Accounts Payable and Payroll Officer

seek.com.au; Penrith; Hybrid; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent role

Training & upskilling

Career coaching

Flexible work arrangements

Supportive team culture

Job summary

seek.com.au is recruiting for an Accounts Payable and Payroll Officer to support payments and weekly payroll processing in Western Sydney. This hands-on role reports to the Finance Manager and sits within a high-performing team that emphasizes growth through coaching.

The role covers accounts payable tasks and payroll duties, including BAS preparation and super contributions, with opportunities for ongoing training and career development.

Qualifications

• Experience in accounts payable and payroll in a multi-entity business.
• Working knowledge of Australian payroll, super, and BAS (GST).
• Confident with accounting or ERP software and Excel.
• Certificate IV in Accounting or similar is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounts payable: inbox, payments (EFT and card), overseas payments, BAS preparation, and liaison with bank/accountant.
• Process weekly payroll, lodge super contributions, and complete reconciliations (monthly, yearly, year-end).
• Set up new starters and maintain employee records; respond to payroll/HR queries.

Skills

Accounts payable

Payroll processing

Multi-entity experience

Australian payroll knowledge

Excel proficiency

Confidentiality

Education

Certificate IV in Accounting or similar

Tools

ERP software

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Build your finance career with one of Sydney's largest staircase makers

Our client designs, manufactures and installs staircases across NSW, and we are growing. Our clients finance team in Western Sydney is looking for an Accounts Payable and Payroll Officer to keep our payments and pays running smoothly.

This is a hands-on role with plenty of variety. One day you are making sure a supplier is paid on time, the next you are running the weekly pay and lodging super. You will report to the Finance Manager and work closely with them, in an outstanding team that supports your growth with career coaching.

Build your finance career with one of Sydney's largest staircase makers

Our client designs, manufactures and installs staircases across NSW, and we are growing. Our clients finance team in Western Sydney is looking for an Accounts Payable and Payroll Officer to keep our payments and pays running smoothly.

This is a hands-on role with plenty of variety. One day you are making sure a supplier is paid on time, the next you are running the weekly pay and lodging super. You will report to the Finance Manager and work closely with them, in an outstanding team that supports your growth with career coaching.

What you will do

Accounts payable

• Look after the accounts inbox and sort incoming emails each day
• Process urgent payments, including EFT and credit card payments
• Make overseas payments, checking purchase orders before posting
• Prepare the monthly BAS and quarterly BAS for our group of companies
• Support our bank and external accountant reviews

HR and payroll

• Process the weekly payroll and check timesheets
• Process and lodge super contributions
• Set up new starters and keep employee records up to date
• Complete the monthly, yearly and year end payroll reconciliations
• Lodge the yearly TPAR
• Answer staff payroll and HR questions

About you

• Proven experience in accounts payable and payroll, ideally in a multi-entity business
• Working knowledge of Australian payroll, super and BAS (GST)
• Confident with accounting or ERP software and Excel
• Employment Hero experience for payroll is a bonus
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to meet tight deadlines
• Clear communication and a high standard of confidentiality
• Certificate IV in Accounting or similar (highly desirable)

What we offer

• Full time permanent role Western Sydney
• Ongoing training and upskilling to support your career progression
• Outstanding team and career coaching from your Finance Manager
• Flexible working arrangements to support work life balance
• A stable, growing business with a supportive team
• A positive workplace culture built on integrity, teamwork and excellence