The Opportunity At APA, our purpose is to secure Australia’s energy future. We’re not doing it alone. We’re doing it with our customers and communities as Australia’s energy infrastructure partner, a role our unique experience and expertise positions us to play. We now have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and driven Payroll Manager to join our People Operations team in Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane office on a permanent full-time basis. Reporting to the General Manager People Operations, you will be responsible for managing APA’s end-to-end payroll function across a large and complex workforce. With a strong focus on compliance, governance and process excellence, you will ensure the delivery of accurate, timely and efficient payroll services while contributing to APA’s broader strategic goals. This is a dynamic opportunity to lead a high-performing payroll team and support key enterprise initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions and payroll transformation. Key Responsibilities: Oversee multiple fortnightly and monthly pay runs, ensuring accurate and timely compensation for employees. Manage complex end-of-month and end-of-year processing in compliance with payroll tax, PAYG, and superannuation obligations. Maintain strong controls for payroll data integrity and ensure alignment with APA’s policies, Enterprise Agreements and audit requirements. Champion payroll process improvements that enhance compliance, efficiency and employee experience. Collaborate with internal teams (IT, Workday support) and external vendors to optimise payroll and time & attendance systems (CHRIS 21 and Workday). Lead a skilled payroll team through high-volume periods with a focus on engagement, development and collaboration. Contribute to the success of the broader People Operations Leadership Team. Act as a payroll SME on key enterprise projects including M&A activity, payroll transformation, enterprise agreement implementation, and continuous improvement initiatives. About You: Extensive experience in payroll operations, including managing large and complex pay runs in a Shared Services environment. Proven leadership capability with experience leading and developing payroll teams. Strong understanding of payroll legislation, wage compliance, Enterprise Agreements, superannuation, PAYG and payroll tax. Experience with CHRIS 21 and Workday (highly desirable). Demonstrated experience in payroll remediation or transformation projects (advantageous). Highly analytical with strong attention to detail, data integrity and risk mitigation. Process improvement mindset with excellent stakeholder engagement and problem-solving skills. At APA, we’re shaping Australia’s energy future. We offer a collaborative and flexible work environment, ongoing professional development, and the opportunity to make an impact at scale. Apply now to take the next step in your career and lead payroll excellence at one of Australia’s leading energy infrastructure businesses. Working at APA At APA we’re committed to fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where you can achieve your best. We’ll provide you with access to targeted career development programs, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, flexible working arrangements, and wellbeing programs. We also have an inclusive parental leave policy providing 18 weeks leave including superannuation to support parents at work and in life. We employ more than 2700 people across Australia and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture, where everyone feels safe, valued, and trusted to do their best every day. We are APA APA Group is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business. We proudly own, operate and manage a diverse $26 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind assets which deliver essential services to communities and customers across Australia. And we own more than 15,000 kilometres of gas pipelines which deliver energy to households and businesses across every corner of Australia. As the partner of choice in delivering infrastructure solutions for the energy transition, we’re focused on bundled remote grid energy solutions, electricity and gas transmission, and future energy, including hydrogen and carbon capture and storage. Our customer centric approach means we understand our customers and offer them reliable, innovative, and cost-effective energy solutions that support their decarbonisation ambitions. We are committed to securing Australia’s energy future by delivering infrastructure solutions for Australia’s energy transition and supporting the decarbonisation ambitions of our customers and communities. Join our team and be part of securing Australia’s energy future. We’d love to hear from you. APA is an equal opportunity employer. The safety, health and wellbeing our people, community and environment a priority. We embrace diversity in our people to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities that we operate in. Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered. This vacancy works with critical APA data, systems or infrastructure and candidates are subject to background vetting (including Police checks) before & during employment. Role closes Sunday, 10 August 2025. Role Reference Number JR2957 APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies. We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.
