Payroll Services Specialist

About the role

TAL, a life insurer backed by Daiichi Life, is hiring a Payroll Services Specialist within its People Services and Innovation team. The role delivers accurate, timely and trusted payroll services that support employees across the business, resolving complex issues and improving the quality of payroll activities.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver accurate and timely payroll outcomes that support employees and meet business obligations.
• Resolve complex payroll, timesheet and leave issues to create reliable employee experiences.
• Ensure payroll activity aligns with legislation, awards, enterprise agreements and TAL policies.
• Strengthen payroll controls by identifying risks, resolving errors and supporting preventative improvements.
• Improve payroll processes by simplifying ways of working and identifying opportunities for automation.
• Support robust reporting across fortnightly, monthly and annual payroll cycles.

Required profile

• At least 5 years' payroll experience in a large organisation, ideally supporting more than 1,000 employees.
• Sound knowledge of payroll legislation, including taxation, superannuation, termination and leave requirements.
• Ability to interpret awards and enterprise agreements carefully to support compliant outcomes.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking and clear, service-focused communication with employees and stakeholders.

Required skills

• Confident use of payroll and time and attendance systems; experience with Dayforce or similar is helpful.
• Excel capability to resolve payroll queries and issues.

What we offer

• Flexible and blended ways of working.
• Learning, leadership development programs, LinkedIn Learning and global career opportunities through the Daiichi Life Group.
• TAL-funded life, income protection and total and permanent disability insurance, plus employee insurance discounts.
• Wellbeing support including Employee Assistance Program services, annual flu vaccinations and health initiatives.
• Paid parental leave, wellbeing leave, community leave and purchased leave options.
• TAL Rewards Plus with discounts at hundreds of retailers and services.