The posting
Westgold Resources is shaping the future of gold mining in Western Australia. We are looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team who shares our vision of building a sustainable and profitable major Australian gold business.
Are you a detail-oriented payroll professional looking for your next opportunity?
Westgold is seeking a Payroll Officer to join our Finance team on a 15-month fixed-term contract. This is an excellent opportunity to build your payroll experience while working within a collaborative and supportive environment.
About the Role
Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you will play a key role in delivering accurate and timely payroll services across the business. Working closely with employees, HR and Finance teams, you'll assist with payroll processing, reconciliations, reporting and employee enquiries while ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and company procedures.
Key Responsibilities
- Process fortnightly and monthly payroll activities.
- Maintain employee payroll records and system data.
- Complete payroll reconciliations and reporting requirements.
- Assist with payroll tax, superannuation and statutory obligations.
- Respond to employee payroll enquiries.
- Support payroll compliance and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Provide administrative support to the payroll function.
About You
To be successful, you'll bring:
- Previous payroll or payroll administration experience.
- Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
- Sound knowledge of Australian payroll practices and legislation.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
- A positive attitude and collaborative approach to teamwork.
Why Join Westgold?
At Westgold, you'll be part of a team that values collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement. This role offers the opportunity to further develop your payroll skills while supporting a workforce that plays a vital role in our business success.
If you're looking for a payroll role where you can make a real contribution while continuing to grow professionally, we'd love to hear from you.
The Westgold Offer:
A permanent full-time position at a successful gold producer
A range of benefits including:
- Performance based bonus
- Group salary continuous insurance
- A health and wellness allowance Health insurance discount
- A range of Family and Medical leave policies that includes IVF, surrogacy and adoption.
- Referral Bonus - bring your mates along!
- 5 years' pro rata long service leave
- Salary sacrifice options
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that include free confidential counselling, wellbeing services that includes financial advice.
Our full list of benefits and why we are recognised as an Endorsed Employer for Women by Work 180 can be seen on the Work180 website.
Westgold is driven by our core values of Show Respect, Choose Safety and Deliver Value. We believe that these values define our culture, behaviours and actions. We appreciate that not everybody will tick every box for their next dream role, but if you believe that you can bring the passion and drive to contribute to our operations and our values resonate with you then apply now!
Candidates must meet our pre-employment criteria’s which includes medical and drug and alcohol screening, relevant right to work checks and be able to provide a valid Australian national police clearance and an Australian driver’s licence (or be able to obtain).
Westgold is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone matters. We believe diversity is a strength and true diversity includes those from First Nations People, various cultures, age groups, Neurodiverse backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, diverse abilities and religions. We value the unique perspectives and experiences each person brings and that diverse teams leads to innovation and success. Our goal is to have safe and respectful environments where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic selves and we strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
Westgold appreciates that standard recruitment processes are not accessible for everyone. If you believe you require additional support or accommodations, so you feel comfortable participating in our recruitment process for this or any of our roles, please feel free to email [email protected]
Westgold reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. We will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.
