Payroll Manager

About us

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global legal practice. We provide theworlds pre-eminent corporations and financial institutions with afull business law service. We have more than 4000 lawyers based inover 58 offices across Europe the United States Canada LatinAmerica Asia Australia Africa the Middle East and CentralAsia.

The opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Manager tojoin our Finance team on a 3-month fixed-term contractcommencing in early September.

This role has been created to provide payroll leadership andadditional capacity during a busy period supporting bothbusiness-as-usual payroll operations and key payroll projectsincluding a planned period of leave within the team. You will leada small payroll function including one direct report and overseethe end-to-end payroll function for approximately 850 employeesacross fortnightly and monthly payroll addition tomanaging day-to-day payroll operations the successful candidatewill support internal audit activities and payroll systemtroubleshooting as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of fortnightly and monthly payroll processing ensuring accuracy compliance and timeliness.
• Provide leadership coaching and support to the Senior Payroll Officer.
• Act as the key escalation point for complex payroll queries and stakeholder matters.
• Ensure compliance with payroll legislation Single Touch Payroll requirements superannuation obligations and internal policies.
• Manage payroll reconciliations reporting salary packaging and payroll-related audits.
• Partner closely with People & Culture and Finance teams on payroll matters employee lifecycle activities and reporting requirements.
• Produce payroll reports reconciliations and insights for management and key stakeholders.
• Support payroll-related project activities including system enhancements testing and process improvement initiatives.
• Support month-end activities and maintain robust payroll processes controls and documentation.
• Support Aurion system administration and payroll-related system activities.

Requirements

• Significant end-to-end payroll experience within a medium to large organisation ideally within a law firm professional services financial services or similarly complex environment.
• Experience managing fortnightly and monthly payroll cycles.
• Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation and compliance requirements.
• Experience supervising mentoring or leading payroll team members or acting as a senior payroll subject matter expert.
• Aurion experience highly desirable; Workday exposure advantageous.
• Strong reporting reconciliation and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly organised detail-oriented and able to manage competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.

Why Norton Rose Fulbright

Norton Rose Fulbright values diversity and strives to create aninclusive environment. We are proud that Norton Rose Fulbright inAustralia has been recognised as an Employer of Choice for GenderEquality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) as well asa gold tier employer for LGBTI Inclusion through the AustralianWorkplace Equality 2025 we were re-accredited as a FamilyInclusive Workplace and always encourage people to discuss flexibleand hybrid work options with us.

We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates toapply.

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