Team Leader - Payroll (Newcastle)

at  Whitehaven Coal

Whitehaven Coal is the dominant player in Australia’s only emerging high-quality coal basin. With a culture based on our STRIVE values, our reputation for excellence in project delivery and safe, efficient and environmentally responsible operations continues to grow.
Our STRIVE Values connect us and define how we behave. Whitehaven Coal award, recognise and celebrate individuals and teams going above and beyond the requirements of their role to deliver excellent outcomes while demonstrating our values of Safety, Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, Value and Excellence.
About The Role
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Payroll Team Leader to join our Newcastle office. The Payroll team leader is accountable for coordinating the preparation and distribution of employee remuneration in an accurate and timely manner and team supervision of 3 payroll officers.
What You’ll Do
This role is focused on reviewing the payrolls for all of our wages employees who are employed under a number of enterprise agreements and ensuring that all of our payroll compliance obligations are met.

As well as providing a high standard of quality transactional payroll services, duties will include:

• Process and distribute payroll, ensuring the regular payment of full entitlements to all employees in an accurate and timely manner
• Conduct monthly reconciliations where required
• Process and set up new employees in the system
• Process leave forms and maintain accurate employee data
• Maintain an up to date understanding of all Awards, Enterprise Bargaining Agreements, and Acts pertaining to payroll and the Coal Industry
• Providing reporting and analysis to the broader business as required
• Calculating payroll tax, Workers comp, LSL
• Meeting the information needs of a range of stakeholders including all WHC employees, site management, auditors, head office staff and P&C.

What You’ll Bring

In addition to working in a high-volume processing environment, you have:

• Relevant experience as a Senior Payroll Officer / Payroll Team Leader within a large organisation
• Experience with enterprise agreements
• Strong attention to detail
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Experienced in the use of Pulse software (desirable)
• Mining Industry knowledge would be advantageous
• Experience with stakeholder management
• Experience in process improvement and error proofing techniques
• Experience in reviewing pay runs.
• Experience in salaries (desirable)

Why Whitehaven Coal?

• Career development, mentorship and coaching
• Flexible work options including up to 2 days working from home.
• Parking provided
• Attractive remuneration package
• 26 weeks paid parental leave

Whitehaven Coal is committed to increasing the representation of women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the workplace. We strive for an inclusive workplace that engages people from diverse backgrounds and welcomes diversity of gender, culture and experience.
Whitehaven Coal is working with the RSL Employment Program to support veterans and partners of current or former Defence members in finding meaningful and sustainable employment. If you would like assistance with your application, you can reach out to the program via the following link: https://www.rslqld.org/find-help/employment
Whitehaven Coal is an endorsed Circle Back Initiative Employer.
To be considered for this position you must have the right to work in Australia.
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• Process and distribute payroll, ensuring the regular payment of full entitlements to all employees in an accurate and timely manner
• Conduct monthly reconciliations where required
• Process and set up new employees in the system
• Process leave forms and maintain accurate employee data
• Maintain an up to date understanding of all Awards, Enterprise Bargaining Agreements, and Acts pertaining to payroll and the Coal Industry
• Providing reporting and analysis to the broader business as required
• Calculating payroll tax, Workers comp, LSL
• Meeting the information needs of a range of stakeholders including all WHC employees, site management, auditors, head office staff and P&C