Job Description

At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day

That’s why we pledge to support and empower all of our people to make a positive impact when working with the right technology and training as you bring ideas and projects to life.

Together with your colleagues, clients and partners, you'll make an impact that is felt by all. See where your commitment could take you.

Who are we looking for?

We’re looking for an Enterprise Payroll Manager to join our Group Finance team.

In this role you will oversee GHD’s payroll function, to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing of all regular and off payments for approximately 12,000 GHD employees.

Pivotal to this will be to implement best practice, maintain compliance with all regulatory standards, and drive continuous improvements in payroll systems and processes.

In this diverse role you will:

• Develop and lead a geographically dispersed Payroll team across the Enterprise.
• Develop, mentor and empower direct team members to provide appropriate solutions, customer service and advice.
• Lead and optimise all end-to-end payroll processes whilst ensuring accurate pay calculations and compliance with Enterprise policies, relevant legislation and instruments, including taxation, and reporting obligations.
• Lead the review of enterprise payroll processes and integrations, identifying trends, discrepancies, and anomalies, providing relevant insights, identifying gaps or inefficiencies and recommendations.
• Partner with People, IS, Finance teams and key stakeholders, to ensure seamless integration of payroll data with HRIS and financial systems and address system issues promptly, proposing enhancements as appropriate.
• Deliver expertise and insights to facilitate BAU payroll services and payroll improvement projects.
• Develop and maintain internal controls to minimise risks associated with payroll activities.
• Conduct regular payroll audits to ensure adherence to legislation, instruments, and internal policies.
• Conduct impact assessments of proposed changes, determine the benefits to be realized, and measure, monitor, and update where deliverables change.
• Partner with People, IS, Finance teams and key stakeholders, to ensure seamless integration of payroll data with HRIS and financial systems and address system issues promptly, proposing enhancements as appropriate.
• Provide continuous feedback, including positive confirmations on matters relating to compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Ensure a co-operative and open knowledge sharing relationship is developed and maintained across the Enterprise.
• Support and lead the team on workflow and projects as required.
• Manage enterprise workload and recruit resources as required.
  
  

What would you bring to the team?

• Ideally Degree qualified in Accounting, Finance, HR and/or Certificate in Payroll Administration with APA or TAPS membership.
• Significant proven experience in leading and managing a payroll function in a large geographically dispersed organization.
• Extensive experience with various payroll/HRIS software and systems, such as ADP Globalview, SAP, or Oracle, used for upstream and downstream processes.
• Proven stakeholder and relationship management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with non-technical stakeholders and senior leaders.
• Track record of managing projects, improving payroll processes, enhancing efficiency, and creating robust documentation through data-driven insights.
  
  

The role can be based in any GHD office throughout Australia, New Zealand US (West Coast ideal) or Canada.

Interested? Apply by Friday 6 th June

Contact: Zoe Ferguson – Talent Acquisition Team Leader

Ki GHD, ka ākina te kaimahi e mātou kia tutuki ōna ake moemoeā. Nā te mea, ko te kaha o te tangata te tuarā o te pakihi. Nā reira, he hiahia nō mātou ki te whiwhi kaimahi nō ngā ahurea tuakiri maha, nō whenua rerekē, tane mai, wahine mai.

At GHD we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities and invites applications from people of all nationalities, genders, and cultural backgrounds.

We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.

About Us

Come together and make a meaningful impact.

We bring our people together to create something bigger and solve some of the world's most complex problems. Come and experience the power of commitment and see strategy and ideas come to life when you join GHD.

Let's drive real change.

Our Pledge to You

At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That’s why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

See where your commitment could take you.

That’s the #PowerOfCommitment

Who We Are

GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.

The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.