About Them
Our client is a well-established organisation in the food manufacturing industry, supplying high-quality products to households across Australia and the globe. With a large and diverse workforce, they are embarking on a major transformation project to implement Dayforce as their new HRIS platform. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the success of a nationally significant HR systems rollout in a complex, fast-paced environment.
About the Role
As the Payroll Testing Analyst, you’ll play a critical part in testing and validating system configurations during the Dayforce implementation. This is a contract role through to July 2026, supporting system integrity, compliance and go-live readiness.
Key responsibilities include:
- Executing testing of system setup, integrations, and parallel payroll runs
- Identifying and logging defects, and working with stakeholders to resolve discrepancies
- Inputting schedules, timesheets and rosters for test scenarios and analysing results
- Ensuring compliance with Awards, EAs and Australian payroll legislation
- Supporting the development of training materials and user documentation
- Providing assistance during go-live, including end-user support and troubleshooting
- Maintaining data integrity and ensuring security compliance throughout testing
- You’ll collaborate closely with HR, IT, external build partners and the broader HRIS implementation team.
About You
You bring proven experience in HRIS testing and a solid understanding of Australian payroll practices. You're hands-on, analytical, and confident navigating complex system rollouts.
- Experience with Dayforce or other major HRIS platforms (e.g., Workday, SAP, SuccessFactors, ADP)
- Strong working knowledge of Australian payroll legislation
- A detail-oriented approach to system testing, issue tracking and resolution
- Proficiency in Excel, data analysis tools and ideally SQL
- An understanding of data privacy laws and system security protocols
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Experience working in manufacturing or industrial environments is advantageous
If this sounds like you, click “Apply now” to apply for this role. Or for a confidential discussion, please contact Jo McLachlan on jmclachlan@thenextstep.com.au or 02 8256 2514 quoting reference # 3933140