Payroll Manager

About ACHA Health

Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance Incorporated (ACHA) is South Australia’s largest locally based private hospital group. Operating within a proud community-based, not-for-profit tradition, ACHA delivers a broad range of high-quality healthcare services across acute medical, surgical, rehabilitation, and obstetrics.

ACHA operates three leading hospital sites:

• Ashford Hospital
• Flinders Private Hospital
• The Memorial Hospital

With a history spanning more than 105 years and a workforce of approximately 2,500 employees, the organisation is widely recognised for its professionalism, compassion, and culture of continuous improvement.

For the past 23 years, ACHA has operated under a management agreement with Healthscope, a national private hospital operator. Under this arrangement, many corporate and administrative services, including People & Culture and payroll functions, have been provided centrally by Healthscope.

ACHA has formally notified Healthscope of its intention to terminate the management agreement and transition to an independent operating model. As part of this transition, ACHA will assume full responsibility for all corporate and operational functions, including People & Culture, payroll, finance, information technology, procurement, and other shared services, establishing the capabilities required to operate as a fully independent healthcare organisation.

About the role

You will oversee a complex payroll for over 2,500 staff. Additionally, you will act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for a new Workday Payroll and UKG Time & Attendance rollout.

About you

We are looking for an experienced payroll leader who is service-focused in a fast-paced environment. Your expertise should include:

• Complex Payroll & EAs: Deep technical knowledge of shift-work calculations and navigating highly complex agreements.
• System Implementations: Demonstrated experience with Workday and UKG is highly desirable.
• Compliance & Reporting: A solid grasp of statutory reporting, including WGEA, STP Phase 2.
• Leadership: The ability to mentor, train, and lead a tight-knit internal team.
• Salary Sacrifice: Understanding of salary sacrifice arrangements including working with a third party salary packaging provider

Culture

This role is a great fit for someone looking to test themselves and develop during a major transformation. The executive team values a family-friendly, collaborative environment where leaders are approachable and deeply understand how their work impacts frontline patient care staff. You will be encouraged to get out and about, building relationships across all three hospital sites.

Benefits

• Package: Competitive Salary + Super (depending on experience).
• Perks: Highly attractive Not-for-Profit salary packaging (FBT exemptions) to significantly boost your net income.
• Flexibility: work-from-home structures can be accommodated and negotiated (e.g., one day a week).

How to apply

Click the 'apply for this job' button or call Julienne Izzo on 0473 850 883 during business hours for a confidential discussion about the role.

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