Country Payroll Manager

📍 Brisbane, Australia | 🏢 Hybrid: 3 days office / 2 days from home
🕒 24-Month Fixed-Term Contract

The Opportunity

At Allianz, we’re building the future of work—where data, technology, and people come together to deliver smarter, more agile outcomes. We’re looking for a Country Payroll Manager to lead payroll operations across Australia and New Zealand while helping evolve our systems, insights, and processes for a modern workforce.

This is a high-impact 24-month fixed-term opportunity combining operational excellence, compliance leadership, and continuous improvement, with the opportunity to shape efficient, scalable payroll and benefits practices in a global organisation.

What You’ll Do

Payroll Leadership & Delivery

Lead end-to-end payroll operations across Australia and oversight of New Zealand (via outsourced provider)
Ensure accurate, compliant, and timely processing of payroll, benefits, and statutory obligations
Act as the key escalation point and trusted advisor on payroll matters

Compliance, Governance & Risk

Ensure compliance with Australian and New Zealand payroll legislation, tax, and superannuation/KiwiSaver requirements
Maintain strong governance, audit readiness, and data integrity frameworks
Stay ahead of legislative changes and proactively manage risk

Systems, Data & Continuous Improvement

Drive enhancements across payroll systems and workflows to improve efficiency and reduce manual processes
Leverage data, automation, and reporting tools to optimise performance and accuracy
Partner with HR and Finance to enable seamless system integration and smarter decision-making

Reporting & Insights

Deliver payroll analytics, workforce metrics, and regulatory reporting (including WGEA)
Monitor KPIs and identify trends to support business insights and planning

Employee Benefits

Lead the delivery and evolution of employee benefits programs
Enhance employee understanding and engagement through clear communication and initiatives

Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

Lead and develop a Senior Payroll Officer
Collaborate with HR, Finance, Legal, vendors, and regulators to ensure effective outcomes
Manage relationships with external providers and government bodies

What You Bring

7+ years’ Australian payroll experience, including leadership experience
Deep knowledge of payroll legislation, tax, super, and compliance requirements
Experience with payroll systems (e.g. SAP, ADP, Workday, iChris or similar)
Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into actionable insights
Proven ability to improve processes and drive operational efficiency
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Why Join Allianz

Work within a globally recognised organisation with strong local impact
Flexible hybrid working model (3 days in office / 2 days from home)
A meaningful 24-month contract opportunity with exposure to transformation initiatives
Access to learning, development, and future-focused capability building
Be part of a culture that encourages innovation, care, and continuous improvement

Let’s Care for Tomorrow

At Allianz, we empower our people to grow, challenge the status quo, and help build more intelligent, connected ways of working.

Ready to take the lead? Apply now.

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

Great to have you on board. Let's care for tomorrow.

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