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Title: Payroll Analyst

Salary: Circa $120K Package + Benefits

Type: Permanent

Location: South Yarra | Full-Time Onsite

Ready to launch your payroll career into something much bigger than processing pay runs? This is your opportunity to become a key player in a major Workday implementation, payroll transformation project, and complex compliance environment where you'll work directly with senior leaders and shape the future of payroll operations.

👋Who are we?

We're partnering with an innovative and rapidly growing luxury lifestyle and wellness business that is redefining the way people live, work, and thrive. With exciting growth plans, ambitious projects, and a strong focus on innovation, they're investing heavily in their people, systems, and processes.

As part of this journey, the business is undertaking a major HRIS and payroll transformation, creating a unique opportunity for a Payroll Analyst to join at a pivotal point and make a genuine impact.

You'll join a close-knit People & Culture team where collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement are part of everyday life.

😊Who are you?

You're naturally curious, analytical, and love solving problems.

Maybe you've worked in payroll, HR operations, workforce planning, HRIS support, finance, or data-focused roles. Or perhaps you're early in your career and looking for an opportunity that will fast-track your development.

What excites you is understanding how things work, identifying issues, improving processes, and using data to make better decisions.

You enjoy working with people just as much as systems and aren't afraid to roll up your sleeves and investigate problems to find the root cause.

You'll likely bring:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Confidence working with data and reporting
• An interest in payroll, compliance, HR systems, or workforce analytics
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• A process improvement mindset
• The ability to thrive in a hands-on, fast-paced environment

🤸Day to day

This role sits at the intersection of payroll, systems, compliance, and transformation.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the implementation of Workday Go and acting as a key payroll stakeholder throughout the project
• Assisting with payroll configuration, testing, data validation, and migration activities
• Working closely with implementation partners to ensure a successful go-live
• Managing the relationship with the outsourced payroll provider
• Investigating payroll issues and conducting root-cause analysis
• Supporting employee payroll enquiries and resolving payroll-related matters
• Interpreting awards and ensuring payroll compliance across a diverse workforce
• Identifying payroll risks and recommending improvements
• Producing payroll, workforce, and compliance reporting
• Improving payroll processes and helping build scalable systems for future growth

🧰What's in your toolkit?

• Strong analytical capability and attention to detail
• Experience working with payroll, HRIS, workforce, finance, or operational data
• Ability to investigate issues and identify root causes
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Interest in payroll compliance, awards, and employment legislation
• Experience with HRIS, payroll systems, or system implementations highly regarded
• Exposure to Workday, Elmo, or payroll platforms is advantageous
• A proactive mindset and willingness to learn

✨What's in it for you?

• Be part of a major Workday implementation project
• Gain exposure to payroll systems, compliance, HRIS, and transformation initiatives
• Work closely with senior leaders including the CFO and Finance team
• Build expertise across multiple modern awards and complex payroll environments
• Join a growing business with genuine career development opportunities
• Develop sought-after payroll, systems, and compliance skills
• Play a visible role in shaping future payroll operations

This is an exceptional opportunity for someone looking to build a long-term career in payroll, people systems, or workforce operations while gaining exposure to projects and responsibilities that are rarely available at this level.