Senior Payroll Consultant

About the role

EY is hiring a Senior Payroll Consultant in a hybrid position based in Warringah, Sydney. The consultant plays a key role in implementing the firm's growth strategy and provides a client-facing advisory service on payroll matters, helping to establish, improve and implement new procedures and processes while building relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Roles can potentially be adjusted to work flexibly with reduced hours.

Key responsibilities

• Lead payroll validation and reconciliation to ensure data accuracy and integrity, stay current with legislative changes and deliver induction and ad hoc training updates.
• Establish consistent payroll procedures across diverse employee groups, identify gaps, implement new processes and communicate changes to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with offshore teams, generate and analyse payroll reports (such as audits and STP2), track KPIs such as accuracy and compliance, and contribute to scalable payroll solutions across multiple projects and clients, with flexibility for global meetings outside standard hours.

Required profile

• Extensive experience in high-volume, full-function payroll operations.
• Demonstrated leadership in payroll teams and involvement in payroll implementation projects.
• Sound numeracy, attention to detail and effective communication skills.
• Formal payroll certification is advantageous but not required.

Required skills

• Strong proficiency in SAP and other payroll software.
• Large-scale ERP systems.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel.

What we offer

• Career development with future-focused skills and world-class experiences.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• A benefits package including a yearly wellness incentive, an extra 8 weeks of flex leave per year and family-friendly policies such as up to 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave.
• A competitive salary open to negotiation depending on skills and experience.