Regional Payroll Manager, Asia Pac

Lineage is the world's largest temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, with a global network of over 400 facilities, spanning 25 countries across North & South America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Working a Lineage is not just a job - it's an opportunity to innovate and put your mark on how food moves from the farm to dinner tables around the world. As a member of the Lineage team, you are a critical link in the food supply chain.

The Asia-Pacific region currently includes Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Singapore employing nearly 3000 team members.

The Role

As we continue our transformation and growth journey in the region, we are now looking to appoint a Regional Payroll Manager, Asia Pac to join our team in Melbourne.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, Asia Pac, this is a foundational role which will support our existing ANZ payroll team, while also providing oversight and governance to our teams in Asia Pac as we update and integrate our payroll capabilities in the region.

Operationally, this role will provide hands-on support for the production of the weekly and monthly payrolls in an accurate and timely fashion, along with managing and directing payroll procedures, ensuring compliance with laws and tax obligations, supervising the payroll team, and maintaining accurate payroll records across ANZ.

More strategically, this position will also play a key role in supporting the deployment of new payroll systems and processes within an outsourced environment across our operations in Singapore, Vietnam and Sri Lanka.

Critical to the success of this role will be your knowledge and understanding of payroll practices within complex businesses, extending to a track record in time and attendance systems incorporating industrial instruments, rates, pay rules and calculations. Furthermore, a strong background in payroll deployments/integrations in the Asia Pac region is vitally important.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Understanding and interpreting industrial instruments including awards, agreements and employment contracts to ensure correct application of pay rules

• Managing the processing and payment of weekly wages and monthly salaries to ensure all employee entitlements are recorded

• Ensuring tax compliance, obligations and state revenue office requirements

• Participating in internal and external audits as required

• Managing the integrity and confidentiality of the payroll system and process through monitoring and improving internal controls

• Managing the processing of leave requests and leave reporting, ensuring accurate recording and application of leave take

• Undertaking analysis of salary information to assist in the evaluation of salary levels

• Calculating, managing and coordinating termination payments with relevant stakeholders

• Managing the administration of company and member superannuation contributions to a range of funds

Your experience should ideally include:

• Extensive experience as a Payroll Manager within a large, complex environment

• Qualifications in Finance or relevant business disciplines

• Experience leading a dedicated team across a number of Asia Pac countries

• Experience in the interpretation and application of industrial instruments

• High level knowledge and proficiency in dual processing of wages/salaried employees

• Comprehensive experience in a range of payroll systems including electronic time and attendance

• Experience in payroll system conversions and implementations across Asia Pac highly regarded

Why is this opportunity exciting?

We're a values-based business which puts the safety and respect of our team first and believe the foundation for stability & growth starts with trust, support and collaboration.
As the global leader in temperature-controlled logistics, you will also have the opportunity to build a long-term, stable career working with some of the most talented professionals in the industry.

Why Lineage?
 

Lineage is more than just a cold storage logistics business. We’re focused on being a vibrant, innovative and progressive employer where all our teams work safely, harmoniously and efficiently toward a common purpose - transforming the food supply chain to eliminate waste and help feed the world.

Lineage is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic work environment and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply.