Payroll Team Leader

AccountAbility

📍 Australia, New South Wales, Australia

Full time Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers Posted March 01, 2026

Job Description

This role is ideal for someone who can hit the ground running, steady the team quickly, and bring strong payroll and leadership expertise into a busy environment.

The Role

  • Manage and deliver all BAU payroll operations across fortnightly and monthly cycles.
  • Support a team of four payroll officers, ensuring clarity, capability and performance.
  • Strengthen payroll controls, compliance frameworks and accuracy standards.
  • Work closely with payroll manager and senior stakeholders maintaining open and transparent communication.
  • Support the broader transformation work by keeping BAU stable and efficient.

About You

You will thrive in this temporary assignment if you are:

  • A people‑first leader with experience managing teams of 3-5 payroll staff.
  • Technically strong with solid knowledge of payroll legislation, compliance, and controls.
  • Experienced with Preceda (highly desirable for immediate transition a...