Payroll Officer

A payroll officer who gets your team paid correctly and on time — awards applied, leave right, super paid and every pay run checked before it goes out. Ours arrive trained through the Adminworks Academy and personally vetted by our founders, and they join your team as exactly that: your team.

Team

Finance & Accounting

Seniority

Mid-level

Best fit

Businesses with award-based staff and complex pay

Timing

Shadowing pay runs in the first cycle

Salary

AU$30-38k pa

What they can own.

01

Works in

Employment Hero, KeyPay, Xero Payroll, MYOB, Deputy, Excel

What good looks like

01

Statement

Every pay run right, every time, and no underpayment risk sitting in the records.

Why offshore works

Payroll runs on a fixed calendar inside cloud systems, with timesheets and awards as the rules. It is precise work that travels well.

Brief to first day, without the drag

Nothing waits for the step before it to finish, so your new team member can start as soon as they're ready, not when the paperwork catches up.

Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
First day
01
Brief
02
Shortlist
03
Interview
04
Hire
01
Brief

We scope the role with you, in line with your organisation’s values and culture, and align on a budget.

02
Shortlist

We source, screen and interview, then send only the candidates we’d endorse, each aligned to your brief.

03
Interview

You meet the shortlist and choose who joins your team. We set the interviews up around your diary.

04
Hire

You choose the candidate, we onboard them to our platform and get their equipment ready. We formally connect them with you to set up system access ahead of their first day.

Phases overlap
Depending on how quick you need to move, the process usually takes 2-4 weeks.

Staff notice the one pay run that goes wrong. We make sure there isn't one.

The Adminworks standard - Payroll Officer

Common questions

Do they understand Australian awards?

Yes. Award interpretation is a core part of their training.

Who approves the pay run?

You do. They prepare and check it, then you approve before payment.

Can they handle multiple entities?

Yes, across separate businesses or ABNs.

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