Senior Payroll Officer

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.

Westgold is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Senior Payroll Officer to join our Finance team in our Perth CBD office. This full-time role reports directly to the Manager Payroll and plays a key part in ensuring accurate and timely payroll services across the business.



About the Role

You’ll be responsible for end-to-end payroll processing, compliance with legislation, and providing support to employees and internal teams. This is a great opportunity to contribute to a collaborative and values-driven organisation.



Key Responsibilities

• Process fortnightly and monthly payrolls using Workday Payroll
• Prepare and file Payroll Tax, Child Support, and Superannuation returns
• Reconcile PAYG, Superannuation, Child Support, and other deductions
• Maintain payroll databases and employee records
• Manage payments and reporting including STP, PAYG, PRT, and garnishee orders
• Provide administrative support and maintain novated lease spreadsheets
• Assist with share plan reconciliation and maintenance

What You’ll Bring

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent time management and communication skills
• A collaborative, can-do attitude
• Demonstrated knowledge of payroll legislation and industry awards
• Significant experience in Australian payroll and payroll tax
• Previous experience as a Payroll Officer within the mining or resources sector will be highly regarded

The Westgold Offer

A range of benefits including:

• A permanent full-time position at a successful gold producer
• 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 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 inclusion@westgold.com.au


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.