Payroll Specialist

Posted:
5/6/2025, 4:13:06 PM

Location(s):
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ⋅ Victoria, Australia

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
People & HR

BE THE DIFFERENCE
At AIA we don’t simply believe in being ‘the best’. We believe in better – because there’s no limit to how far ‘better’ can take us. Everything we do is driven by our purpose to make a difference by helping people embrace Healthier, Longer, Better Lives. And every one of our people has an important role to play. If you want to make a difference by helping shape a healthier, better-protected Australia, read on.

The opportunity:

Are you an expert in SAP and passionate about payroll? Join our team as a Payroll Specialist and manage the end-to-end payroll processing for AIA Australia. In this role, you'll ensure the accuracy of payroll reports and collaborate with internal teams to troubleshoot payroll issues and continuously improve our payroll systems and processes.

This is a permanent, full-time opportunity based in Melbourne.

To do this successfully you will:

  • Manage the data interfaced between HRIS systems and carry out periodical sync activities

  • Work with users to document business requirements, considering SAP's technical capabilities

  • Edit personnel calculation schemas, rules, and features with our payroll vendor

  • Evaluate wage types and outputs to comply with legislation

  • Partner with vendors to implement system test plans and ensure system integrity

  • Handle UAT testing and system upgrades, coordinating with HRIT specialists

  • Identify inefficiencies and recommend best practices and system improvements

  • Analyse payroll information gaps and build improved system solutions

Successful applications will demonstrate:

  • Experience working in a payroll specialist role within a large and complex organisation

  • Experience in SAP HR/HCM

  • Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and manage stakeholder relationships and varying levels

  • Exceptional organisation skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and execute deliverables within tight deadlines

Why choose AIA:

At AIA, we’ve made a promise to help people live healthier, longer, better lives. And it starts with our own people.

  • Access our training and development to build on your current skills

  • Career development through internal mobility opportunities

  • Work for a business helping millions of Australians and make a difference to someone’s life everyday

  • Access additional leave days a year to recharge and refresh yourself

  • Enjoy wonderful Health and Wellbeing initiatives that support you

  • Work with supportive and inclusive managers

At AIA Australia, we’re proud to help guide, support and protect the wellbeing of over 3.5 million Australians. As part of the AIA Group - the largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian life insurance group – it is our ambition to engage one billion people to live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives by 2030. 

Lots of companies like to say they’re different. What makes us truly different at AIA, is the difference we make in people’s lives. We are proud that this difference has been recognised in the 2024 ANZIIF awards by being named Life Insurance Company of the Year

AIA is different. Are you?

If you want to be part of an organisation that helps people live better every single day, apply via the link.