About us

Drive Personnel is an established WA labour hire and recruitment group supplying skilled workers to the construction, crane and lifting, and mining sectors. We’re based in West Perth and run a fast-paced weekly payroll and billing cycle across several entities.

About the role

Reporting to the Director, you’ll own the weekly payroll and accounts cycle from timesheet to payment and invoice. The week has a clear rhythm and firm deadlines. This role suits someone who thrives on weekly deadlines, and availability Monday to Wednesday is essential.

Key responsibilities

Payroll

- Collect, check and chase weekly timesheets, and coordinate client approvals by set cut-offs

- Process weekly casual and office staff payroll, including allowances, overtime, leave, super and PAYG

- Lodge through Single Touch Payroll and process termination pays

- Apply award and EBA rates accurately, including site-based allowances

- Liaise with an outsourced payroll provider on a major client account and resolve issues

- Onboard new starters, add them to payroll and send welcome packs

Accounts

- Prepare and send client invoices in Xero, including bulk invoice imports and billing reports

- Follow up overdue debtors and maintain accounts receivable

- Process supplier bills for approval

- Manage contractor records and invoices, and create and track purchase orders

- Do daily bank reconciliations across several entities, plus item verifications

Month end and compliance

- Prepare payroll journals and month-end reconciliations (wages, PAYG, ATO ICA, payroll tax,



workers’ comp)

- Handle monthly compliance lodgements: ReddiFund, MyLeave (LSL), CSA, BAS and payroll tax

- Assist with end of financial year payroll and reconciliations

- Report weekly headcounts and upcoming liabilities (payroll tax, super, BAS) to management

About you

- 3+ years’ payroll experience, ideally in labour hire, recruitment or construction

- Robust Xero skills; Expedo, Astute or similar payroll software highly regarded

- Experience with OPMS, SharePoint and Outlook

- Sound knowledge of modern awards and EBAs, especially Building and Construction General On-site Award

- Solid understanding of STP, super, PAYG, payroll tax, termination pays and portable LSL schemes

- Advanced Excel (lookups, subtotals, data imports)

- High attention to detail and the ability to work to hard weekly deadlines

- Confident communicator with clients, workers and external providers

- Discretion and confidentiality essential

- Cert IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping or a payroll certification desirable

What’s on offer

- Competitive salary

- Immediate start

- One paid RDO per month after probation

- Varied role with real ownership, working closely with the Director

- A friendly, close-knit team that genuinely supports each other, where your work is noticed and values

- A growing, well-established business with plenty going on

- Central West Perth location

How to apply
Click “Apply” and include your resume and a cover letter outlining your payroll experience.

📌 Payroll & Accounts Specialist (West Perth)
🏢 Drive Personnel
📍 West Perth