Senior Accounts Payable & Payroll Specialist

Hassett; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hassett in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable & Payroll Officer to join the finance team. You will manage end-to-end AP and process payroll for salaried and operational staff, reporting to the Financial Controller in a small, supportive environment.

This hands-on role emphasizes accuracy, attention to detail and opportunities to streamline processes, improve systems and reporting as the business grows.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in transactional finance roles
• High-volume accounts payable processing
• Hands-on payroll experience with awards, overtime and allowances
• Strong Excel skills for large datasets and system imports
• Experience with MYOB Acumatica or HubSpot is advantageous
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines
• Comfortable in a small finance team with a proactive mindset
• Willingness to improve and automate processes

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end accounts payable processing including invoice coding, approvals, reconciliations and payments
• Process weekly and twice-monthly payroll for operational and salaried employees
• Review timesheets and ensure accurate processing of overtime, allowances and entitlements
• Prepare payroll tax returns and assist with superannuation and compliance
• Prepare recipient-created tax invoices for subcontractors
• Manage supplier queries and resolve invoice discrepancies
• Complete daily bank and credit card reconciliations
• Assist with month-end reconciliations and reporting
• Use Excel to manipulate data for system uploads
• Identify opportunities to improve and automate finance processes
• Support broader finance team with ad hoc tasks

Skills

Accounts payable

Payroll processing

Excel

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Process improvement

MYOB Acumatica

HubSpot

Tools

MYOB Acumatica

HubSpot

Job description

Hassett in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable & Payroll Officer to join the finance team. You will manage end-to-end AP and process payroll for salaried and operational staff, reporting to the Financial Controller in a small, supportive environment.

This hands-on role emphasizes accuracy, attention to detail and opportunities to streamline processes, improve systems and reporting as the business grows.