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 Manager, you will oversee all facets of our international payroll operations. pivotal position leads the outsourced payroll function for Australia and New Zealand, while also being directly responsible for payroll operations across Asia, including guiding countries through 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 approve monthly, fortnightly, and ad-hoc pay runs, ensuring all payrolls are processed accurately and on schedule.
• Own monthly payroll reporting, journal preparation, and payroll balance sheet reconciliations.
• Lead the Melbourne-based payroll compliance team and the Aurecon Payroll team in Manila, who deliver payroll operations across Aurecon, ensuring effective delivery, SLA adherence, and strong ongoing relationships with the global payroll managed service provider.
• Drive strategic and change management initiatives to continually improve and enhance payroll processes.
• Ensure the incumbent Australia & New Zealand payroll managed service provider meets all SLAs and contractual/compliance obligations.
• Champion the implementation and roll-out of future global managed payroll services, serving as the ultimate owner of these services.
• Translate organization goals into clear, comprehensive and achievable directives for the team. Support direct reports in the implementation of new directives
• Cascade knowledge and develop team capabilities to strengthen understanding of business needs and service excellence
• Lead, motivate and develop a team to ensure that training and development needs are met and succession plans are in place
• Work with the Finance Shared Services Manager in ensuring that services meet or exceed expectations and are delivered in accordance 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 Manager, 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.

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!