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Payroll Systems Specialist – ERP Program

Temporary Full Time – 6 months fixed term (with flexible hours)

Band 6 – Starting from $97,222.14 + super + RDO (RDO applicable for full-time 38 hours per week only)

Why You'll Want to Join Us

• Play a defining role in one of Council's largest technology transformations — the Technology One ERP implementation
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements with a genuine emphasis on work/life balance
• Work in a collaborative, agile program team alongside experienced product owners, SMEs and external delivery partners

Benefits Package

• Hybrid Working Policy — for full-time hours, 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home
• Exceptional leave entitlements — 16 days personal leave, 18 weeks parental leave, plus cultural leave and compassionate leave
• Health and wellbeing — free EAP counselling, discounted leisure membership (40% off for staff, 25% off for managers), and salary sacrifice childcare options
• Professional development — leadership courses and learning workshops, Education Assistance Program featuring study and exam leave and up to 50% course fee reimbursement

About the Role

This is a six-month fixed-term opportunity to join the City of Yarra's ERP Program at a critical phase of delivery. As the Payroll Systems Specialist, you'll be embedded in a high-performing program team and will bridge expert payroll knowledge with the configuration and delivery of Council's new Technology One SaaS ERP solution.

Reporting to the Product Owner, you'll make day-to-day payroll design decisions, lead payroll-specific testing and data migration activities, and partner with the HRIS Systems Specialist, internal SMEs, and external vendors (Technology One and Atturra) to ensure Council's payroll obligations are accurately reflected in TechOne. You'll also have the opportunity to review current payroll practices and shape recommendations that improve how Council operates within the new system.

We're proud to offer flexible working, strong development pathways, and a culture that prioritises wellbeing, inclusion and connection. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced payroll systems professional looking to play a visible, hands-on role in a major ERP transformation, with exposure to senior leaders and the chance to leave a lasting legacy on Council's payroll capability.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for an experienced payroll systems professional with deep knowledge of Australian payroll compliance — including the Fair Work Act, National Employment Standards, modern award interpretation, and EBA obligations — and proven experience configuring and operating the Technology One platform (Payroll and/or HR modules).

You'll bring demonstrated capability across solution design, system testing (SIT and UAT), and data migration, ideally gained on a previous ERP implementation or major systems transition. Experience in local government or a similarly complex, award-based environment is highly regarded, as are professional certifications such as Australian Payroll Association or TechOne accreditation.

Day to day, you'll contribute to payroll module configuration, validate requirements against current practice, lead payroll-specific testing, partner with the Data Migration and Reporting streams, support training and change activities, and document improvement recommendations for post-implementation consideration.

Yarra City Council is a progressive and inclusive organisation, proud of our diverse culture and committed to continually improving services for our community.

Need More Info?

For further information, please refer to the Position Description or contact Jodie Mitchell, Product Owner at Jodie.Mitchell@yarracity.vic.gov.au.

 XXXXX_Position Description_ERP SME_Payroll Systems Specialist_April 2026_V2.pdf

Applications close on:  Thursday 18 June 2026, at 11:55pm.

How to Apply

In your application, please include your Resume and a 1-page Cover Letter. In your cover letter, provide a brief overview addressing the Key Selection Criteria as outlined in the Position Description. A separate document addressing the KSC is not required.

Additional Information

This position is subject to a satisfactory Police Check and a pre-employment medical assessment prior to commencement. Pre-employment checks are not used by Yarra City Council to prevent any applicant from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.

At Yarra Every Job is a Climate Job. Acting on the climate emergency requires that we change the way we think, make decisions, and prioritise action. We must embed proactive climate responses in the ways we govern, live our lives, and conduct our work. Every choice we make today and into the future will have an impact; this is true for Council and the community. Acknowledging the scale of this crisis, at Yarra we are committed to ensuring that every job is a climate job, meaning that each staff member will play a key role in shaping our climate response.

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Yarra City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and supports flexible and accessible working arrangements for all. This includes people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people, young people, older people, women, and people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex or queer.

We draw pride and strength from our diversity, remain open to new approaches and actively foster an inclusive workplace that celebrates the contribution made by all our people.