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About the Role

Mater is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to lead the delivery of end-to-end payroll services across its diverse and complex workforce. This role provides strategic and operational leadership to a team of payroll professionals, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll delivery while driving continuous improvement and transformation initiatives. It's an exciting opportunity for a payroll leader who thrives in a large, complex environment, balancing operational excellence with innovation, governance, and customer experience.

Responsibilities

• Leading end-to-end payroll operations across Mater entities
• Ensuring payroll accuracy, compliance, and service excellence
• Driving process improvement, automation, and payroll transformation initiatives
• Managing payroll governance, audits, risk, and compliance activities
• Monitoring payroll performance, controls, and financial reconciliations
• Leading payroll system enhancements, upgrades, and implementations
• Building strong partnerships across People & Culture, Finance, Technology, and operational leadership teams
• Coaching and developing a high-performing payroll team, including two Payroll Operations Leads and a Payroll Compliance Manager

Requirements

• Extensive experience managing payroll operations within a large, industrially complex organisation
• Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, taxation, superannuation, and enterprise agreements
• Experience leading payroll transformation, systems implementation, and process improvement initiatives
• Strong governance, compliance, audit, and risk management capability
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams
• Advanced analytical and reporting skills, ideally including experience with Power BI, SQL, or similar tools
• All successful candidates may be required to complete pre-employment checks (including criminal history, working rights, medical, and working with children checks)

Skills

• Power BI
• SQL

Location

• Australia

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Experienced

Education Level

• Relevant qualification in Business, Human Resources, Finance, or Payroll will be highly regarded

Salary/Compensations

• Commensurate with experience plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900

Benefits

• Access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900
• Access to many staff benefits
• Generous salary packaging options, including meal and entertainment benefits
• Access to industry-leading training and professional development through Mater Education
• Wellbeing support through Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Access to a range of health and wellbeing services with a corporate discount on private health insurance
• Exclusive discounts across dining, retail, travel, and accommodation
• Unlimited access to discounted gyms via the Fitness Passport program
• Convenient, discounted on-site parking
• Reduced prices at campus cafés and coffee spots

About the Company

• Mater is Queensland’s largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, delivering exceptional care to nearly 700,000 patients each year across 11 (soon to be 12) hospitals.
• We’re leaders in healthcare, education, fundraising & philanthropy and research.
• We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of care.
• At Mater, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organisation that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.
• Join Queensland’s Largest and Most Innovative Not-for-Profit Healthcare Team.

Equal Opportunity

• Mater offers a safe, supportive, flexible and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued.
• We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities.
• Mater ensures all children have an environment suitable for their safety and wellbeing through proper supervision and safeguarding practices.