Payroll Manager – Australian War Memorial
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0771035
- Agency: Australian War Memorial
- Job Title: Payroll Manager
- Position Number: 26-106
- Classification: Executive Level 1
- Closing Date: Wednesday 22 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing;Non-Ongoing
- Location: Campbell ACT
- Future Merit Locations: Campbell
- Salary: $121,755 – $132,713
- Office Arrangement: Flexible (We support a range of flexible work arrangements in)
About Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial combines a shrine, a world-class museum, and an extensive archive. The Memorial’s purpose is to
commemorate the sacrifice of those Australians who have died in war or on operational service and those who have served our
nation in times of conflict. Its mission is leading remembrance and understanding of Australia’s wartime experience.
Duties
- The Payroll Manager is required to supervise and provide support and guidance to the Payroll
- team ensuring the processing of a correct and accurate pay run as well as:
- Specialist Advice
- Deliver superior customer service to managers and employees, including provision of leave
- and other entitlement advice (incorporating but not limited to parental leave, salary
- packaging, car leasing).
- Maintain a very good working knowledge of the Memorial’s Enterprise Agreement, payroll
- and financial processes and be readily available to explain them clearly to Memorial staff.
- Provide advice to managers and staff on routine and complex payroll and leave matters.
- Keep up to date with changes to payroll, taxation, and employment policies and legislation.
- Aurion System Expertise
- Provide super user and subject matter expertise in the Aurion Cloud based system and
- development of tailored system functionality which meets organisational specific needs.
- Undertake testing and implementation of system enhancements and platform upgrades
- Function as payroll system expert ensuring data and system integrity, execution of quality
- related controls, and investigation and resolution of system issues.
- Data Integrity Management and Auditing
- Aggregation and analysis of salary; leave and superannuation matters.
- Ensure regular audit of systems access and payroll reporting and prepare documentation
- and evidence for external audit activities
- Position management and archive of unfunded vacant positions in response to new financial
- year budget outcomes to assist in accurate workforce planning analysis.
- Process and Procedure Design
- Preparation and maintenance of procedure manuals and process checklists to ensure the
- quality and transparency of payroll transaction processing.
- Reporting and Dashboards
- Provision of regular management reports to the Executive, Corporate Management Group,
- line managers in business areas, and a range of external government agencies (including by
- not restricted to Workplace Gender Equality Agency, Australian Public Service Commission,
- Parliamentary Questions on Notice), as well as other inputs to support business planning,
- reporting and risk management.
- Team leadership and development
- Management of performance, resources and processes within the team, working to ensure
- continuous improvement and enable others’ learning and engagement.
- Budget Management
- Manage the payroll operating expenses within budget and financial delegations.
Eligibility / Notes
- To work at the Australian War Memorial, you must meet the requirements set out in the
- Public Service Act 1999.
- Citizenship: You must be an Australian citizen to be eligible. This requirement is only waived
- in rare and exceptional cases.
- Police check: Preferred candidates must pass a police record check and agree to provide all
- required and relevant information.
- Mandatory Requirement:
- ability to obtain and maintain a Baseline Security Clearance
How to Apply
Position Contact Janette Coulton, (02) 6243 4295
Agency Recruitment Site https://www.awm.gov.au/get-involved/employment
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
Veterans’ Affairs (part of the Defence
Portfolio)
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