AS02 Payroll Officer - casual
Location
Adelaide, South Australia
Category
Accounting & Finance
Salary
$37.00 - $37.00 Hourly
Posted
24-Aug-2025
Work type
Casual/Temp
Contact
Catherine Rockett
Reference
175145
Are you an experience payroll officer who would love a short term contract opportunity with the SA State Government?
ASAP Start
Casual role (short term contracts available)
ASO2 casual hourly rate
Full time hours
About the role and the team:
The Payroll Officer is accountable to the Operational Team Leader, Team 2, Shared Sector, Payroll Services.
Team 2 is responsible for all payroll data entry from the CHRIS21 databases for government agencies (non-Health). This team is responsible for processing new starters, personal data changes, master data changes, superannuation, deductions and tax. They are also responsible for all Payrun reporting checking and investigation of payroll queries submitted directly by the agency and employees.
The Payroll Officer will:
- Process pay files, and facilitate the processing of pay-related processes.
- Develop a variety of payroll skills, such as fortnightly master data entry, timesheet coding, and leave application processing.
- Address and solve complex pay-related queries.
- Work effectively both individually and as a member of the team to meet deadlines, identify and solve problems.
- Collaborate with their team towards daily targets and actively contribute to achieve shared goals.
Candidate Requirements:
- A current National Police Clearance check is mandatory
- Experience with payroll desirable
- Experience with Chris21 preferred
- Experience in customer service (call centre)
- Experience in Microsoft Office - Outlook, Word and Excel (Intermediate)
- Experience with data entry (minimum 40wpm)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to manage high volumes of work in a fast paced environment
- Honed ability to meet strict deadlines
- Proven reliability
At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.
You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion