Remuneration & Benefits Advisor

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SGS Australia is seeking an experienced Remuneration and Benefits Advisor to lead remuneration programs across Australia in a hands-on, data driven role that supports salary reviews and benchmarking. The role can be based in Perth or Melbourne with a flexible hybrid model. The ideal candidate will have 3–5 years in remuneration, strong knowledge of Australian employment law, experience with salary reviews and job evaluations, advanced Excel and HR systems skills, and ideally Power BI and Willis Towers Watson market data. You will partner with HR, Finance and Payroll to deliver fair, competitive rewards and contribute to gender equity reporting. Apply with concrete outcomes from past pay projects and evidence of cross functional collaboration.

Company Description

SGS Australia is a leading provider of Testing, Inspection, and Certification services, supporting multiple industries across the country with trusted expertise and technical excellence. Backed by SGS’s global legacy of over 140 years, we operate one of the largest networks of accredited laboratories and field facilities in Australia, with a network of more than 50 offices and laboratories and over 1,600 employees across Australia. We are accredited by NATA and ISO 9001, ensuring our services meet both Australian and international standards.

Job Description

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced Remuneration & Benefits Advisor to join our HR team. This is a hands-on role suited to someone with solid experience in compensation and benefits who enjoys working with data, improving processes, and partnering with stakeholders.

You will play a key role in delivering and maintaining our reward programs across Australia, ensuring our pay and benefits are competitive, compliant and aligned to business needs.

This role can be based in Perth or Melbourne, with a flexible hybrid working model.

What you’ll be doing

• Support and deliver annual salary and bonus review processes
• Monitor and apply updates to wages, awards and employment conditions
• Ensure compliance with Australian employment legislation and internal standards
• Partner with HR, Finance and Payroll to deliver fair and consistent outcomes
• Maintain salary structures and support market benchmarking activities
• Provide advice on remuneration for new hires and internal movements
• Analyse pay data to identify trends, gaps and improvement opportunities
• Contribute to gender equity, compensation and benefits reporting and compliance requirements
• Maintain reward policies, processes and documentation

Qualifications

What we’re looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or equivalent 
• 3–5 years’ experience working in a dedicated remuneration, rewards or compensation role
• Strong knowledge of Australian employment legislation and pay practices
• Experience supporting salary reviews, bonus cycles or job evaluations
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with HR systems
• Experience with BI tools (Power BI) and HR analytics (desirable)
• Experience using market salary data to inform decisions (Willis Towers Watson  highly desired)
• High attention to detail and ability to work with sensitive information
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain concepts clearly
• A proactive and collaborative approach

Additional Information

WHY WORK FOR SGS?

Working at SGS means joining an innovative, Global company. Here are some of the benefits to working for SGS. 

•    As a company, we have embraced the shift to flexible work
•    Sustainability is embedded in our culture and the way we do business
•    Paid parental leave
•    Paid time for volunteering day and blood donations
•    Corporate health & wellbeing offers
•    Ongoing learning & development 
•    Career development opportunities (Nationally and Globally)
•    SGS Rewards: Our employee benefits platform with access to retail and online discounts and cashback

COME TO WORK AND BE 100% YOU
SGS Australia supports a diverse workforce, we encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability. Providing employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is an important part of our SGS Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). We truly believe the diversity among us will continue to foster a strong, innovative, and forward-thinking workplace.

SGS Australia acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual, and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.