Shared Services - Payroll Team Leader

Just imagine your future with us…

At Aurecon we see the future through a very different lens. Do you?

Innovation, eminence and digital are at the heart of everything we do. Are you excited about the future?

Are you driven by the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and complex projects around the world and to learn from the best? We are.

Diversity is at the core of everything we do. We work together to create a culture based on respect, trust and inclusiveness. Our differences are what fuel our creativity.

As the Payroll Team Lead, you will oversee all facets of our international payroll operations. This pivotal position leads the outsourced payroll function for Australia, New Zealand, and Asia, including the transition to our new global payroll outsource partner, Ramco. You will be responsible for ensuring employees across multiple jurisdictions compensated accurately and on time, while maintaining strict compliance with local, national, and international regulations.

What will you do?

We know the work we do is vital in assisting Aurecon's business globally. Here are the key things you will do to ‘bring ideas to life’.
 

• Oversee and review monthly, fortnightly, and ad‑hoc pay runs, ensuring payroll is processed accurately, timely, and in full compliance with requirements.
• Lead the preparation of monthly payroll reports, journals, and payroll balance sheet reconciliations.
• Manage and develop the Aurecon Payroll team in Manila, ensuring effective delivery of payroll operations across the organisation, adherence to SLAs, and strong relationships with the global managed payroll service provider.
• Drive strategic initiatives and change management efforts to continuously enhance payroll processes and controls.
• Champion the implementation and rollout of future global managed payroll services, acting as the senior owner responsible for successful adoption and performance.
• Translate organisational goals into clear, actionable directives for the team and support direct reports in executing new priorities.
• Build team capability through knowledge sharing, coaching, and development to improve understanding of business needs and elevate service excellence.
• Lead, motivate, and grow the team by ensuring training needs are addressed and succession plans are in place.
• Partner with the Finance Shared Services Manager to ensure payroll services meet or exceed expected service levels and are delivered in line with agreed KPIs and SLAs.

Firstly, strong sense of responsibility, flexibility, and adaptability to varying request. Demonstrate excellent time management and organizational skills. And as part of a new team, you will have the opportunity to shape this role and have input into how we evolve it over time to WOW our employees and make an even bigger impact on the world.

You will also need the following:

• 5+ years extensive experience as a Payroll Team Lead, ideally within large, complex organizations operating across multiple geographies.
• Familiarity with Workday, ADP Global View, and/or Ramco Payce Global Payroll is highly regarded.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and a proven ability to manage and adapt to change.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, with a strong track record of coaching and mentoring teams across both local and regional operations.

At Aurecon, we know every career adventure is unique. That’s why our benefits are designed to support you and your family - at every stage.

• Flexibility - balance what matters most to you

• Wellbeing - we priorities your health
• Recognition - your impact matters
• Family - support for modern families and carers
• Community - give back through volunteering days
• Career development - learn, lead and shape your career

Our Aurecon Attributes describe the types of people we bring together for clients. We don’t expect you to have all eight of the attributes, but one that is unique to you.

Finally, we value that each of our team members brings something different to Aurecon. We look for people who have had a broad range of experiences throughout their career and can demonstrate how they have worked as part of a team to bring ideas to life. Does that sound like you?

About us

We’ve re-imagined engineering.

Aurecon is an engineering and infrastructure advisory company, but not as you know it!

For a start, our clients’ ideas drive what we do. Drawing on our deep pool of expertise, we co-create innovative solutions with our clients to some of the world’s most complex challenges. And through a range of unique creative processes and skills, we work to re-imagine, shape and design a better future.

We listen deeply and intently, which helps us see opportunities, possibilities and potential that others can’t. Think engineering. Think again.

Want to know more?

You can learn more about what it’s like to work at Aurecon by visiting the careers section of our website.

If you are intrigued or excited by what you have read, then we want to hear from you. Apply now!