Senior Payroll Project Analyst

• Hybrid working environment that is flexible on office attendance
• Excellent salary and long term contract opportunity
• A nationally recognised brand with a strong international footprint

About the Opportunity

A well-established organisation seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Project Analyst to join the team on an initial six-month contract. This role has been created to provide additional support across several key payroll initiatives, including the implementation of a new Time & Attendance solution and the rollout of Enterprise Agreement (EBA) changes.

This is a hands-on opportunity suited to a payroll professional who enjoys working across both project and operational environments. You will play a key role in testing, validation, payroll compliance activities, and supporting business-critical payroll outcomes during a period of change.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Payroll Leadership team, your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting Time & Attendance system implementation activities, including system testing, UAT execution, defect management and implementation readiness.
• Assisting with the testing and validation of Enterprise Agreement and payroll configuration changes, ensuring accurate payroll outcomes.
• Performing payroll reconciliations, data validation, back-pay calculations and compliance checks.
• Working closely with Payroll, HR, project stakeholders and external vendors to support successful project delivery.
• Providing additional payroll processing and administration support during peak periods.
• Maintaining testing documentation, process maps and project records to support audit and governance requirements.

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this position, you will demonstrate:

• Previous payroll experience within a medium to large organisation operating under multiple Awards and Enterprise Agreements.
• Strong understanding of payroll compliance, interpretation and payroll governance requirements.
• Proven experience supporting payroll projects, system implementations, upgrades or transformation initiatives.
• Exposure to systems such as UKG/Kronos, Chris21/iChris, or similar payroll and workforce management platforms.
• Strong analytical and reconciliation skills with a high level of attention to detail.
• The ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

What's on Offer

• Initial six-month contract with an organisation undergoing significant payroll and systems transformation.
• Diverse role balancing payroll project work and operational support.
• Collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Opportunity to work on meaningful payroll and workforce management initiatives.
• Immediate start available.

To discuss further, please contact Daniel Close at dclose@sharpandcarter.com.au