Payroll Manager
Core
Lead payroll delivery, compliance, and transformation for 10,000+ employees across Australia and New Zealand in a high-volume, multi-site hospitality environment.
Role type
Senior IC Payroll Manager
Builds
Accurate and timely payroll operations, robust exception reporting, and strengthened compliance controls for a large national business.
Domain
Hospitality/Retail, Payroll, HRIS
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Payroll operations leadership, PAYG withholding, superannuation, STP, leave management, award-based payroll, payroll compliance, exception reporting, process improvement, team coaching, system integration
Preferred skills
Workday Payroll, large cloud payroll/HRIS platforms, hospitality/retail multi-site experience
Technologies
Workday HCM, Workday Payroll
Responsibilities
Lead accurate and timely delivery of Australian and New Zealand payroll operations; Provide day-to-day direction, coaching, and technical support to the Payroll team; Own complex payroll matters involving taxation, superannuation, leave, awards, and integrations; Establish regular exception reporting covering backpays, manual entries, and adjustments; Partner with Venue Managers to address recurring exceptions and strengthen accountability; Improve payroll compliance visibility through stronger workflows, controls, and risk tracking; Lead payroll improvement initiatives including automation and optimization; Support New Zealand legislative changes and future system migration.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC