Payroll Specialist – Mining Projects

Macmahon; Western Australia; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave for primary carers

Retail discounts

Novated leases

Comprehensive wellbeing program

Job summary

Macmahon, a leading mining and civil contractor, is seeking a Payroll Officer based at the head office in Perth. You will support accurate and compliant payroll outcomes across the business, working within a collaborative team to engage with stakeholders for a positive employee experience.

You will bring at least two years of mining payroll experience, strong numeracy, and proficiency with payroll systems (Chris21 desired).

Qualifications

• Minimum two years payroll experience within the mining or a similar industry.
• Excellent numeracy skills with high accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience using payroll systems – Chris21 is desirable.
• Strong working knowledge of the MS suite (MS Office).
• Capability to interpret awards, enterprise agreements and relevant legislation.
• Commitment to teamwork and delivering high-quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end payroll processing in accordance with legislative requirements and internal policies.
• Ensuring salary disbursements are accurate and delivered within required timeframes.
• Managing overpayments, recoveries, leave administration and payroll reporting.
• Interpreting awards, enterprise agreements and relevant legislation.
• Supporting audits, reconciliations and payroll-related queries.
• Identifying opportunities to improve payroll processes and procedures.

Skills

Payroll experience

Numeracy skills

Payroll systems

MS Office

Tools

Chris21

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Macmahon, a leading mining and civil contractor, is seeking a Payroll Officer based at the head office in Perth. You will support accurate and compliant payroll outcomes across the business, working within a collaborative team to engage with stakeholders for a positive employee experience.

You will bring at least two years of mining payroll experience, strong numeracy, and proficiency with payroll systems (Chris21 desired).