SESAY / Payroll services

Payroll Recruitment Specialist

We assess their payroll capability. You assess their culture fit.

A team that understands payroll

Recruitment grounded in 15 years of payroll experience.

A strong CV is the starting point. SESAY brings hands-on Australian payroll experience to recruitment, helping you understand what candidates can actually do before making your hiring decision.

We help Australian businesses recruit permanent and fixed-term payroll professionals, from Payroll Officers and Senior Payroll Officers to Team Leaders and Payroll Managers.

For employers

Build a clearer hiring brief and a shortlist supported by practical evidence. Assessment is tailored to the responsibilities and complexity of your role.

  • Role scoping, payroll environment and capability requirements
  • Technical screening and realistic payroll scenarios
  • Reconciliation, Excel and payroll system skills
  • Communication, judgement and escalation
  • Reference checks and handover planning as agreed

For payroll professionals

Explore permanent and fixed-term opportunities where your payroll skills can make a difference. Tell us about your experience, systems, preferred role and availability.

Discuss your next payroll role →

A clearer shortlist. A more focused hiring decision.

We assess demonstrated payroll capability against your role and share the strengths, development needs and support requirements identified. Your conversations can then focus on how the candidate will work with your team and business.

How recruitment works

  1. Define the role. Agree responsibilities, systems, workforce complexity and the level of independence required.
  2. Assess practical capability. Use role-specific questions and fictional tasks to explore processing, checking and problem solving.
  3. Review the shortlist. Consider the evidence, remaining gaps and reference checks alongside your interviews.
  4. Make the appointment. Your business makes the final hiring decision and employs the successful candidate directly.

Recruitment scope, fees and assessment arrangements are agreed before the search begins. Culture fit is explored through job-relevant working behaviours, communication and collaboration.

We assess their payroll capability.
You assess their culture fit.

Discuss the role, the skills you need and the evidence behind your shortlist.

Discuss your recruitment needs

Practical resources for your next hire

Use our guides to scope the vacancy, interview candidates, assess skills and plan the first 90 days.

Browse payroll recruitment resources →