Senior Project Engineer

Job DescriptionHR Generalist (Payroll & Administration – Australia & New Zealand)Location: Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Role Overview

Looking for an experienced HR Generalist (Payroll & Administration) to support its Australia and New Zealand operations. This role will be responsible for delivering accurate and compliant end‑to‑end payroll services, along with core HR administrative support across a workforce of approximately 500 employees.

The position plays a key role in maintaining payroll integrity, ensuring compliance with local legislation, and supporting smooth employee lifecycle operations in close collaboration with regional and global stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver end‑to‑end payroll processing for Australia and New Zealand, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with all statutory obligations.
• Manage payroll processing for approximately 500 employees, including regular payroll cycles, adjustments, and reconciliations.
• Ensure adherence to Australian and New Zealand employment legislation, taxation, superannuation, and statutory reporting requirements.
• Provide HR administrative support across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, offboarding, employee data maintenance, and employment contract administration.
• Serve as the primary contact for payroll and HR administration enquiries from employees and line managers.
• Prepare payroll reports, perform reconciliations, and support internal and external audits as required.
• Partner with HR and Finance teams to align payroll data with headcount reporting, cost controls, and governance requirements.
• Maintain, document, and continuously improve payroll and HR processes, controls, and procedures.
• Support broader HR operations and contribute to ad‑hoc projects as needed.

Systems & Tools

• Utilize payroll and HR platforms such as ADP, Kronos, or similar systems.
• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date employee records across HRIS and payroll systems.
• Ensure data accuracy and consistency across all HR and payroll records.

What you’ll need to have

• 5–7 years’ experience in payroll and HR operations, with hands‑on responsibility for end‑to‑end payroll across Australia and New Zealand.
• Demonstrated experience managing payroll for a workforce of approximately 300–500 employees or more.
• Strong working knowledge of Australian and New Zealand payroll legislation, statutory compliance, and reporting requirements.
• Experience using payroll systems such as ADP, Kronos, SAP, or similar platforms.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with HR, Finance, and business leaders.
• Background in a regional or multinational organization.
• Exposure to payroll audits, compliance reviews, and process improvement initiatives.

ABOUT AIRSWIFT

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy,process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to our clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with the unique needs of our clients.

With over 1000 employees and 9,000+ contractors operating in over 130 countries, our geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry and the level of experience, exposure and expertise that the organization has is unparalleled.

Only candidates with the right to work in Australia will be considered. (Australia Citizen, PR Holder, or Valid Australia working VISA)

If you would like to be considered for the position, please apply directly to this advertisement or send your application via email to kashmera.vijayakumaran@airswift.com with your updated CV/ resume & contact details. Alternatively, you may contact Kash at + 61 08 62560338 for more information.