Senior Finance / Payroll Business Analyst - Long Service Leave Review Project

Contract Type:

Contract

Location:

Sydney C B D, New South Wales, Australia

Date Published:

08-Oct-2026

Salary:

Our client is a medium-sized insurance group experiencing rapid growth. They are seeking an experienced Long Service Leave Specialist to review LSL liabilities across the business and build a practical, documented matrix to support ongoing management. Working closely with the GM of Finance and the finance and payroll teams, you will bring specialist expertise to a focused project with clear business impact.

This opportunity would suit a payroll compliance specialist, employee benefits consultant or finance business analyst with demonstrated experience delivering detailed LSL reviews.

Key responsibilities

  • Review existing LSL balances, employee service records and calculation methodologies.
  • Assess the applicable LSL requirements across relevant employee groups and jurisdictions.
  • Investigate discrepancies between employee records, payroll balances and financial provisions.
  • Build an LSL matrix documenting applicable rules, calculations, assumptions and exceptions.
  • Recommend improvements to data quality, processes and controls.
  • Provide clear findings and a practical handover to finance and payroll.
About you

Hands-on experience reviewing and calculating Australian long service leave entitlements is essential. You will bring:
  • Proven experience delivering an LSL review, reconciliation or remediation project.
  • Strong knowledge of relevant LSL legislation and its application to employee entitlements.
  • The ability to analyse employee service histories and investigate complex calculation issues.
  • Strong Excel, data analysis and reconciliation skills.
  • An understanding of how payroll leave balances connect to financial liabilities.
  • The ability to explain technical findings clearly and build tools others can maintain.
Experience reviewing LSL provisions under AASB 119 would be highly regarded.

This will be a contract position starting ASAP, initially for 6 months but with potential to extend
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