Senior Payroll Systems Administrator

Job title : Senior Payroll Systems Administrator
Location : Melbourne
Job type : Permanent or Full Time
Salary : $150,000 inclusive of superannuation
Contact name : Daniel Close
Contact email : dclose@sharpandcarter.com.au
Job reference : DCSPR2124
The Opportunity
As the Payroll Systems Administrator, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing and maintaining the organisation’s payroll technology, Payglobal. This role sits at the intersection of technical system expertise and operational support, ensuring payroll systems run seamlessly for a large and complex workforce.

Role Responsibilities
Reporting to the Payroll Systems Manager, your responsibilities will include:
  • Acting as the key liaison between payroll processing teams and organisational leadership
  • Owning the maintenance, configuration, and optimisation of all payroll‑related software (with a focus on Payglobal)
  • Providing day to day systems support, fault resolution, and troubleshooting
  • Ensuring compliance with internal governance, change control, and audit requirements
  • Managing payroll system upgrades, patches, releases, and associated user acceptance testing
  • Monitoring and resolving data, interface, and workflow issues
  • Maintaining and improving payroll workflows and documentation
  • Supporting continuous improvement initiatives across payroll systems
  • Performing additional duties as requested by leadership
About You
You will bring both technical depth and strong stakeholder engagement capability. The ideal candidate will have:
  • Advanced, hands on expertise in Payglobal (essential), plus exposure to complementary payroll or HRIS platforms
  • Strong business and commercial acumen, with the ability to understand impacts across finance and people systems
  • Solid understanding of Awards, EBA interpretation, and relevant legislation
  • Proven ability to operate across diverse stakeholder groups, including payroll, finance, IT, and HR
  • A proactive mindset, with the ability to identify issues early and drive system improvements
What’s on Offer?
  • A genuine career development pathway within an innovative and growing organisation
  • Access to first‑class systems, tools, and learning support
  • A generous salary package and excellent staff wellbeing benefits
  • The chance to contribute to meaningful work that positively impacts the community
 How to Apply

To apply online please click on the appropriate link. Alternatively for a confidential discussion please contact Daniel Close at dclose@sharpandcarter.com.au