Payroll Senior Officer

Fortescue Metals Group; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading metals company is seeking a Senior Payroll Analyst to join their Payroll team. This permanent role involves managing payroll for a high-volume workforce while ensuring compliance with payroll legislation. Applicants should have over 5 years of experience, strong knowledge of payroll operations, and proficiency with SAP and SuccessFactors. This role is ideal for detail-oriented professionals who thrive in fast-paced environments and are passionate about payroll.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Payroll Experience.
• Extensive experience in complex payroll operations within large organisations.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and tax obligations.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing for a multi-site workforce.
• Ensure compliance with all statutory obligations including payroll tax.
• Prepare and reconcile payroll-related accounting entries.

Skills

Payroll Experience

SAP payroll module

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Tools

SAP

SuccessFactors

Job description

Work Location: Perth – Fortescue’s Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people.

Roster: Monday to Friday

We are looking for an experienced Senior Payroll Analyst to join our busy Payroll team. This role is a permanent role, working closely with the Payroll Superintendent and is crucial in ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing while maintaining compliance with Australian payroll legislation and company policies.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are a passionate payroll professional, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing for a high-volume, multi-site workforce.
• Ensure compliance with all statutory obligations, including payroll tax, superannuation and regulatory reporting across multiple states.
• Prepare and reconcile payroll-related accounting entries, including GL journals, leave provisions and payroll tax reconciliations.
• Process monthly and ad hoc pay runs, including exceptional payments, back pay, terminations and redundancies.
• Resolve payroll queries, investigate discrepancies and provide accurate guidance to employees and stakeholders.
• Support payroll compliance, audits and internal policy requirements, acting as a subject matter expert.
• Produce payroll reports for management and external stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement in payroll processes, systems and compliance practices.

Qualifications and Experience

• 5+years of Payroll Experience
• Extensive experience in complex payroll operations within large organisations.
• Proficiency with SAP payroll module and SuccessFactors.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, the Fair Work Act, superannuation, employee leave entitlement and tax obligations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics.We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub.

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.