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Title: Payroll Analyst

Type: Temp 2-3 months (likely through to the end of September)

Rate: $60 - $65 per hour, including superannuation.

Location: Melbourne | Hybrid (approximately 1 day in the office)

👋Who are we?

We're partnering with a global organisation that's changing lives through education.

Operating across more than 50 countries, this business supports students, institutions, and educators around the world while continuing to invest heavily in technology, innovation, and operational excellence.

Following a major payroll transformation, they're looking for an experienced Payroll Officer / Payroll Analyst to join the team during a critical period of change.

😊Who are you?

You're a payroll professional who enjoys getting to the bottom of a problem.

Rather than simply processing payroll, you like investigating anomalies, validating data, and making sure everything adds up. You're analytical, detail-oriented, and confident working with large payroll systems in a fast-paced environment.

You'll likely bring:

• Payroll experience within a medium or large organisation
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Experience with enterprise payroll or HRIS platforms such as SuccessFactors, SAP ECP, Workday, Oracle, Dayforce, or similar
• A proactive mindset and confidence investigating payroll issues
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

🤸Day to day

This role sits at the intersection of payroll, systems, and data quality.

You'll:

• Review payroll variance reports and investigate anomalies
• Validate payroll outputs before processing
• Maintain payroll master data integrity
• Investigate system integration and data issues
• Review payroll tax, WorkCover, journals, and reconciliations
• Support audit activities and annual remuneration reviews
• Work closely with EY and the internal payroll team
• Recommend process improvements to strengthen payroll accuracy and efficiency

🧰What's in your toolkit?

• Payroll experience within a complex environment
• Strong payroll systems knowledge
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• High attention to detail
• Confidence working with large data sets
• Ability to work independently and ask the right questions
• Experience with SuccessFactors or Humanforce is a bonus

✨What's in it for you?

• Hybrid working with approximately one office day per week (can be fully remote)
• Initial contract through to the end of September with strong potential to extend
• One-stage interview process with a quick turnaround
• Exposure to a major payroll transformation project
• Opportunity to make a genuine impact while developing your payroll systems expertise

🚀The Bottom Line

If you're looking for a traditional payroll processing role, this probably isn't it. But if you enjoy payroll systems, data validation, investigations, and solving complex payroll challenges, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a collaborative team during a major transformation and make a real impact.