Your Impact:

As Payroll Lead, you’ll play an important role in delivering accurate, compliant, and timely payroll services across Asahi Beverages. You’ll lead a small team that manages payroll operations, data integrity, and compliance across multiple pay frequencies, specifically supporting the Award/EBA population

You’ll work closely with stakeholders across HR, Reward, Payroll Compliance, and Finance to support process excellence, ensure high service standards, and deliver a seamless payroll experience for all employees.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and support a small payroll team to deliver accurate and timely payruns.
• Manage payroll activities across complex award/EBAs with multiple pay frequencies.
• Partner with stakeholders across HR and business functions to resolve payroll queries and manage escalations.
• Ensure payroll compliance with taxation, superannuation, and legislative requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement within payroll processes, drawing on frameworks such as Lean or Six Sigma.
• Maintain alignment with business KPIs, SLAs, and compliance standards.
• Foster a positive and supportive team culture built on accuracy, accountability, and collaboration.

About You:

You’re a hands-on payroll lead with proven leadership experience and strong operational expertise. You’ve led teams through the day-to-day complexities of payroll, consistently delivering accurate, efficient and compliant outcomes. You lead by example, foster team development and create a supportive environment where people perform at their best.

You’ll bring:

• Demonstrated experience leading or mentoring a payroll team.
• End-to-end payroll experience in a complex environment.
• Strong knowledge of awards, EBAs and compliance requirements.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and problem-solving skills.
• Sound judgement and composure when managing competing priorities.
• Confidence with payroll systems and openness to change (SuccessFactors experience is a plus).
• Exposure to continuous improvement frameworks such as Lean or Six Sigma (highly regarded).
• Clear communication skills and a collaborative working style.

Why Asahi Beverages?

At Asahi Beverages, we're passionate about crafting more than just drinks - we craft moments of connection, celebration and shared enjoyment. We bring together a diverse portfolio of iconic beverage brands, a commitment to quality and a drive to constantly innovate.  Headquartered in Melbourne and with facilities right across Australia and New Zealand, you’ll find Asahi is a place where talent is nurtured and ambition is rewarded. If you’re ready to toast your future, we’re ready to meet you.

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