Payroll Lead
Glen Fisk Recruitment
Contract/Temp
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6-Month Contract (Potential for permanent)
Brisbane CBD
3 days in-office, 2 WFH
Lead and mentor
Glen Fisk Recruitment is hiring an experienced Payroll Lead for one of our key clients, a well-regarded government-owned organisation based in Brisbane. This is a 6-month temporary position with the potential to transition into a permanent role.
Reporting to the Financial Control Manager, you'll be responsible for leading the payroll function, ensuring accurate and compliant processing, and supporting continuous improvement across payroll systems and processes.
You’ll also work closely with stakeholders across Finance, People & Culture, and external providers to deliver a high-quality payroll experience across multiple sites.
Key responsibilities:
Reporting to the Financial Control Manager, you'll be responsible for leading the payroll function, ensuring accurate and compliant processing, and supporting continuous improvement across payroll systems and processes.
You’ll also work closely with stakeholders across Finance, People & Culture, and external providers to deliver a high-quality payroll experience across multiple sites.
Key responsibilities:
- Oversee end-to-end payroll processing and compliance
- Interpret EAs and apply relevant tax and super legislation
- Lead and mentor the Payroll Officer
- Support payroll reporting, audits, and financial reconciliations
- Manage day-to-day payroll operations, leave balances, entitlements, and onboarding/offboarding tasks
- Contribute to process improvements and system enhancements
- Act as the point of contact for defined benefit administration and employee benefits
- Proven experience in a payroll leadership role
- Strong knowledge of employment legislation, tax, and super
- High attention to detail and accuracy under pressure
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Experience working with large, complex payrolls (ideally within government or similar)
- Exposure to payroll system upgrades or transitions is a plus
- Brisbane CBD location
- Hybrid working: 3 days office / 2 days WFH
- Collaborative, supportive team environment
- Opportunity to transition to a permanent role