Payroll Officer

Mars Recruitment; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent role

ASX-listed mining company

Definitiv/Pronto exposure

Supportive team environment

Job summary

MARS Recruitment is recruiting an experienced Payroll Officer to join an ASX-listed mining company in Western Australia. You will lead end-to-end payroll processing, maintain employee records and ensure timely, accurate pay across the business.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will manage timesheets, leave entitlements and payroll adjustments, handle superannuation and statutory requirements, and respond to payroll queries.

Qualifications

• Must have solid end-to-end payroll processing knowledge.
• Experience with payroll reconciliations, timesheets and employee records.
• Exposure to Definitiv or similar payroll systems and ERP (Pronto preferred).
• Knowledge of superannuation, leave entitlements and payroll legislation.
• Strong Excel skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Process end-to-end payroll and maintain accurate employee records.
• Manage timesheets, leave entitlements, allowances and payroll adjustments.
• Process superannuation and statutory payroll requirements.
• Complete payroll reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Respond to employee and management payroll queries.
• Maintain employee information and payroll records.
• Prepare payroll reports and assist with month-end requirements.
• Work across payroll and ERP systems including Definitiv and Pronto.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes and procedures.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Payroll reconciliations

Excel skills

Attention to detail

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Definitiv

Pronto

Job description

MARS Recruitment is currently recruiting for an experienced Payroll Officer to join an ASX-listed mining company. This is a great opportunity to join an established mining business, taking responsibility for accurate and timely payroll processing within a supportive team environment.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you'll be responsible for the end-to-end payroll function, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time while maintaining payroll records and compliance with relevant legislation and statutory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Processing end-to-end payroll and maintaining accurate employee records
• Managing timesheets, leave entitlements, allowances, and payroll adjustments
• Processing superannuation and statutory payroll requirements
• Completing payroll reconciliations and investigating discrepancies
• Responding to employee and management payroll queries
• Maintaining employee information and payroll records
• Preparing payroll reports and assisting with month-end requirements
• Working across payroll and ERP systems, including Definitiv and Pronto
• Identifying opportunities to improve payroll processes and procedures

About You

You are an experienced Payroll Officer with a solid understanding of end-to- end payroll processing, ideally within the mining or resources sector. You're comfortable working with payroll systems, managing employee queries and ensuring payroll is processed accurately and within deadlines.

You will ideally bring:

• Previous experience processing payroll within a mining or resources business
• Strong understanding of end-to-end payroll processing
• Experience with payroll reconciliations, timesheets and employee record maintenance
• Exposure to Definitiv or similar payroll systems
• Experience using Pronto or other ERP systems (highly regarded)
• Knowledge of superannuation, leave entitlements and payroll legislation
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Good communication and stakeholder engagement skills

What's on Offer

• Up to $110k + Super
• Permanent opportunity with an ASX-listed mining company
• Exposure to Definitiv and Pronto systems
• Supportive and collaborative team environment