Make your mark

Everyday, all around the world, Thiess supports and celebrates our people. We recognise talent and reward transparency. We champion diversity and embrace change. 

Join us. Hone your skills and develop new ones. Take on big challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment.  

Thiess is the place to make things happen. 

About The Role

Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for optimising payroll processes and driving transformational change? We're seeking an experienced Payroll Improvement Manager to spearhead our organisation's payroll enhancement initiatives. In this pivotal role, you'll lead the charge in developing and implementing strategic improvements to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing while identifying efficiencies and streamlining operations. Your expertise in process design, change management, and team leadership will be crucial as you guide both day-to-day improvements and large-scale transformation projects. If you're ready to make a significant impact on our payroll operations and mentor a talented team, we want to hear from you. 

Additionally, you will:

• Monitor and review payroll processes, recommending improvements for efficiency and compliance while collaborating with the Payroll Compliance Lead to mitigate risks. 

• Conduct research and analysis for strategic projects, developing solutions through root-cause analysis and promoting standardised time and attendance practices. 

• Prepare change documentation using structured approaches to facilitate adoption and minimise disruption, ensuring effective communication and training activities. 

• Provide leadership and guidance to the Payroll Improvement team, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams and vendors to meet business requirements. 

• Design induction training for new payroll staff, create development pathways, and deliver training on payroll process changes to support team growth. 

About You

You possess strong leadership and strategic planning skills, along with extensive experience in change management and delivering outcomes in payroll processes. Your excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities are complemented by a proven track record in business improvement and innovative solutions. With your effective communication and interpersonal skills, you excel at conducting high-level consultations and negotiations. Your demonstrated organizational skills enable you to implement and report on new initiatives, while your solid understanding of payroll and time attendance systems ensures technical proficiency. Your experience in end-to-end project management, coupled with your ability to meet deadlines and apply a pragmatic approach to problem-solving and implementing change, will be key to your success in this vital role. 

Additionally you have:

• Business and/or HR Degree, or equivalent qualifications / experience. 

• 5 to 10 years' experience in E2E payroll management in medium / large organisations. 

• Demonstrated experience in driving continuous improvement in a payroll function. 

Please note that this role will be a permanent position and applications for this role will close at midnight on Thursday 26 September 2024.

What Thiess Can Do for You

• Help to grow your career, offering diverse and varied opportunities for advancement  

• Flexible working arrangements  

• Recently renovated corporate head office located in South Bank, Brisbane  

• World-class health & wellbeing programs  

• On-site gymnasium  

• Salary sacrifice options  

• A range of corporate discounts, including health insurance (Medibank), travel & retail products

About us

Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining.