Key Accountabilities

End-to-End Payroll Delivery & Operational Excellence

- Own complete payroll lifecycle including inputs, validation, processing, approvals, and reconciliation
- Ensure accuracy and adherence to payroll timelines
- Handle complex payroll scenarios such as expatriate and variable pay
- Review payroll journals and ensure accurate financial postings
- Oversee end-to-end payroll processing for Australia (fortnightly & monthly) and New Zealand payroll cycles
- Ensure accuracy of data flows between Time & Attendance, payroll, and finance systems
- Manage payroll reconciliations including month-end and year-end processing
- Handle complex payroll calculations including redundancies, bonuses, incentives, and adjustments
- Act as escalation point for complex payroll queries and issue resolution

2. Statutory Compliance & Risk Management

- Ensure compliance with tax, superannuation, CPF, EPF, and other statutory regulations

- Lead audits and ensure strong governance and controls

- Mitigate payroll risks and maintain audit documentation

- Monitor and interpret regulatory changes, ensuring timely implementation

- Maintain audit trails, documentation, and process transparency

- Manage monthly PAYG withholding, payroll tax submissions, and reconciliations in line with ATO deadlines

- Lead annual reconciliation and submission of Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) returns

- Oversee workers compensation annual reconciliation and submission to state governing bodies

- Ensure compliance with ATO (Australia) and IRD (New Zealand) regulations, acting as the primary contact for queries and audits

- Ensure payroll compliance with applicable legislation including:

- Fair Work Act, National Employment Standards

- Enterprise Agreements / Collective Agreements

- Employment Recent Zealand requirements

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Superannuation & KiwiSaver

- Manage all Superannuation payments, including STP Phase 2 and emerging Payday Super requirements
- Oversee KiwiSaver contributions ensuring compliance with New Zealand regulations
- Ensure timely and accurate processing of all third-party payments including union fees and garnishees

4. Financial Control & Reconciliation

- Reconcile payroll data across payroll, HRIS, and finance systems
- Own payroll-related General Ledger (GL) reconciliations and clearing accounts
- Manage payroll journals between systems (e.g., Oracle and payroll systems), including issue resolution
- Investigate and resolve reconciliation discrepancies and GL errors
- Serve as key point of contact for Finance on payroll matters

5. Systems, Process & Transformation

- Act as SME for payroll systems (e.g., Definitiv payroll & rostering tool)
- Manage system updates to reflect legislative, award, policy, and contractual changes
- Lead payroll and rostering system enhancements and transformation initiatives
- Collaborate with vendors and internal teams to improve payroll processes and automation

6. Projects & Change Management

- Lead and deliver payroll and rostering-related projects and change initiatives
- Support implementation of new payroll, compliance, or HR technology initiatives

7. Stakeholder Management

- Partner closely with ANZ Operations, HR, and Finance teams
- Provide payroll insights,



reporting, and advisory to senior stakeholders
- Liaise with external bodies including ATO, IRD, auditors, and regulatory authorities

8. Audit, Reporting & Governance

- Lead all internal and external payroll audits
- Ensure robust payroll controls, compliance, and documentation
- Deliver year-end reporting and statutory filings
- Provide accurate and timely payroll reporting

9. Team Leadership & Capability Building

- Lead, coach, and develop Payroll team in Mumbai
- Build capability across payroll operations, compliance, and systems
- Drive a high-performance, controls-focused payroll culture

Key Interfaces

- Internal :HR, Finance, Operations, Payroll Team, Leadership
- External :ATO, IRD, auditors, payroll vendors, superannuation providers, workers compensation bodies

Role Requirements

Experience

- 8-12+ years payroll experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role managing ANZ & Asia payroll
- Deep expertise in Australian and New Zealand payroll legislation and compliance
- Proven experience managing statutory reporting (PAYG, Payroll Tax, FBT, Superannuation, KiwiSaver)
- Experience managing payroll audits and regulatory engagement
- Strong experience in payroll system management and transformation

Technical Skills

- Strong experience with payroll, finance and HRIS systems (e.g., Definitiv, Oracle, Workday or similar)
- Exposure to HRIS systems (Workday preferred but not mandatory)
- Strong financial reconciliation and GL accounting knowledge
- Experience handling complex payroll environments

Core Competencies

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- High attention to detail and compliance orientation
- Ability to manage deadlines in a high-vol

📌 Manager - Anz & Asia Payroll (Mumbai)
🏢 Travelex
📍 Mumbai