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About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Payroll Systems & Compliance Manager to join our team in Sydney. This role requires strong technical knowledge, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to work confidently across complex payroll environments, maintaining data integrity and partnering with stakeholders to deliver reliable, compliant, and continuously improving payroll solutions.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day payroll systems support, administration and troubleshooting across Chris21, UKG, Workday and Expert.
Maintain payroll system integrity through configuration, data quality, access controls, system maintenance and compliance activities.
Support system upgrades, implementations and transitions, including UKG, legislative changes such as payday super, and future platforms such as iChris.
Perform payroll reconciliations, data validation and analysis across payroll systems and integrations, identifying and resolving discrepancies and system issues.
Support payroll reporting, audit requirements and recurring obligations, including workers compensation and novated leases.
Develop and maintain payroll procedures, controls, process documentation and user knowledge resources.
Partner with Payroll, IT, vendors and project teams to manage system issues, enhancements, integrations and change effectively.
Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, strengthen controls, enhance data quality and reduce manual workarounds.
Ensure sensitive payroll and employee data is managed in line with privacy, security, retention and governance requirements.
Comply with WHS obligations and contribute to a safe and respectful workplace.

Requirements

A minimum of 7 years’ experience in a payroll systems role.
Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, particularly across data integrity, reconciliation and reporting.
Experience with system testing, upgrades, implementations and troubleshooting.
Knowledge of payroll compliance, audit, data governance and privacy requirements.
Strong stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.
Experience documenting processes, maintaining controls and driving continuous improvement.
Is curious about new tech and open to learning, even better if you’re excited about AI!

Skills

Chris21
UKG
Workday
Expert
AI

Location

Sydney

Work Type

Full time
Permanent Contract

Experience Level

7 years’ experience in a payroll systems role

Benefits

Holistic wellbeing fund
Home office allowance

About the Company

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm, where our ambition is to help you achieve your goals.
Exceptional client service and the pursuit of excellence are at our core.
We invest in and care about our client relationships, which is why so many are longstanding.
We enjoy breaking new ground, as we have for over 170 years.
As a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm, we are where you need us to be.
Our footprint is extensive and committed across the world’s largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs.
At our best tackling complexity and navigating change, we work alongside you on demanding litigation, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private market transactions.
We are recognised as leading in these areas.
We are immersed in the sectors and challenges that impact you.
We are recognised as standing apart in energy, infrastructure and resources.
And we’re focused on areas of growth that affect every business across the world.
All of this is achieved by supporting the growth of our people, who help us deliver on our ambition – which is to help you achieve yours.
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: Your goals. Our ambition
We’re a world leading international law firm with a global team of over 6,000 professionals across 26 offices.
As the market leader in Australia, we are committed to high performance, collaboration, diversity and digital innovation.
We are client-centred, commercially driven, and renowned for our solution-focused expertise.
We will align your growth with our ambitions.
We make your personal and professional growth our business.
And as part of the team, our ambition is yours too.
Wherever you are in your career: grow and help the firm grow with you.
We will provide opportunities to learn on the job as well as a mix of learning opportunities tailored to you.
Daily experiences, supportive challenges, team collaboration, mentors, and structured learning opportunities help you to expand your knowledge and reach your goals.
We value your wellbeing, both at home and work and we place a strong emphasis on mental health.
If you need support, you’ll have it and we’ll empower you to harness your personal strengths, navigate uncertainty, embrace opportunities, and effectively manage things within your control.
Join us to be part of a human, bold and outstanding team at Australia’s market leading law firm.

Equal Opportunity

We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives.
We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance.
This is a key part of our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.