Senior Payroll Officer
Full Time NEW

Bellevue Gold Limited (ASX:BGL) operates its 100% owned high-grade Bellevue gold mine in Western Australia. The Bellevue mine has a long mine life and is forecast to produce ~150,000 Au ounces a year.

Underground mining has occurred since late 2020 to establish multiple mining fronts that de-risks production with exploration in progress to expand the current high-grade resource.

The Bellevue Gold Mine is located approximately 30km north of Leinster township and sits in a major gold, lithium and nickel producing district. The Company has a highly skilled management team with a track record of exploration success and operating major gold mines.

Bellevue Gold has achieved its ambitious goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions for the Bellevue Gold Project. This milestone has been underpinned by a sector-leading renewable energy power station, designed to deliver approximately 80–90% renewable energy penetration and support Bellevue’s position as a low-carbon gold producer.

Bellevue Gold’s vision is to be a sustainable gold mining company that delivers value for shareholders, benefits local communities, and fosters a thriving workplace.  Through its values-based leadership approach, the Company is committed to building a high-performance organization that delivers superior shareholder returns and positive ESG outcomes. We seek to foster an energetic and collaborative work culture that attracts and retains exceptional employees.

This position is responsible for the accurate, timely and compliant operation of payroll activities as well as providing support to the Accounts Payable (AP) function. The role acts as the internal owner of payroll-related processes, controls, reconciliations and reporting, working closely with an external payroll provider, HR and Finance to ensure payroll outcomes are accurate, well?controlled and compliant with all relevant legislation.

The role also contributes to payroll projects, day to day AP operations, continuous improvement initiatives and statutory compliance activities (including ESS and FBT), providing both operational support and analytical insight to the business.

This position is offered on a full-time basis, working in our West Perth office.

Your main duties and responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):

Payroll Operations & Oversight

• Act as the internal owner of the end?to?end payroll process, ensuring wages, salaries, allowances and deductions are accurately calculated and processed by the external payroll provider.
• Review and validate payroll outputs prior to finalisation, investigating and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Ensure leave records, allowances and payroll inputs are accurately maintained and reflected in payroll outcomes.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for employee payroll enquiries and escalation point for HR?related payroll matters.
• Maintain payroll costing accuracy, including the preparation and posting of monthly payroll journals, leave provision journals and short?term incentive (STI) journals.
• Prepare, review and lodge payroll tax returns and ensure ongoing payroll tax compliance.

Payroll Reconciliations, Analysis & Controls

• Perform monthly payroll balance sheet and clearing account reconciliations, ensuring integrity between payroll systems, sub?ledgers and the general ledger.
• Prepare and review monthly leave liability analysis, investigating movements, trends and anomalies.
• Analyse payroll cost movements, and provide clear explanations to Finance and management as required.
• Maintain payroll governance documentation, including process documentation, checklists and internal controls.
• Monitor and review changes to payroll?related legislation, awards and internal policies, ensuring impacts are appropriately reflected in payroll processing and reporting.

Accounts Payable Support

• Assist the Accounts Payable Officer with end?to?end Accounts Payable processing as required, including invoice processing, coding and approvals.
• Provide secondary support for AP payment runs, including preparation of bank payment files and funding requests.
• Support supplier and vendor statement reconciliations and liaise with vendors to resolve discrepancies.
• Assist with management of the AP mailbox, ensuring timely responses and resolution of queries.
• Provide backup coverage and additional support during peak periods, staff leave or system changes.

Statutory Compliance, Reporting & Audit Support

• Assist with the preparation, reconciliation and ongoing maintenance of Employee Share Scheme (ESS) data, including payroll and general ledger alignment.
• Support Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) compliance activities, including year?round data maintenance, analysis and annual return preparation.
• Prepare supporting documentation and analysis for internal and external audits, half?year and full?year reporting processes.
• Maintain registers, reconciliations and working papers to support statutory and compliance reporting requirements.

Process Improvement, Projects & Reporting

• Proactively identify, recommend and implement process improvements across payroll and related AP activities to improve efficiency, accuracy and controls.
• Participate in payroll and AP projects as required, including system changes, process redesign and compliance initiatives.
• Provide ad?hoc analysis and reporting to support Finance, HR and management decision?making.

General Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with Finance, HR, external payroll providers and other stakeholders.
• Ensure all activities are performed in accordance with company policies, procedures and Bellevue core values.
• Undertake other duties within the scope of the role as reasonably required.

Key Skills/Qualifications/Experience/Competencies:

Essential

• Demonstrated practical experience in payroll and Accounts Payable functions.
• Strong understanding of payroll compliance, reconciliations and general ledger integration.
• Proven analytical skills with high attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to liaise effectively with employees, vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Proactive, self?motivated and continuous?improvement focused.

Desirable

• Experience working with Pronto or similar ERP systems.
• Experience in a mining or resources environment.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, lookups and data analysis.

BGL is commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and building an organisation which provides equal opportunities for all its employees with the objective of attracting, retaining, and developing a workforce that is representative of the wider community. Further to this BGL regards engagement, communications, and consultation with the community in which we operate as a core principle to our business. Through our community investment program with local communities and he wider corporate sponsorship programs Bellevue Gold aims to leave a legacy of improved outcomes in the communities in which we operate.