Business Support Administrator | Manufacturing

Stellar Recruitment; Wellington; On-site; NZD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lower Hutt location

Permanent, full-time

Varied responsibilities

Job summary

Stellar Recruitment is seeking a proactive Business Support Administrator for a manufacturing environment in Lower Hutt. You’ll handle accounts administration, purchasing, and general office tasks in a fast-paced team.

Responsibilities include processing supplier invoices, matching orders, maintaining records in ERP, and supporting payroll-related activities. This busy role suits someone meticulous, reliable and comfortable switching between tasks throughout the day.

Qualifications

• Experience in accounts administration, purchasing or wider business support within manufacturing or engineering environments.
• Comfort handling invoices and financial information with accuracy under pressure.
• Experience using an ERP system is important; learning new platforms is expected.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices and day-to-day accounts administration.
• Match invoices, purchase orders and delivery dockets.
• Enter accruals and maintain accurate financial records.
• Support purchasing across a range of business requirements.
• Liaise with suppliers and internal teams.
• Check and collate weekly timesheets for payroll processing.
• Work within an ERP system and maintain data accuracy.
• Resolve discrepancies and follow up outstanding information.
• Provide general administration support across the wider business.

Skills

Accounts administration

Purchasing

Payroll support

General administration

ERP system

Tools

ERP software

Job description

Business Support Administrator | Manufacturing

Lower Hutt | Permanent | Full-Time | Monday to Friday

If you’re organised, practical and enjoy working in a busy environment where there’s always something happening, this could be a great fit.

Our client is an established Lower Hutt-based business operating in a hands‑on engineering environment. Their administration team plays a key role in keeping the wider business running smoothly, and they’re looking for someone reliable who can come in, pick things up quickly and become a trusted part of the team.

This is a varied business support role with a strong accounts focus, alongside purchasing, timesheet administration and general office support. It would suit someone who enjoys being across different areas of a business and is comfortable working at pace.

What you’ll be doing

• Processing supplier invoices and day-to-day accounts administration
• Matching invoices, purchase orders and delivery dockets
• Entering accruals and maintaining accurate financial records
• Supporting purchasing across a range of business requirements
• Liaising with suppliers and internal teams
• Checking and collating weekly timesheets for payroll processing
• Working within an ERP system and keeping information accurate
• Resolving discrepancies and following up outstanding information
• Providing general administration support across the wider business

What we’re looking for

You’ll ideally have previous experience in accounts administration, purchasing or wider business support, particularly within manufacturing, engineering, construction, logistics or another operational environment.

You’ll need to be confident working with invoices and financial information, comfortable handling a steady workload and able to maintain accuracy when things get busy.

Some purchasing experience would be valuable, along with the ability to understand what is being ordered, why it is needed and how it fits into the wider operation.

Experience using an ERP system is also important. We’re open on the specific platform, as long as you’re comfortable learning systems, following processes and working through something that may not always be particularly user-friendly.

Payroll experience is useful but doesn’t need to be extensive. The payroll side of the role is primarily focused on checking and collating timesheets before they are sent through to an external provider.

You’ll suit this role if you’re someone who:

• Is reliable and takes pride in getting the job done
• Enjoys being busy and naturally looks for what needs doing next
• Has strong attention to detail
• Is confident communicating with different personalities
• Can manage competing priorities without getting flustered
• Is practical, resilient and comfortable in a hands‑on environment
• Is happy to jump in and support the wider team when needed

What’s on offer

• Permanent, full-time opportunity
• Monday to Friday hours
• Lower Hutt location
• Varied role across accounts, purchasing, payroll support and administration
• Established operational environment
• Plenty of responsibility and variety day to day
• Opportunity to become a valued part of a close‑working team

If you’re an experienced administrator who enjoys a busy environment, likes having plenty to do and is comfortable working alongside operational teams, we’d love to hear from you.