• 8-Week Full-Time Contract | Immediate Start in June
• National Payroll Environment | ADP Experience Essential
• Excellent Hourly Rate | Melbourne CBD Location

The Opportunity

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Payroll Officer to join a well-established professional services organisation on an 8-week contract basis, commencing in June 2026.

Working within a collaborative payroll function, you will provide long service leave coverage while taking ownership of key payroll processing responsibilities across a national employee base. This is a hands-on payroll role suited to someone who can confidently step into a busy environment and operate with minimal training.

This opportunity would suit an experienced payroll professional who enjoys fast-paced payroll environments and has prior exposure to ADP.

The Challenge

Reporting into the broader Finance function, your responsibilities will include:

• End-to-end payroll processing support across a fortnightly pay cycle
• Processing new starters, terminations and payroll changes within ADP Payforce
• Managing leave processing, salary sacrifice and purchased leave arrangements
• Processing casual timesheets and payroll adjustments
• Responding to payroll queries from employees and stakeholders nationally
• Supporting payroll reconciliations and payroll administration tasks
• Assisting with payroll reporting and general payroll compliance activities

The organisation operates as an ADP Payforce serviced client, meaning the internal payroll team manages the preparation, onboarding/offboarding, timesheets and payroll inputs, while ADP facilitates the final payment processing.

The Expertise

Please consider expressing interest in this position if you possess the following:

• Previous payroll experience within a medium-to-large organisation
• Strong ADP Payforce experience is essential
• Ability to work autonomously within a fast-paced payroll environment
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capability
• Immediate or short notice availability preferred

The Next Step

If this position will enhance your career and you would like further details on the client, the role, remuneration or a copy of the position description, please call Lucas Hudson for a confidential discussion on 0436 398 285.
Alternatively, please apply via the link below.

About ThompsonCook
  
At ThompsonCook we develop strong relationships with top accounting and finance professionals across Australia. We specialise in recruiting for key finance function roles including:

• Chief Financial Officers, Treasury, Tax & Audit Leaders
• Finance Managers & Financial Controller
• Financial & Management Accountants
• Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll

We support our clients with both permanent and contracting recruitment solutions, ensuring they secure the best finance talent in the market.
  
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