Payroll Project Specialist

• Initial 12 month contract with immediate start
• Have full lifecycle exposure from design to go-live
• Meaningful flexibility in a high profile transformation program

About Kinetic

Kinetic is Australia and New Zealand’s largest bus operator, moving millions of passengers every year through safe, reliable and customer-focused transport services. With a workforce of more than 4,000 employees across 19 legal entities, we are committed to delivering modern, efficient and compliant people systems that support our teams and the communities we serve.

Payroll Project Specialist – 12-Month Contract

Location: Melbourne

About the Role

We are delivering a significant payroll transformation across our multi-entity business, and we’re seeking a Senior Payroll Officer/Payroll SME to support the end-to-end implementation of our new payroll solution.

Working closely with our Head of Payroll, Payroll Project Implementation Lead, and cross-functional project teams, you’ll play a key role in solution design, configuration, testing, data readiness and go-live activities. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in complex payroll environments and wants to contribute to a high-impact enterprise program.

This role will be ideal for a Senior Payroll Officer with exposure to payroll transformation programs looking for their next complex challenge.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting delivery across design, build, SIT, UAT, cutover and hypercare.
• Translating awards/EBAs, tax and super rules into system configuration.
• Validating award interpretation, penalties, overtime and timesheet flow.
• Assisting with scalable multi-entity payroll processes and controls.
• Leading data cleansing, YTD reconciliation and integration readiness.
• Supporting testing cycles including award interpretation tests and parallel runs.
• Coordinating defect triage and compliance evidence, including STP Phase 2.
• Contributing to cutover planning, readiness checks and hypercare.
• Preparing BAU handover materials including run-books and SOPs.

What You Bring

• Strong experience in payroll operations and/or payroll transformation within multi-entity environments.
• Experience/exposure in helping to delivering end-to-end payroll implementations.
• Strong knowledge of Australian payroll compliance, including STP2, superannuation and payroll tax.
• Ability to interpret awards/EBAs and translate them into system configuration.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort working in complex payroll environments.

How to apply

Kinetic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and our people represent the community which we service. We invite all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including First Nations People, and people from diverse social, cultural and gender backgrounds.

If you're interested in this rewarding role with Kinetic then click the 'Apply' button now!