About the Opportunity Step into a newly created leadership role at the heart of one of Australia's largest leisure and recreation organisations, overseeing a complex multi-entity payroll function for 11,000 employees. This is a right-hand role to the Payroll Manager, designed to own the day-to-day team leadership and operational payroll management while the business drives through a major Dayforce implementation and continued growth by acquisition. About the Role Lead and develop a team of 10 payroll officers, acting as the primary people manager for day-to-day operations Own and run your own payroll portfolio Oversee complex, multi-entity pay runs across fortnightly and weekly cycles spanning numerous modern awards Support the Dayforce implementation and post-implementation stabilisation Assist with onboarding newly acquired entities into the payroll function Free up the Payroll Manager to focus on strategic compliance, systems, and implementation initiatives What They're Looking For Multi-entity, multi-award payroll experience across complex, high-volume environments Proven team leadership — you've managed payroll officers and know how to develop people Someone who wants to stick around and make a difference Dayforce experience is an advantage Why It's Worth Considering Up to $120,000 base salary Gym and aquatics memberships, novated leasing, plus discounts and more Flexible working — 2 days in the office, 3 working from home Real complexity and scope — managing large number of awards, multiple entities, ongoing acquisitions, and a major Dayforce implementation in the works.
