Payroll Officer

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Payroll Officer to join a leading gold mining organisation on a 15-month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave. Working within a supportive payroll team, you'll manage payroll processing, reconciliations, employee queries, and payroll administration across a workforce of approximately 2,000 employees while gaining exposure to Workday and process improvement initiatives.

Client Details

Our client is one of Australia's leading gold mining companies, operating multiple sites across the country and employing a large national workforce. With a strong reputation for operational excellence, safety, and employee development, they offer a collaborative environment where payroll professionals can gain valuable exposure to a large-scale payroll function, modern systems, and continuous improvement projects.

Description

• Processing payroll-related transactions including PAYG, superannuation, child support deductions, and novated leases
• Managing employee expense claims and payroll adjustments
• Supporting fortnightly, monthly, and off-cycle payroll processing
• Conducting payroll reconciliations, validations, and audits
• Calculating overpayments and unpaid leave adjustments
• Investigating and resolving payroll queries through the payroll ticketing system
• Assisting with payroll amendments and reconciliations across a high-volume environment
• Supporting payroll process improvement initiatives, system enhancements, and documentation updates
• Working closely with Senior Payroll Officers to ensure payroll accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery

Profile

• A minimum of 2 year's payroll experience within a medium to large organisation
• Advanced Excel skills including VLOOKUPs, XLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, and data reconciliation
• Experience managing payroll queries and working within service ticketing environments
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• The ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, high-volume payroll function
• A flexible and adaptable approach to work
• Exposure to mining, resources, or FIFO payroll environments will be highly regarded
• Experience supporting payroll projects, process improvements, system upgrades, or documentation initiatives will be advantageous

Job Offer

• Flexible working hours to suit your needs.
• Work-from-home options for added convenience.

If you're ready to move forward in your career as a Payroll Officer in Perth's energy and natural resources industry, we'd encourage you to apply

To apply online please click the 'Apply' button below. For a confidential discussion about this role please contact Jenny O'hara on +61864306407.