Employment Hero Expert

About the Role We are seeking a highly experienced Employment Hero specialist to work with our management and operations teams on a contract basis. The successful contractor will be responsible for reviewing our current setup, identifying gaps, recommending the correct structure and ensuring Employment Hero is configured to support our HR, recruitment, payroll and workforce management requirements. You will also provide guidance to our internal team on best practices, available features, automation opportunities and how Employment Hero should be used on an ongoing basis. We are looking for someone who can take ownership of the project, provide clear recommendations and help us establish a professional, compliant and scalable HR system. Key Responsibilities Employment Hero Setup and Configuration - Review our existing Employment Hero account and current system configuration - Identify incomplete, incorrect or inefficient areas within the platform - Configure company settings, business entities, locations, departments, teams and reporting structures - Establish appropriate user permissions, administrator access and manager access - Configure employee profiles, employment types, classifications and organisational structures - Ensure the platform is set up correctly for both Australian and offshore employees where applicable - Recommend the most appropriate Employment Hero modules, features and integrations for our business Recruitment and Hiring - Configure recruitment and applicant tracking workflows - Develop structured hiring processes within Employment Hero - Set up job requisitions, approval processes and candidate stages - Create interview, reference check and candidate assessment workflows - Establish offer letter and employment contract templates - Configure pre-employment documentation and compliance requirements - Set up automated candidate communications and internal hiring notifications - Advise on how Employment Hero can support recruitment across multiple roles, departments and client requirements Employee Onboarding - Design and configure a complete employee onboarding process - Create onboarding checklists for employees, managers, HR and payroll - Set up employment contracts, policies, forms and required employee documents - Configure electronic signing and document acceptance - Establish workflows for collecting bank, tax, superannuation, emergency contact and personal information - Set up equipment, system access and induction checklists - Create automated reminders for outstanding onboarding tasks - Ensure new employees have a clear and consistent onboarding experience HR Management - Configure employee records and document management - Establish probation review processes and reminders - Create performance review and employee development workflows - Set up employee feedback, one-on-one meetings and goal tracking - Configure leave requests, approvals and employee availability - Create employee recognition and engagement processes where appropriate - Establish processes for managing promotions, salary changes, role changes and transfers - Configure disciplinary, performance improvement and employee warning processes - Assist with policy distribution, acknowledgement and version control Payroll and Pay Management - Review and assist with Employment Hero Payroll configuration - Ensure employee pay categories, employment types and payroll settings are correctly established - Configure pay schedules, timesheets, leave categories, allowances and deductions - Assist with payroll approval workflows - Review payroll automation opportunities - Advise on integrations between Employment Hero HR, Payroll and other accounting or finance systems - Help our internal team understand the payroll process from employee setup through to pay run completion - Identify common payroll risks, errors and process gaps - Work with our accountant, bookkeeper or payroll team where required The contractor is expected to have strong practical…