Central Coast Council is responsible for the third largest urban area within NSW and is the fifth largest Council in Australia. Conveniently situated, with Sydney CBD just one hour to the South, Newcastle and the Hunter Valley an hour to the North, the region has outstanding natural beauty, surrounded by vast national parks and pristine beaches. It offers a wide range of lifestyle activities and places to enjoy.
About the Role
The Team Leader People and Payroll Services
position is a critical role in helping to enable council to deliver exceptional services to the community of Central Coast. You would be joining Council at an incredibly exciting time. The role is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day work being conducted by the People Services and Payroll teams and is responsible for the operational work requirements for timely and accurate end-to-end payroll processing for Council’s employees ensuring adherence to relevant terms, conditions, Awards, contracts, and legislative requirements.
Key responsibilities of the role include providing day to day operational leadership to a high performing team of professionals. You will lead the on-time delivery of the payroll function at Council as well as overseeing employee support queries, ensuring timely and effective first point resolution.
About You
Come and Rewrite the Future.
We are seeking a highly motivated individual with proven experience in a similar role within Local Government or working within large and complex organisations and leading professional teams. You will also have proven experience in leveraging technology and best practices to optimise functional operations. In addition, you will have tertiary qualifications in finance, accounting, HR or a relevant field or demonstrated solid experience in a similar role.
As would be expected, strong communication skills are a must together with strong analytical skills and the ability to collaborate across the organisation to build strong relationships to drive outcomes that add value to the organisation and community.
To access a copy of the comprehensive candidate brochure, please visit our website, locate the advertisement under the job search function, and then directly request the brochure through the online form.
For any specific role related concerns or queries, please contact Gareth Broadrick or Tamar Aslanian at lg@capstonerecruitment.com.au
Recruitment Timeline
Closing Date: Midnight Tuesday 19th August 2025.
Team Leader People and Payroll Services
Team Leader People and Payroll Services
Contract Type:
Full Time
Location:
NSW - Metro - NSW
Industry:
Government / Local Government
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Date Published:
29-Jul-2025
