Administration Assistant - Payroll Team

Sharp & Carter; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent full-time

WFH one day per week

Structured training

Career progression

Superannuation

Job summary

Sharp & Carter in Melbourne is seeking an Administration Assistant to join the Payroll Team. You will support employee records, invoicing, onboarding and payroll related processes while contributing to accurate data management and smooth operations.

This permanent full-time role offers a competitive salary of AU$70,000–AU$75,000 plus Super, a pathway into payroll, and one day work-from-home per week after training within a supportive national organisation.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in administration, accounts support, payroll administration or a similar office-based role.
• Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
• Comfortable working with data, numbers and process-driven tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with invoicing and general administration activities.
• Processing employee documentation and onboarding paperwork.
• Maintaining employee records and updating information across internal systems.
• Supporting payroll administration activities and employee data updates.
• Managing shared inboxes and responding to internal enquiries.
• Preparing correspondence and employee-related documentation.
• High-volume data entry and record maintenance.
• Running reports and validating data accuracy.
• Assisting with payroll-related projects and process updates.
• Providing ad hoc administration support as required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Data handling

MS Office (Outlook & Excel)

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Administration Assistant - Payroll Team

$70,000 - $75,000 + Super | Permanent Full-Time

Are you an experienced Administrator who enjoys working with numbers, maintaining accurate records and supporting business operations behind the scenes?

We are partnering with a leading national organisation within the workforce and security services sector to recruit an Administration Assistant to join their Payroll Team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with prior administration, accounts support, payroll administration or high-volume data entry experience who is looking to further develop their career within a supportive and growing business.

Working closely with the Payroll Team, you'll provide administrative support across employee records, invoicing, onboarding documentation and payroll-related processes, while gaining valuable exposure to payroll operations. For the right individual, this role can provide a pathway into a long-term payroll career.

The Opportunity

This is a varied administration role that combines payroll support, invoicing, employee administration and data management responsibilities. You'll play an important role in ensuring information is processed accurately and efficiently while supporting the wider team with day-to-day administrative tasks.

Once trained and settled into the role, you'll have the flexibility to work from home one day per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting with invoicing and general administration activities
• Processing employee documentation and onboarding paperwork
• Maintaining employee records and updating information across internal systems
• Supporting payroll administration activities and employee data updates
• Managing shared inboxes and responding to internal enquiries
• Preparing correspondence and employee-related documentation
• High-volume data entry and record maintenance
• Running reports and validating data accuracy
• Assisting with payroll-related projects and process updates
• Providing ad hoc administration support as required

About You

• Previous experience within administration, accounts support, payroll administration or a similar office-based role
• Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Comfortable working with data, numbers and process-driven tasks
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient across Microsoft Office, particularly Outlook and Excel
• Ability to work both independently and within a collaborative team environment
• An interest in developing further exposure to payroll will be highly regarded

What's on Offer

• $70,000 - $75,000 + Super
• Permanent full-time opportunity
• Immediate start available
• Exposure to payroll, invoicing and employee administration
• Structured training and ongoing development
• Opportunity to progress into a more payroll-focused position over time
• 1 day work from home once trained and settled
• Supportive team culture within a large, well-established national organisation