SAP Payroll Product & System Owner

Role: SAP Payroll Product & System Owner

Location: Murarrie, Brisbane QLD

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Shape the future of Goodstart's payroll technology!

Goodstart is looking for an experienced SAP Payroll Product & System Owner to lead the performance, support and ongoing evolution of our enterprise payroll platform.

As the technical and product owner of our SAP ECC HCM/Payroll solution, you'll ensure this critical platform remains stable, compliant and aligned with Goodstart's business needs. You'll combine hands-on SAP Payroll expertise with product ownership, stakeholder engagement and vendor management to drive system improvements and deliver an effective experience for our people.

You'll also play an important role in shaping Goodstart's payroll technology roadmap, including our transition to SAP S/4HANA and SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll.

Your Impact:

As part of the Corporate Services IT team, you'll be the primary subject matter expert for the SAP Payroll platform. Working closely with Payroll, Employee Services, ICT teams, business stakeholders and external service partners, you will:

• Own the SAP Payroll product strategy, roadmap and prioritised backlog
• Lead the administration, configuration, support and optimisation of SAP ECC 6.0 HCM/Payroll
• Deliver system enhancements, legislative updates and payroll-related changes
• Oversee payroll integrations between SAP ECC, SAP SuccessFactors and other business systems
• Coordinate impact assessments, testing, transport management, deployment and business readiness
• Oversee production support, incident resolution and root cause analysis
• Strengthen payroll system governance, controls, reconciliation and audit readiness
• Manage relationships with SAP and external service partners to support performance, service delivery and continuous improvement
• Identify opportunities to improve platform performance, reliability and the user experience
• Contribute to Goodstart's transition to SAP S/4HANA and SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll

What Goodstart can offer you:

• Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to better manage your work and non-work needs
• Salary packaging benefits available through AccessPay (eligibility applies)
• Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
• Fitness Passport - access to gyms and pools for you and your family at a heavily discounted price
• Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
• Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more.
• Free annual flu shot (optional)
• Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work life balance
• First Nations Support and Cultural Leave
• Work for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomes
• Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years.

You'll bring to the table:

• At least five years' experience supporting, administering and configuring SAP HCM/Payroll
• Strong hands-on knowledge of SAP ECC 6.0 HCM/Payroll, including schemas, rules, wage types and payroll functionality
• Experience supporting SAP Payroll integrations, interfaces, custom developments and data reconciliation
• Proven experience delivering payroll system enhancements through structured change, testing, release and transport processes
• Sound knowledge of Australian payroll legislation and compliance requirements, including PAYG withholding, Superannuation Guarantee, Single Touch Payroll, Pay Day Super and statutory reporting
• Strong understanding of payroll governance, controls, reconciliation and audit requirements
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills, including incident management, defect resolution and root cause analysis
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical information into clear business outcomes
• Experience managing external technology vendors or service partners
• Knowledge of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll and broader SuccessFactors solutions will be highly regarded
• Current QLD Working with Children Check

• Willing to obtain a Certificate of Completion for the National Child Safety Foundation Training, completed via Geccko platform

How to apply

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We review applications as they are submitted. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible for your best chance to progress to the next stage of the process.

Have a question? Contact our Talent Acquisition Team via email ************@goodstart.org.au

At Goodstart we are deeply committed to Reconciliation and encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to apply. For further information and support email *************@goodstart.org.au

If you are a placement agency or external recruiter, please refrain from submitting resumes to Goodstart unless you have a signed staffing agency agreement with us. Goodstart will not be responsible for or pay any placement fees for candidates submitted by agencies that are not approved suppliers. Any resumes received from agencies or external recruiters without an agreement will be reviewed by Goodstart and may be shared with our internal recruiting team for their reference.

Supporting our people and protecting our children

We're an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We're also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.

Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm. As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check along with Certificate of Completion for the National Child Safety Foundation Training, completed via Geccko platform