What are the responsibilities and job description for the Payroll Analyst position at The Alfred Foundation?
Bayside Health
Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.
The Payroll Services Department provides payroll services and related support to all employees across Alfred Health Care Group.
About The Role
The Payroll Analyst will play a critical role in supporting the Pathology onboarding project involving approximately 650 employees. Initially, this position will focus on a four-month project to transition employees from an external public hospital into the Alfred Health environment, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely onboarding and successful first-pay outcomes.
Working closely with Payroll, HRIS, HR, IT, and other key stakeholders, the Payroll Analyst will support the end-to-end onboarding process, including data validation, system uploads, compliance activities, payroll readiness, and issue resolution. A key objective of the role is to deliver a seamless employee experience throughout the transition, minimising disruption and ensuring no adverse payroll impacts.
Following project implementation, the role will transition into the operational Payroll team, providing support for business-as-usual payroll processing, workforce administration activities, and ongoing operational requirements throughout the hypercare and embedding period.
The Payroll Analyst will also provide expert advice, guidance, and support to Payroll Officers and stakeholders, maintain high standards of customer service, contribute to process improvement initiatives, and support the continued delivery of accurate, compliant, and efficient payroll services across the organisation.
Essential
About You - Skills Required
A new carpark waiting list has been implemented at The Alfred (Prahran)
Applications Close: 11pm AEST, Tuesday 28th July 2026.
We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.
Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.
- Full-time Fixed Term – 4 months (80 hours per fortnight - with flexible ADO)
- Managers and Administrative Workers Grade 4
- Great staff benefits!
- Located at The Alfred - moving to Moorabbin estimated August 2026
The Payroll Services Department provides payroll services and related support to all employees across Alfred Health Care Group.
About The Role
The Payroll Analyst will play a critical role in supporting the Pathology onboarding project involving approximately 650 employees. Initially, this position will focus on a four-month project to transition employees from an external public hospital into the Alfred Health environment, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely onboarding and successful first-pay outcomes.
Working closely with Payroll, HRIS, HR, IT, and other key stakeholders, the Payroll Analyst will support the end-to-end onboarding process, including data validation, system uploads, compliance activities, payroll readiness, and issue resolution. A key objective of the role is to deliver a seamless employee experience throughout the transition, minimising disruption and ensuring no adverse payroll impacts.
Following project implementation, the role will transition into the operational Payroll team, providing support for business-as-usual payroll processing, workforce administration activities, and ongoing operational requirements throughout the hypercare and embedding period.
The Payroll Analyst will also provide expert advice, guidance, and support to Payroll Officers and stakeholders, maintain high standards of customer service, contribute to process improvement initiatives, and support the continued delivery of accurate, compliant, and efficient payroll services across the organisation.
Essential
About You - Skills Required
- Experience supporting payroll projects, implementations, or large-scale onboarding
- Strong data validation, reconciliation, and testing capability
- Experience with payroll readiness, first pay validation, and hypercare support
- Proven payroll experience in a large, complex, high-volume environment
- Sound knowledge of enterprise agreements, awards, superannuation, and salary packaging
- Strong analytical, reporting, and data interpretation skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment
- Excellent customer service and stakeholder engagement skills
- Strong problem-solving and critical thinking capability
- Ability to work autonomously and take initiative
- Confidence to question, identify risks, and improve processes
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- High attention to detail, especially with large datasets
- Strong delivery focus and commitment to quality outcomes
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills (data analysis and reconciliation)
- Experience in healthcare payroll
- Experience in HRIS/payroll implementations or onboarding processes
- Exposure to data migration or bulk onboarding activities
- Tertiary qualification in HR, Finance, or related discipline
- SAP SuccessFactors (EC, ECP, PCC) experience
- UKG (Kronos) experience
- Experience in continuous improvement initiatives
A new carpark waiting list has been implemented at The Alfred (Prahran)
- Salary Packaging
- Staff Car parking (subject to availability)
- Onsite Gym (Alfred Hospital)
- Childcare Services (Alfred Hospital)
Applications Close: 11pm AEST, Tuesday 28th July 2026.
We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.