About the Position

As a Payroll Administration Officer, you will play an significant role in delivering accurate and efficient payroll services across Arts Centre Melbourne. Working within the Finance team, you will maintain employee records, respond to payroll enquiries and support payroll administration, reporting and audit activities. This role requires exceptional attention to detail, strong organisational skills and the ability to provide professional, confidential and customer-focused support to employees and internal stakeholders.

Variable Time 0.52 FTE Fixed Term September 2027 Band 2.3 | $73,213.00 pro rata + 12% superannuation

Your Skills and Experience

- Experience in payroll, finance or HR administration
- Strong administrative and organisational skills
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Experience processing employee payroll data
- Ability to manage payroll records and documentation
- Experience handling confidential information
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent customer service and employee support skills
- Experience managing shared inboxes or high-volume enquiries
- Ability to prioritise competing tasks and deadlines
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills
- Strong Microsoft Outlook and Excel capability
- Experience with Chris21 or similar payroll systems (desirable)
- Experience with rostering and time attendance systems (desirable)
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Proactive and solutions-focused approach
- Reliable, professional and approachable communication style
- Valid working rights in Australia




- Satisfactory National Police Check required

About the Team

The Finance Department is part of the Corporate Services Pillar and partners with teams across Arts Centre Melbourne to deliver strong financial governance, reporting and business support. Bringing together expertise in accounting operations, compliance, reporting and financial performance, the team provides the financial insight and controls that enable the organisation to achieve its strategic and operational objectives

About Arts Centre Melbourne

Arts Centre Melbourne acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we gather, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung. We also acknowledge the neighbouring Kulin Nation groups, the Boonwurrung and Bunurong people, and pay our respects to elders, past and present.

Beneath our iconic Spire, in Hamer Hall and at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, we showcase the best of Australian and international performing arts.

Together with our own program of performances, events and activities we offer a diversity of audiences a distinctly multidimensional approach to participation, education and entertainment.





We are now focused on Reimagining Arts Centre Melbourne as part of the Victorian Government’s commitment to transforming the Melbourne Arts Precinct into a thriving, connected creative and civic space over the coming years.

Enjoy Team Member Benefits

As a valued member of our ensemble, you will enjoy:

- Complimentary tickets
- Discounts at food & beverage outlets
- Discounted commuter benefits and onsite parking
- Access to wellbeing activities and learning and development programs
- Free access to Employee Assistance Programs which includes specific support to our First Nations team members via their I-CARE program and providing specific counsellors for members of the LGBTQIA+ community and People of Colour.

Arts Centre Melbourne welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, Disabled and Deaf people, sexualities and gender identities, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and people of all ages.

We seek to provide workplace adjustments at all relevant stages of the recruitment process such as alternative formats or other access supports. You can specify in the application form if you require any adjustments or please ask us at any stage. If you need to contact us about making workplace adjustments during the recruitment process, please send an email to

By 11:55pm 17 September 2026.

Employment at Arts Centre Melbourne is conditional upon the satisfactory completion of a National Police Check.

Applications are open to those with full working rights in Australia. Arts Centre Melbourne is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

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📌 Payroll Administration Officer (Melbourne)
🏢 Arts Centre Melbourne
📍 Melbourne