Payroll Officer

addWorth Partners Pty Ltd; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

addWorth Partners Pty Ltd – Caroline Springs VIC is seeking a meticulous Payroll Officer to deliver accurate and timely payroll services across NDIS and community health sectors. This experienced role will manage weekly/fortnightly payroll, maintain records, and ensure compliance with relevant awards and policies.

Applicants should have a minimum of two years’ payroll experience, strong numerical and analytical skills, and familiarity with payroll software (preferably Employment Hero).

Qualifications

• Minimum two years' experience as a Payroll Officer or in a similar role with hands-on payroll responsibilities.
• Experience applying SCHADS Award or Nurses Award, Health Professionals and Support Services Award, or Supported Employment Services Award is desirable.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to process payroll accurately.
• Excellent numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with payroll software, ideally Employment Hero.
• Good organisational and deadline management skills.
• Clear communication and client liaison abilities.
• Discretion and professionalism managing confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Process weekly and fortnightly payroll accurately and on time (wages, salaries, allowances, penalties, overtime, deductions).
• Maintain accurate employee records, including leave balances and entitlements.
• Ensure payroll compliance with legislation, awards and client policies.
• Investigate payroll discrepancies and respond to queries.
• Prepare payroll reports and reconciliations.
• Support payroll process improvements across client portfolio.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Numerical skills

Communication

Payroll software

Tools

Employment Hero

Job description

addWorth Partners Pty Ltd – Caroline Springs VIC

We are seeking a meticulous and organised Payroll Officer to join our team at addWorth Partners. You will be responsible for delivering accurate and timely payroll services to clients across the NDIS, community services and healthcare sectors. This is an experienced payroll position.

Key responsibilities

• Processing weekly and fortnightly payroll accurately and on time, including wages, salaries, allowances, penalties, overtime and deductions
• Maintaining accurate employee records, including leave balances and entitlements
• Ensuring payroll processes comply with applicable legislation, award requirements and client policies
• Investigating and resolving payroll discrepancies and responding clearly and professionally to payroll queries
• Preparing payroll reports and reconciliations
• Supporting improvements to payroll processes, systems and accuracy across our client portfolio

About you

• A minimum of two years' experience as a Payroll Officer or in a similar role with substantial hands-on payroll responsibilities
• Demonstrated practical experience applying the SCHADS Award in payroll processing, or relevant payroll experience applying the Nurses Award, Health Professionals and Support Services Award, or Supported Employment Services Award
• Strong attention to detail and a consistent ability to process payroll accurately
• Excellent numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience using payroll software and systems, ideally Employment Hero
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing payroll deadlines
• Clear communication skills and confidence liaising with clients
• Discretion and professionalism when handling confidential employee and payroll information

About us

addWorth Partners is a specialist firm focused on driving payroll accuracy, compliance and efficiency for organisations across the NDIS, community services and healthcare sectors. We partner with providers to streamline their workforce operations through expert-led payroll services, system implementations and audit frameworks.