Payroll Supervisor

Appoint Recruitment is partnering with a leading organisation to recruit a temporary Payroll Supervisor to take ownership of Australian payroll operations across a complex and evolving environment.

This is a 3-6 month opportunity for an experienced payroll professional to step into a key operational role, overseeing payroll delivery, compliance, systems, data integrity and the relationship with a third-party payroll provider.
 
The Opportunity
  
As Payroll Supervisor, you will be responsible for overseeing end-to-end payroll delivery across weekly, monthly, adjustment and international assignee payroll cycles.
  
You will:

• Own the operational delivery and quality of Australian payroll, working closely with the outsourced payroll provider.
• Oversee complex payroll activities including final pays, redundancies, back payments, allowances, deductions, salary sacrifice and novated leases.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Talent Acquisition, SAP and integration teams on payroll-related matters.
• Oversee Australian payroll compliance, including PAYG, payroll tax, superannuation, portable long service leave, awards, enterprise agreements and termination payments.
• Provide payroll reporting, labour cost analysis, budgeting and forecasting support.

About You
  
We’re looking for an experienced payroll professional who enjoys taking ownership and working in a complex environment.
  
You will ideally bring:

• Strong experience overseeing Australian payroll operations, including weekly and monthly payroll cycles.
• Experience managing or working closely with an outsourced payroll provider.
• Exposure to payroll transition, system implementation, parallel runs, a
• Experience working across payroll, HRIS, time and attendance and finance systems.
• Strong SAP experience highly desirable.

Why This Role?

This is more than a payroll processing role. You’ll take genuine ownership of payroll operations, working closely with a third-party provider to ensure accurate, compliant and timely delivery.

• Convenient Rivervale location, close to Perth CBD and major transport links.
• Short-term opportunity to step into a key Payroll Lead role within an established organisation.
• Make an immediate impact by taking ownership of payroll operations and resolving issues.
• Gain valuable exposure to complex Australian payroll, systems, compliance and third-party provider management.

If you’re an experienced payroll professional who can hit the ground running and take ownership, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now or contact Natalie for a confidential discussion on [0449 775 951](tel:0449 775 951)