About the Company:

Are you a strategic senior payroll leader with a passion for driving transformation? We’re seeking an experienced Payroll Transformation Manager to lead a major project to centralise and streamline payroll operations into a unified function, for our market leading client within the professional services sector.

 Culture & Benefits:

• Be part of a career-defining transformation project
• Make a genuine impact on operational efficiency and employee experience
• Work alongside a passionate and supportive leadership team
• Enjoy flexible working arrangements and professional development opportunities

 About the Role:

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to take ownership of a high-impact transformation program. You will lead the design, development, and execution of a project to consolidate payroll operations from a state-wide structure into a centralised function—enhancing efficiency, compliance, and scalability.

Duties:

• Lead the end-to-end transformation of payroll operations across multiple business units
• Design and implement a centralised payroll model, including structure, processes, systems, and governance
• Conduct audits and gap analysis of current state payroll functions
• Engage with key internal and external stakeholders across HR, Finance, IT, and business units
• Drive system optimisation, automation, and standardisation across payroll platforms
• Ensure alignment with compliance, regulatory, and industrial obligations
• Manage project timelines, budgets, reporting, and change management initiatives
• Build and mentor a high-performing central payroll team post-implementation

Skills & experience:

• Proven experience leading large-scale payroll transformation or centralisation projects
• Strong understanding of Australian payroll legislation, awards, and enterprise agreements
• Experience with complex, multi-entity or government/state-based payroll environments
• Expertise in payroll systems with the ability to extract data, integrate within multiple systems and
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement, leadership, and change management skills
• Strategic mindset with strong project management capability

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If this sounds like you, APPLY NOW! Alternatively, please call Emma at TwoScots Recruitment on 0400 802 559 for a confidential chat.