CoreStaff is seeking experienced Payroll Officers for a range of temporary opportunities within South Australian Government departments.

These full-time contract positions offer an excellent opportunity to gain valuable government experience while working in rapid-paced, high-volume payroll environments.

Working within established payroll teams, you will be responsible for processing timesheets, maintaining employee records, addressing payroll enquiries, and ensuring payroll transactions are completed accurately and on time.
Key Responsibilities

- Process payroll transactions, timesheets, leave applications, and employee records
- Respond to payroll-related enquiries via phone and email
- Perform accurate data entry and maintain payroll databases
- Review and interpret payroll information in line with established procedures
- Assist with fortnightly payroll processing and administrative tasks
- Work collaboratively within a team environment to achieve service delivery targets

About You To be successful, you will possess:





- Previous payroll, administration, or high-volume data entry experience
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills, particularly Outlook, Word and Excel
- Strong numerical reasoning and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to manage competing priorities and meet strict deadlines
- Experience in customer service or call centre environments
- Experience using payroll systems such as Chris21 will be highly regarded

Essential Requirements
- Current National Police Clearance essential
- Full Australian working rights
- Availability for full-time temporary assignments
- Ability to commence at short notice

Please note: Due to the volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Successful applicants must already have current National Police Clearance.

📌 Payroll Officers (Adelaide)
🏢 CoreStaff South Australia
📍 Adelaide