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First Quantum Minerals

Global producer of copper and nickel

Officer – Timekeeping and Workforce Analytics

Cost & Management AccountingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeColón, Colón Province, PanamaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Technical training or university studies in Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field.
  • At least 3 years of experience in workforce reporting, payroll analysis, human resources analytics, workforce planning, attendance control, or similar positions.
  • Intermediate or advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, data reconciliation, and trend analysis.
  • Knowledge of business intelligence, reporting, or data visualization tools.
  • Knowledge of SQL for queries and data analysis.
  • Experience reconciling information from multiple sources and explaining variances between actual results and approved budgets or plans.
  • Knowledge of time and attendance processes, overtime, premiums, payroll controls, and period-end closing.
  • Ability to interpret data, detect anomalies, and generate management information for different business areas.
  • Ability to interpret information and question unsupported variances or results.
  • Ability to distinguish processing errors from genuine operational or financial situations.
  • Ability to present findings and recommendations clearly to Human Resources, Payroll, Finance, and Operations teams.
  • Strong organization and prioritization within critical payroll cycles.
  • Attention to detail and accuracy in validating and reconciling information.
  • Ability to build collaborative relationships while challenging relevant deviations or inconsistencies.

Responsibilities

  • Review and validate consolidated working-time information before its final submission to Payroll.
  • Reconcile scheduled hours, hours worked, overtime, premiums, absences, and other payroll-impacting items.
  • Analyze and compare actual working-hour and overtime usage against budgets, staffing plans, and historical trends.
  • Identify significant variances and document their causes, impact, and required actions.
  • Investigate and manage discrepancies in time and payroll data, ensuring timely resolution or escalation.
  • Prepare periodic management reports on workforce utilization, labor costs, absenteeism, overtime, and operational exceptions.
  • Generate trend analyses to identify areas, shifts, or workforce groups with recurring cost impacts.
  • Collaborate with Finance and Operations to align workforce reporting with approved budgets and plans.
  • Provide analytical support for workforce-planning, shift-scheduling, and resource-optimization initiatives.
  • Monitor the quality and consistency of information received from time-and-attendance systems.
  • Maintain documentation of reconciliations, controls, approvals, and evidence required for audits.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of reports, dashboards, and analytical tools related to workforce management.
  • Identify automation opportunities that reduce manual processes and strengthen operational controls.
  • Support configuration, integration, and change testing related to reporting or payroll processes.
  • Develop ad hoc analyses on time, attendance, workforce utilization, and personnel costs as required by the organization.
  • Support internal and external audit requests related to area controls and processes.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience working with enterprise resource planning systems, human resources information systems, payroll platforms, or workforce-management solutions.
  • Experience working with Workday Time Tracking.
  • Experience in industrial, mining, construction, or large-scale operating environments.
  • Experience participating in reporting-automation and process-improvement projects.
  • Knowledge of data governance, auditing, control frameworks, and confidential information management.

About the Company

First Quantum Minerals

Global producer of copper and nickel

First Quantum Minerals operates global copper and nickel mining projects, with gold and cobalt as byproducts. It runs a portfolio of mines and mineral processing plants across four continents, and it employs about 20,000 people. The company uses technical, project management, engineering, construction, and operations expertise to develop and run complex mines and processing facilities, including tailings reprocessing and large-scale operations like Cobre Panama. Its goal is to become one of the world’s top copper producers and to deliver sustained value to employees, investors, and the communities hosting its operations.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Vancouver, Canada
Founded
1983

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