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Payroll Manager

Job details

Location: St Kilda
Salary: $79 – $88 per hour + super
Job Type: Temporary
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Reference: V-127475
Posted: 1 day ago

Job description


  • $79 – $88 per hour + super
  • 6-month contract | ASAP start
  • South of Melbourne CBD | Hybrid work available
  • Part-time availability will be considered
A local government authority located south of Melbourne’s CBD is seeking an experienced Payroll Consultant or Manager for a 6-month contract. This pivotal role will provide high-level operational oversight and strategic insight into payroll systems, processes, and team capability, with a focus on driving compliance, system utilisation, and process improvement.

This opportunity offers autonomy, scope to implement positive change, and the chance to work with a dedicated payroll team supporting a workforce of ~1,000 employees.

Key responsibilities:

  • Oversee and evaluate fortnightly payroll operations and internal team capability
  • Act as liaison with auditors, vendors (Aurion), and the current project team (Aurion Cloud transition)
  • Review payroll processes for alignment with enterprise agreement obligations
  • Evaluate the Aurion payroll system for optimisation and risk management
  • Recommend improvements to payroll reporting, systems and procedures
  • Lead end-of-year payroll processing
  • Ensure compliance, data integrity, and optimal use of Aurion functionalities
  • Provide operational and strategic guidance for continuous improvement and audit facilitation
About you:

  • Proven experience managing complex payroll operations in line with enterprise agreements
  • Strong understanding of wage compliance, payroll legislation, and process improvement
  • Demonstrated experience in end-to-end payroll, reporting, and statutory requirements
  • Skilled in system and process evaluation, with a focus on optimisation and risk mitigation
  • Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement capabilities
  • Experience leading or mentoring payroll teams
  • Proficiency in Aurion and/or Humanforce highly desirable
  • Analytical, detail-oriented, and driven by continuous improvement
Benefits

In return you will be rewarded with the opportunity to expand on your local government experience. You will be joining a supportive team in a great location; they are close to public transport. You will be awarded the opportunity to learn and develop with the team. They embrace flexibility and a diverse work force.

If you are interested in this role, please APPLY today.

At Charterhouse, we embrace, and value, diversity of culture, working arrangements, sexual orientation, and gender identity. On behalf of our client, we promote a workplace that actively seeks to include and welcome unique contributions of all people; to embrace and celebrate the value of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, their skills and contributions to the workplace.