HRIS Systems Lead

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services. On 1 January 2026, Alfred Health will come together with Kooweerup Regional Health Service, Peninsula Health, Bass Coast Health and Gippsland Southern Health Service to create Bayside Health, a newly merged health service with more than 22,000 employees caring for a community of over 1.2 million Victorians. The new health service will provide people with the best possible care with services that support them throughout their lives. The merger will also strengthen our workforce, providing new training, education and career opportunities. Subject to final approval on 1 January 2026, all employees from the five health services will transfer to Bayside Health.

• Parental Leave backfill (12 months), Full time (80 hrs per f/n)
• Managers and Administrative Workers Grade 5 (HS5)
• Great staff benefits! 5 weeks annual leave, ADO every 4 weeks, and salary packaging
• Located at The Alfred

The Department

The Finance Program provides financial and ancillary services to Alfred Health. These include Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Data and Analytics, Performance Monitoring and Reporting, Capital Expenditure and Asset Management, Accounts Payable and Receivable, Patient Revenue Services, Treasury, HRIS and Payroll, Procurement, Property and Supply Chain.

The Role

The HRIS Systems Lead plays a vital role in leading the HRIS EC and ECP team, supporting and maintaining the HRIS applications (currently, EC, SAP & Kronos) in accordance with business needs, and providing user support on application matters and use. Support of the application systems includes maintenance of business user configuration, e.g., SAP configs of WSRs, Wagetypes, EC configs of workflows, Business rules, employee HR data, pay and allowance rates, organisation structure, jobs & positions.

This position is required to work across all Alfred Health sites as required to meet business needs. You will work collaboratively with Alfred Health’s Payroll, Finance & People & Culture Divisions, including Recruitment, Occupational Health and Safety, and Employee Relations in the provision of a total HRIS, Rostering T&A, and Payroll Service.

Experience and Qualifications Required

• Tertiary qualifications in HR, Information Systems, Business or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in maintaining/configuring payroll and/or HR services and delivering customer services in a medium to large organisation using an HRIS.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in Business analysis & Process documentation.
• Strong understanding of HR/Payroll processes and system dependencies.
• Experience in a leading and training role.
• Exposure to Awards, EBA’s and Legislation
• Professional customer service technique, ability to deal with queries in a mature and responsive manner
• Well-developed communication skills (both written and oral)
• Well-developed numeric and literacy skills
• Well-developed analytical skills and business analyst experience
• A strong team player
• Customer service focus and relationship-building capabilities
• A high attention to detail
• A high level of organisational skills
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to prioritise and meet tight deadlines
• Adaptability and willingness to learn new behaviours and adopt best practice standards
• Ability to handle a demanding workload and provide guidance and intellectual input into numerous areas simultaneously.
• Strategic thinking with a track record of turning ideas into action.

Staff Benefits

• Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia
• Flexible health insurance coverage through HCF Health Insurance
• Onsite car and bike parking opportunities, deducted pre-tax!!
• Fantastic onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred through ProSport health and fitness
• Childcare services at The Alfred managed by KU Children’s Services

All enquires to Karli Coghlan, Senior Manager-HRIS on 0423 840 884

Applications close 11pm AEST, Monday 29th September 2025.

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. 

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au