Lead HR Service Adviser - Payroll

Job description

About the role We’re seeking an experienced Lead HR Service Advisor – Payroll to deliver accurate, compliant, and high‑quality payroll services in a complex environment. You’ll act as a subject matter expert, support continuous improvement, and mentor team members while partnering closely with HR and operational teams. This is a 6 month maximum-term contract working, full time hours from Mater Newstead. Salary range: $93,103 - $102,572 (MCA4) per annum plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 + access to many staff benefits! What you’ll be doing: - Manage end‑to‑end payroll processing, applying expert knowledge of EBAs, awards, and complex employment conditions. - Ensure payroll data integrity through audits, exception reporting, and root cause analysis. - Act as an escalation point for complex payroll issues. - Partner with HR Services, HR Systems, and Rostering teams to optimise payroll workflows. - Lead payroll audits, reconciliations, and Tier Two support, coaching junior staff. - Contribute payroll expertise to system upgrades, projects, and change initiatives. About you: You will have advanced end‑to‑end payroll knowledge, including term...