Payroll Services Lead

Job description

Payroll Services Lead

Lead end-to-end payroll delivery for a large waged workforce
People leadership role with strong governance and improvement focus
Permanent opportunity

About the company

A leading FMCG business, part of a large internationally listed group with a strong portfolio of household-name brands. With a reputation for quality and innovation, the company continues to grow across multiple markets while maintaining an inclusive and celebrated culture.

Role summary

Payroll Lead plays a critical role in ensuring accurate, compliant, and on-time payroll delivery for a predominantly award/EBA-based, fortnightly waged workforce. You'll lead a team of payroll professionals, drive service levels and KPIs, and continuously improve payroll processes, controls, and governance.

About the role

• Lead accurate, compliant, and on-time end-to-end payroll delivery
• Ensure correct application of Awards, EBAs, legislation, tax, and superannuation
• Lead and develop a payroll team of four, managing workloads and service delivery
• Strengthen payroll governance, controls, and audit readiness
• Partner with HR, Finance, and the business to resolve issues and drive continuous improvement

Skills & experience

• Proven experience as a Payroll Lead or similar payroll leadership role
• Strong working knowledge of Awards, EBAs, Fair Work legislation, PAYG, superannuation, and leave management
• Demonstrated experience leading high-performing payroll teams in complex environments
• Systems experience with SuccessFactors ECP and Kronos / UKG Pro highly desirable

What's on offer

• Opportunity to lead and shape payroll delivery in a large, complex organisation
• Collaborative, values-driven culture with high visibility across the business
• A role with genuine impact on compliance, employee experience, and service delivery