At a Glance
- Tasks: Ensure payroll compliance and enhance systems for a leading retail business.
- Company: Join a dynamic retail organisation with a focus on compliance and innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career growth, and the chance to influence payroll processes.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on payroll governance and system improvements.
- Qualifications: 5-10 years in payroll systems and compliance, strong analytical skills.
The predicted salary is between 72000 - 88000 $ per year.
Shape payroll compliance across a leading retail business. We're looking for an experienced Payroll Systems & Compliance Specialist to join our team based at the Brisbane Support Centre. This is a highly influential role where you'll act as the payroll compliance and systems subject matter expert, ensuring team members are paid accurately and on time while driving best-practice governance, controls and system outcomes across the Group.
You'll work closely with Payroll, People Systems, People & Culture and operational leaders to support payroll compliance, system enhancements, rostering practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
What you'll be doing:
- Interpreting and applying payroll legislation, retail awards and enterprise agreements
- Conducting payroll compliance reviews, audits and remediation activities
- Acting as the payroll subject matter expert for payroll and workforce management systems
- Leading payroll testing, validation and system enhancement activities
- Monitoring payroll controls, system outputs and compliance outcomes
- Supporting compliant rostering and workforce planning practices across retail locations
- Producing payroll reporting, compliance dashboards and risk reporting
- Managing payroll governance frameworks, controls and audit requirements
- Partnering with key stakeholders to resolve issues and improve payroll processes
What we're looking for:
- 5-10 years' experience in payroll systems, compliance or rostering within a retail or high-volume workforce environment
- Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, retail awards and enterprise agreements
- Experience with payroll compliance reviews, audits and governance activities
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Strong payroll systems experience, ideally including ADP, Dayforce or similar solutions
- Advanced Excel and payroll reporting skills
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Experience supporting payroll projects, testing and system implementations
- A collaborative approach with a continuous improvement mindset
What's on offer:
This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in strengthening payroll compliance, governance and systems capability within a large retail organisation. You'll work on meaningful projects, influence business-wide payroll outcomes and partner with stakeholders across multiple functions while contributing to ongoing process and system improvements. If you're a payroll professional who enjoys balancing compliance, systems, analytics and stakeholder engagement, we'd love to hear from you.
Payroll Compliance and Rostering Specialist employer: Michael Hill
At Michael Hill, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer that fosters a collaborative and supportive work culture. As a People Systems Specialist, you'll have the chance to make a genuine impact while working on meaningful projects in our dynamic Brisbane Support Centre. We offer ample opportunities for professional growth, innovation, and continuous improvement, ensuring that your expertise is valued and your career can flourish within our well-established international retail organisation.
