PayrollLead

**About OES** OES is a vibrant and values led organisation, and we are passionate about enhancing lives through education. We work with university partners, training institutes, and professional bodies worldwide, to develop and enable immersive and engaging learning experiences. We empower our teams to be student focused, innovative and embrace change with a growth mindset to ensure we achieve our vision of being the world’s most impactful enabler of education. We encourage our people to grow and develop through teamwork and a diverse range of projects, programs and challenging work. We trust our people to deliver, so when you work with OES, you will join a team who are empowered to impact every day. **The Opportunity:** We’re looking for an experienced Payroll Lead to join OES in a part-time capacity, providing senior leadership and technical expertise to our payroll function. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on coaching, governance, compliance, and continuous improvement, working closely with Finance and People & Culture to ensure accurate and compliant payroll outcomes **This opportunity is for a 9 month Fixed Term contract working 2 days week.** **Your New Role:** * Act as the Payroll SME, providing guidance on complex payroll interpretations (Awards, EAs, super, tax, leave, etc.) * Coach and mentor the Senior Payroll Officer and uplift team capability * Review high-risk payroll transactions (terminations, redundancies, backpays, remediation) * Partner with Finance and People & Culture to resolve complex payroll queries * Strengthen payroll governance, controls, and audit readiness * Drive process and system improvements, including automation opportunities * Support payroll operations during peak periods and escalations **Who we need:** * Extensive end-to-end payroll experience, ideally at manager or head-of level * Deep expertise in Australian payroll legislation, awards, PAYG and superannuation * Strong coaching and mentoring capability * Experience