Senior HR & Payroll Leader – FIFO & Systems Lead

Tennant Mining; Perth; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Tennant Mines is an emerging Australian gold producer seeking an experienced Senior HR & Payroll Advisor to join our Perth team, supporting both corporate and site operations. You will lead payroll governance, HR compliance, and HR systems while guiding a small shared services team.

You will manage HR processes for a rostered FIFO/workforce, drive HRIS and payroll system improvements, and ensure accurate employment documentation and reporting to the HR Manager.

Qualifications

• A tertiary HR/IR qualification or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 8 years experience across payroll governance, HR operations and/or shared services.
• Experience supporting rostered, FIFO and/or remote site workforces.
• Strong analytical and numerical capability with advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day HR services supporting corporate and site operations.
• Supervise and support a small HR Shared Services team.
• Oversee payroll governance and provide backup payroll support.
• Coordinate contracts, variations, remuneration changes and employee documentation.
• Maintain HR systems, employee records and workforce data.
• Produce workforce reporting and HR metrics.
• Coordinate remuneration benchmarking and salary administration.
• Lead HRIS and payroll system implementation and improvement.
• Review and improve HR policies, processes and templates.
• Collaborate closely with a small HR team and support the business to achieve its objectives.

Skills

HR governance

Payroll governance

Shared services

Advanced Excel

HR analytics

Education

HR/IR qualification

Tools

HRIS

Payroll system

Excel

Reporting software

Job description

Tennant Mines is an emerging Australian gold producer seeking an experienced Senior HR & Payroll Advisor to join our Perth team, supporting both corporate and site operations. You will lead payroll governance, HR compliance, and HR systems while guiding a small shared services team.

You will manage HR processes for a rostered FIFO/workforce, drive HRIS and payroll system improvements, and ensure accurate employment documentation and reporting to the HR Manager.