• Immediate start for a Payroll Contract role
• Supporting the transition of payroll systems
• A 3-4 Month contract in Melbourne CBD

The Opportunity

Our client is looking for an experienced Payroll Consultant to join the People Operations team on an immediate-start contract basis. This is a hands-on, project-critical role supporting the transition of our client's Australian payroll function to ADP, while maintaining accurate and compliant payroll delivery throughout.

Reporting to the People Operations Manager, you'll act as a key liaison between the internal team and the outsourced payroll provider — guiding the transition from current state through to go-live, while keeping day-to-day payroll running without disruption.

What You'll Be Doing

• Processing end-to-end payroll across the business, ensuring accuracy and timeliness throughout the transition period
• Supporting the ADP implementation — managing the vendor relationship and working through data migration, configuration, and go-live activities
• Applying Modern Awards knowledge (Fast Food Industry Award, General Retail Industry Award, Hospitality Industry Award) to ensure correct pay rates, penalties, loadings, and entitlements across a complex workforce
• Cleansing, validating, and reconciling payroll data ahead of migration
• Partnering with HR, Finance, and operations to resolve queries and communicate changes
• Developing process documentation, runbooks, and SOPs to support the team post go-live

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience processing payroll in an outsourced model — ideally with direct involvement in an outsourcing or system transition project
• Strong working knowledge of Modern Awards, particularly in F&B and/or retail environments with multi-award, multi-shift complexity
• Confidence managing payroll across varying employment types — full-time, part-time, casual, and peak-period arrangements
• High attention to detail with the ability to balance operational delivery alongside a transformational project
• Available to work on-site 5 days per week from our client's Melbourne office for the duration of the contract