People Services & Payroll Administrator

City of Adelaide; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 79,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Adelaide is seeking a People Services & Payroll Administrator to support employees across onboarding through to payroll. You’ll be the first point of contact for queries, helping people navigate onboarding and payroll with accuracy and care.

This role collaborates with People Services and Payroll to maintain records, assist with recruitment, onboarding and offboarding, and ensure timely payroll processing.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting payroll processes, including timesheets and payroll inquiries.
• Ability to interpret enterprise agreements, policies, and procedures.
• Experience using SAP SuccessFactors.
• Ability to manage HRIS and payroll systems while prioritising tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provide general administrative support across the employee lifecycle.
• Assist with recruitment, onboarding and offboarding processes.
• Help keep employee records accurate and up to date.
• Coordinate employment checks and support compliance activities.
• Support payroll administration and assist employees with timesheets.
• Provide guidance on leave, pay and entitlements.

Skills

Payroll administration

Payroll systems

HRIS

Timesheets

Policy interpretation

Data privacy

Multi-tasking

Problem solving

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

Job description

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• Job share will be considered at 0.6FTE People Services / 0.4FTE Payroll
• $92,916 (FTE) + 12% superannuation

About the Opportunity

As part of the People Services team, the People Services & Payroll Administrator plays an important role in supporting employees across their entire journey with Council. You’ll often be the first point of contact for queries, helping people navigate everything from onboarding through to payroll, and making sure they feel supported along the way.

This is a varied role where no two days are quite the same. You’ll provide general administrative support across the employee lifecycle, assist with recruitment, onboarding and offboarding processes, and help keep employee records accurate and up to date. You’ll also coordinate employment checks and support compliance activities, helping ensure everything runs smoothly behind the scenes.

Working closely with both the People Services and Payroll teams, you’ll contribute to payroll administration, assist employees with systems and timesheets, and provide guidance on everyday queries like leave, pay and entitlements. During busier periods, you’ll step in where needed to help the team deliver a responsive and reliable service.

More than anything, this role is about helping people. It’s suited to someone who enjoys being organised, supporting others, and taking pride in the detail. You’ll be part of a collaborative and supportive team, with opportunities to contribute ideas, improve processes, and play a meaningful role in creating a positive employee experience.

Consideration will be given to applicants interested in any of the following employment arrangements:

• 1 FTE People Services & Payroll Administrator
• 0.6 FTE People Services Administrator
• 0.4 FTE Payroll Administrator

Working Rights – Eligibility

We welcome applications from candidates with valid Australian work rights, including those holding a visa with sufficient and appropriate work rights for the position. Australian citizenship is not required; however, visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience supporting payroll processes, including timesheets and responding to payroll-related enquiries.
• Ability to interpret enterprise agreements, policies, and procedures.
• Experience using SAP SuccessFactors
• Ability to prioritise and manage competing HR and payroll tasks while meeting deadlines.
• Ability to manage sensitive matters with professionalism, integrity, and sound judgement.
• Confidence in working within HRIS and payroll systems, with the ability to navigate these platforms, investigate issues, problem-solve effectively, and develop a strong understanding of how they operate.

About Us

Located in the geographic heart of Kaurna Country, the City of Adelaide celebrates its cultural heritage, unique natural surrounds and structures its footprint in a way that allows it to adapt to the changing needs of the community and a dynamic global landscape. Our focus is on our community’s wellbeing and quality of life - investing in city improvements and on future planning, so we continue to design a liveable city where future generations can continue to live authentic and meaningful lives. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and be a bigger part of our amazing city!

At the City of Adelaide, we thrive in an environment that is welcoming, inclusive and safe, and celebrates difference. We value and embrace our diverse perspectives and recognise the value diversity has in fuelling innovation and enabling brilliant experiences for our diverse community.

Applications close at 11.59pm, 6 October 2026.

As part of the recruitment process candidates will be required to undertake a National Police Check.

Please be advised this is a full-time, 12 month fixed term opportunity with a starting salary at the Level 4 Classification commencing at $92,916 + 12% superannuation.

We continue to work hard to ensure our recruitment process is safe for people of diverse backgrounds.

Our commitment to inclusivity means we welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, and candidates from a range of lived experiences.