Payroll Lead - SAP

* SAP Payroll Lead * Competitive day rate * Immediate start opportunity

We are partnering with a large, complex organisation to engage an experienced Payroll Leader / Payroll Expert for an immediate contract opportunity. This role will suit a senior payroll professional who thrives in fast-paced environments, enjoys leading through change, and brings deep technical expertise alongside strong people leadership.

This is a hands on leadership role with a strong focus on governance, compliance, system optimisation, and stakeholder influence across a complex payroll landscape, underpinned by a highly integrated SAP SuccessFactors environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across payroll functions, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and service excellence within SAP SuccessFactors
• Lead payroll teams through periods of change, including SAP SuccessFactors system upgrades, process redesign, and business transformation initiatives
• Act as a senior decision-maker on complex payroll matters, escalations, and compliance risks
• Drive payroll process optimisation, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging SAP SuccessFactors capabilities
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders, including BPO providers, to ensure seamless payroll delivery and system alignment
• Lead project activities including SuccessFactors upgrades, UAT testing, integrations, and change management
• Ensure payroll operations remain compliant with evolving Australian payroll legislation and regulatory requirements

Key Requirements:

• Extensive payroll leadership experience with strong decision-making capability
• Deep knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, compliance, and governance frameworks
• Advanced SAP SuccessFactors experience is essential (Employee Central Payroll strongly preferred)
• Proven experience delivering SuccessFactors implementations, upgrades, or optimisation initiatives
• Proven experience working with EBAs, grandfathering arrangements, and complex remuneration or policy frameworks
• Background working within or managing BPO payroll environments
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence during periods of significant change
• Strong project delivery experience across payroll system upgrades, implementations, integrations, and SuccessFactors UAT/testing
• Track record of driving process optimisation, improving controls, accuracy, and efficiency
• Current, hands-on understanding of the evolving Australian regulatory environment

Why Apply:

• Immediate start opportunity
• Competitive day rate commensurate with experience
• High-impact leadership role within a complex, SAP SuccessFactors-driven payroll environment
• Opportunity to lead change and influence best-practice payroll operations

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are encouraged to apply.
To apply please click apply or call Zak Wunhym on 03 8628 2113 for a confidential discussion.