Payroll Manager

Title: Payroll Manager

Employment: Full Time / Ongoing

Location: Surrey Hills, VIC or Hobart, TAS

This is an opportunity to bring your technically strong payroll expertise into a purpose-driven organisation.

In this role, you will oversee payroll operations across our national workforce of 1,200+ employees, helping to ensure our workforce is paid accurately, compliantly and on time, so our people can continue delivering essential community services.

You will play a key role in strengthening payroll governance, driving continuous improvement initiatives and supporting complex compliance and system projects, while partnering across the organisation to improve payroll outcomes and employee experience.

What You'll Do

• Lead end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring accurate, compliant and timely payroll processing across a complex workforce environment covered by multiple enterprise agreements (6) and SCHADS Award conditions.
• Oversee payroll compliance, governance, audits, remediation activities and legislative or enterprise agreement changes
• Drive payroll projects, system improvements and process optimisation initiatives to improve efficiency, controls and service delivery
• Provide leadership and technical guidance to the payroll team (2) while partnering with HR, Finance, ICT and key stakeholders to resolve complex payroll matters and improve outcomes.

Here's what we are looking for

• High level experience in end-to-end payroll within a medium to large or complex environment
• Experience supervising or mentoring payroll officers or a small payroll team
• Strong knowledge of relevant awards (SCHADS desirable), enterprise agreements, legislation and payroll compliance requirements
• High proficiency in payroll systems and HRIS platforms (TechOne, Carelink desirable), with strong data literacy and Excel capability
• Experience conducting payroll reconciliations, audits, remediation, quality checks and variance analysis
• Strong judgement and problem-solving skills in resolving complex payroll issues
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to manage competing deadlines and lead a team through peak periods

For further information regarding the role and its requirements, please refer to the position description attached via our website.

Benefits of joining Able Australia

• Not for Profit Salary Packaging benefits (pay less tax and take home more earnings)
• Flexible starting times and working from home options, including a 50% WFH policy
• Instant discounts to hundreds of online retailers, including Woolworths, Coles, Kmart, Airbnb, Hotels, and Flights and more!
• Discounts to Health Insurance and Gym memberships
• 17% annual leave loading (get paid more on your holidays)
• Collaborative and positive team environments where your ideas matter
• Continuous support and supervision to enable you to develop your career and progress.
• Our values are Trust, Respect, Excellence and Kindness and we embed these values into all of our work practices

About Able Australia

Able Australia is a leading provider of disability services across Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland, and the ACT. For over 50 years we have been delivering innovative support services to people with multiple disabilities and deafblindness.

As a registered provider of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), our vision is to enable the people we support to live the life they choose.

How to apply

Please click on the APPLY NOW button and complete the online application form. Please upload your resume with your skills and experience, in PDF format.

We encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. Please let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment period.

You must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered for this position.

Employment is conditional upon screening checks throughout employment, applicants will be required to undergo pre-employment checks as required, applicants will be subject to, but not limited to, the following checks: NDIS Worker Screening Check, International Police Check (if applicable), and Right to Work in Australia.

If you have any particular questions regarding the position or need to find out more, get in touch with Yvette Hyde, Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner at Sign in to view email