Payroll Lead, Statutory Authority

Camden Search is partnering with a well-established Victorian Government statutory authority to recruit an experienced payroll professional to lead the delivery, governance and continuous improvement of their payroll function. This is a hands-on leadership role for a payroll professional who wants to build scalable processes and drive genuine improvement within a growing public sector organisation.

About the role

Reporting to the CFO, you'll be the organisation's payroll subject matter expert — owning end-to-end payroll operations, enterprise agreement interpretation, statutory compliance and payroll systems administration, while leading and developing a small payroll team.

Key responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring accurate, compliant and timely processing
• Own payroll governance, compliance, taxation, superannuation and audit readiness
• Interpret and administer the Enterprise Agreement, translating industrial requirements into payroll processes and controls
• Lead payroll system upgrades, configuration, reporting and data analytics
• Partner with Finance and IT on system and digital transformation projects
• Provide expert payroll advice to managers and staff, resolving complex payroll matters
• Lead, coach and develop the payroll team

What you'll bring

• Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end payroll, including governance, compliance, taxation, superannuation and audit
• Proven experience interpreting and administering Enterprise Agreements
• Strong payroll systems, reporting and data analytics experience
• A track record of leading process improvement or system transformation initiatives
• Strong stakeholder management, problem-solving and team leadership skills
• Tertiary qualification in Payroll, Accounting, Finance or Business (desirable)
• Experience with TechnologyOne payroll highly desirable
• Victorian public sector or similarly regulated environment experience highly desirable

If you're an experienced payroll leader looking for a role with real scope to build and improve, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now for a confidential discussion.