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About the Role

We are seeking a proactive and highly skilled Payroll Manager to lead and support our payroll function. This pivotal role sits at the intersection of Finance and People & Culture, allowing you to drive system efficiencies, champion continuous process improvement, and lead a blended local and offshore payroll team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage the payroll processing lifecycle for Australia, New Zealand, UK, Singapore, and the Middle East.
• Manage and optimize payroll processing using Employment Hero, ensuring all controls, user guides, and procedures are up to date.
• Lead award interpretation (including Professional Employees, Clerks, Manufacturing, and Miscellaneous Awards), NES compliance, Pay Day Superannuation, and state-based Long Service Leave Acts.
• Mentor, develop, and lead a payroll team (including local and offshore resources), ensuring robust succession planning and a high standard of service.
• Manage end-of-month procedures, balancing and uploading journals, clearinghouse uploads, Superannuation, Payroll Tax, FBT, and PAYG lodgements.
• Identify and implement payroll system efficiencies, establishing strong quality control checks to minimize errors.

Requirements

• Strong, hands-on experience with the Employment Hero payroll system is preferred, however open to other HRIS experience.
• Advanced Excel skills and a strong background in end-to-end multi-currency or regional payroll processing.
• Deep understanding of Australian National Employment Standards (NES), Award Interpretation, and state/territory LSL Acts.
• Prior experience handling salary sacrifice arrangements (novated leases, super), leave purchase plans, Living Away From Home Allowances (LAFHA), and Project Allowances/On-Call rostering.
• An adaptable professional who is eager to learn, handle confidential information with absolute discretion, and solve complex problems.

Skills

• Employment Hero payroll system
• HRIS
• Advanced Excel
• End-to-end multi-currency or regional payroll processing
• Australian National Employment Standards (NES)
• Award Interpretation
• State/territory LSL Acts
• Salary sacrifice arrangements
• Leave purchase plans
• Living Away From Home Allowances (LAFHA)
• Project Allowances/On-Call rostering
• Leadership skills

Location

• Sydney

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Manager

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive remuneration

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Health and wellbeing support via a confidential Employee Assistance Program
• On-the-job coaching
• Leveraging BG&E’s global network of experts for professional development

About the Company

• BG&E is a civil and structural engineering consultancy, celebrated for our innovative, award-winning designs that prioritise practicality and constructability.
• Now part of the SYSTRA Group, we continue our decades-long commitment to delivering high-quality technical expertise to our clients – proud to support the ambitious growth of a sustainable and resilient international company.
• We partner with clients and stakeholders to challenge the status quo, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in engineering.

Equal Opportunity

• Equality is part of our DNA – We value who you are – it begins with our values and continues through our culture – and is fostered throughout our workplaces.
• We recognise the benefits of diversity and encourage our people to be comfortable in bringing their complete self to work.
• BG&E provides collaborative working environments, which supporting the safety and wellbeing of all employees and stakeholders.
• As an organisation, we strive to continually mitigate risks, and to improve our safety systems and performance.
• Equality is part of BG&E’s DNA.
• We value who you are – it begins with our values and continues through our culture – and is fostered throughout our workplaces.
• We recognise and celebrate difference and encourage our people and potential candidates to be comfortable in bringing your complete self to work.