Kone Australia | Payroll Services Manager

Responsibilities

• We’re looking for an experienced Payroll Services Manager to lead our payroll function across KONE Australia and New Zealand (KANZ).
• This is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring the accurate, timely, and compliant delivery of payroll services across KANZ.
• Note: Applicants must either be a permanent resident or citizen of Australia or be a citizen of New Zealand to apply for this position.
• Lead end-to-end payroll delivery across Australia and New Zealand, ensuring accurate and timely pay, strong reconciliations, data integrity and effective payroll controls.
• Lead and develop a high-performing payroll team, creating clear accountability, strong service standards and effective management of complex payroll issues and escalations.
• Own payroll compliance, governance and risk, ensuring legislative and regulatory requirements are met, audits are effectively managed and robust controls are maintained across the payroll lifecycle.
• Drive payroll transformation and continuous improvement, leveraging technology, automation and data while partnering with People & Communications, Finance, Legal and business leaders to improve efficiency, controls and the employee experience.

Requirements

• Experience managing payroll in New Zealand is an advantage.
• Sound knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, modern awards, PAYG, superannuation, payroll tax and leave entitlements.
• Proven ability to lead and develop a payroll team in a complex, multi-site environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in payroll governance, compliance, audit management, systems optimisation, and continuous process improvement.
• Strong analytical, stakeholder management and customer-service skills, balancing attention to detail with broader functional leadership.
• Experience working in a large or multinational organisation is highly regarded.
• Experience using Definitiv or a similar contemporary payroll platform is advantageous.

Kone Australia

Kone Australia is an employer hiring in India. In its own words: "We are a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry."

Its finance, accounts, audit and tax openings in India are mostly in Mascot.