Senior Payroll Manager

BG&E is a civil and structural engineering consultancy, celebrated for our innovative, award-winning designs that prioritise practicality and constructability. Now part of the SYSTRA Group, we continue our decades-long commitment to delivering high-quality technical expertise to our clients – proud to support the ambitious growth of a sustainable and resilient international company.

We partner with clients and stakeholders to challenge the status quo, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in engineering.  

Context

The Opportunity

We are seeking a proactive and highly skilled Payroll Manager to lead and support our payroll function. Based in our Sydney office, you will oversee the timely, accurate, and compliant end-to-end payroll processing for our diverse workforce spanning five key regions: Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Singapore, and the Middle East.

This is a pivotal role that sits at the intersection of Finance and People & Culture, allowing you to drive system efficiencies, champion continuous process improvement, and lead a blended local and offshore payroll team.

Missions/Main Duties

 Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage the payroll processing lifecycle for Australia, New Zealand, UK, Singapore, and the Middle East.
• Manage and optimize payroll processing using Employment Hero, ensuring all controls, user guides, and procedures are up to date.
• Lead award interpretation (including Professional Employees, Clerks, Manufacturing, and Miscellaneous Awards), NES compliance, Pay Day Superannuation, and state-based Long Service Leave Acts.
• Mentor, develop, and lead a payroll team (including local and offshore resources), ensuring robust succession planning and a high standard of service.
• Manage end-of-month procedures, balancing and uploading journals, clearinghouse uploads, Superannuation, Payroll Tax, FBT, and PAYG lodgements.
• Identify and implement payroll system efficiencies, establishing strong quality control checks to minimize errors.

Profile/Skills

What We Are Looking For

To be successful in this role, you will bring a strong blend of technical payroll expertise, system savvy, and collaborative leadership skills:

• Strong, hands-on experience with the Employment Hero payroll system is preferred, however open to other HRIS experience.
• Advanced Excel skills and a strong background in end-to-end multi-currency or regional payroll processing.
• Deep understanding of Australian National Employment Standards (NES), Award Interpretation, and state/territory LSL Acts.
• Prior experience handling salary sacrifice arrangements (novated leases, super), leave purchase plans, Living Away From Home Allowances (LAFHA), and Project Allowances/On-Call rostering.
• An adaptable professional who is eager to learn, handle confidential information with absolute discretion, and solve complex problems.

What do we offer? 

• Flexible working arrangements to help achieve real work life balance. 
• Health and wellbeing support via a confidential Employee Assistance Program. 
• Competitive remuneration. 
• On-the-job coaching to help you be the best you can be, including leveraging BG&E’s global network of experts to help you realise your professional development goals to grow your career at BG&E.  

 

Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Equality is part of our DNA – We value who you are – it begins with our values and continues through our culture – and is fostered throughout our workplaces. We recognise the benefits of diversity and encourage our people to be comfortable in bringing their complete self to work.

 

 

Wellbeing and Safety  

BG&E provides collaborative working environments, which supporting the safety and wellbeing of all employees and stakeholders. As an organisation, we strive to continually mitigate risks, and to improve our safety systems and performance.  

 

Diversity and Inclusion  

Equality is part of BG&E’s DNA. We value who you are – it begins with our values and continues through our culture – and is fostered throughout our workplaces. We recognise and celebrate difference and encourage our people and potential candidates to be comfortable in bringing your complete self to work.