:

• CA or CPA qualification.
• Financial Controller or senior finance leadership experience within a listed organisation.
• Strong technical accounting, Australian tax, audit and statutory reporting expertise.
• Proven experience leading teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
• The ability to operate autonomously, solve problems and communicate the story behind financial results.
• Big Four or Top Six audit experience will be highly regarded.
• SAP or similar ERP experience.

Why Join?

• Join a globally recognised organisation operating at the heart of the entertainment industry.
• Play an influential role in strengthening Australia’s finance function and global listing readiness.
• Lead a sizeable blended onshore and offshore team.
• Work with experienced senior leaders in a creative, fast-moving and people-focused environment.
• Receive an attractive package of $180,000 base + super + 20% performance bonus.

To Apply:

If you are looking for a senior finance leadership role that combines technical complexity, global exposure and a genuinely unique industry, please click ‘Apply Now’ and submit your resume.

My client, a global digital media company is looking to add a Director of Revenue Operations to work out of their NYC based office.

In this role you will set the revenue operations strategy, managing the revenue operations budget, maximizing user and asset value, initiating and growing alternative revenue streams, and delivering on revenue targets.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute short-term and long-term revenue operations strategies
• Set, track, and report on revenue-related KPIs
• Research and implement diverse revenue streams across company assets
• Oversee ad stack and programmatic results across all formats (display, video, native)
• Drive optimal results with revenue partners via fostering of relationships
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams, as well as general managers on testing and implementing revenue products
• Provide actionable insights from revenue data to stakeholders
• Ensure ad quality and compliance with industry standards (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
• Stay updated on industry news, regulatory updates, and key technological changes

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience leading revenue operations teams in a publishing/media company
• Knowledge of programmatic ecosystems and platforms (Google, Rubicon, Index Exchange, etc.)
• Proven experience in building and scaling direct-to-consumer revenue channels
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute revenue growth plans
• Experience in building and optimizing data infrastructure for monetization
• Strong leadership skills and strong ability to cross collaborate between teams
• Data-driven problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Experienced collaborating with product and engineering teams