
Team Leader Payments - Workers Compensation
- Macquarie Park, NSW
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback to team members.
- Allocate workloads and manage leave to ensure consistent team coverage.
- Conduct regular team meetings to communicate updates, priorities, and training.
- Identify training needs and support the upskilling of team members.
- Perform regular audits to ensure payments are accurate and justified.
- Investigate discrepancies or errors in payment processing.
- Implement process improvements to increase efficiency and reduce risk.
- Liaise with internal audit or compliance teams when needed.
- Collaborate with case managers, insurers, and finance teams to resolve payment issues.
- Communicate effectively with injured workers or legal representatives regarding payment status.
- Act as an escalation point for complex or sensitive payment matters.
- Generate and review reports on payment volumes, turnaround times, and error rates.
- Provide insights and recommendations to management based on data trends.
- Support budgeting and forecasting related to claims payouts
- Experience in processing workers compensation payments or claims
- Good understanding of workers compensation laws and policies
- Previous experience leading or supervising a team
- Experience working in insurance, government, or a similar regulated industry
- Strong customer service and stakeholder management skills
- Familiarity with claims management or payment systems
- Ability to manage workloads and meet deadlines
- Experience reviewing payment accuracy and resolving issues
- Good attention to detail and problem-solving skills
- Comfortable using Microsoft Excel and other basic software
- Strong communication and documentation skills