Payroll Consultant

3 weeks ago


Auckland City, New Zealand University of Auckland Full time

**Company Description**
The University of Auckland is New Zealand’s leading University and employs over 6000 academic and professional staff to support over 40'000 students, making us one of NZ’s largest employers.

We are looking to appoint a **Payroll Consultant** to join our team on a** fixed term basis until Nov 2024**
**Job Description** Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity**

This is a great opportunity to be part of a team that is widely respected, is customer-oriented and operates in an environment where people are valued and there is a real commitment to delivering excellence every time.

The payroll team run a fortnightly payroll made up of between 7,000 - 8,000 permanent, fixed term and casual employees with an average gross pay run in excess of $24 million. You will be responsible for either part of a large portfolio or have entire ownership of a mid-sized portfolio responsible for managing the end to end payroll cycle including payroll finalisation, General Ledger, deductions and other associated processes.

Good analytical skills will enable you to understand and analyse daily data integrity reports with the ability to interpret complex processing issues as they arise. Daily management of your portfolio and liaising with the Faculty or Service Division you support for resolution of any issues as well as the management of daily queries to ensure prompt and timely processing. You will also need to use your initiative to mitigate any potential risk to the University.

This role will require a flexible and proactive approach in order to be a success.

For more information on the role, please view the position description.

This role is a Professional Staff Level E position $60,000-$70,000 full time 37.5 hours per week on a fixed term contract until Nov 2024.
**Qualifications** Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills**
- Demonstrate experience in dealing with a range of payroll administration tasks
- Good knowledge of NZ Payroll legislation and familiarity with HR processes
- Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation including (but not limited to) the Holidays Act, Wages Deduction Act, Employment Relations Act, ACC Act, Immigration Act
- Strong analytical skills in order to interpret data
- Experience using PeopleSoft or a similar payroll database system is advantageous - we will provide training if you don’t have experience in Peoplesoft
- Has Initiative and resilience, coupled with high attention to detail for volume processing
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent time management and strong organisational skills
- Ability to build successful relationship with different stakeholders
- A team player but also able to work autonomously.

And finally, an interest in continuous improvement, we are always looking at ways to make things better and improve processes
**Additional Information** Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply**

Applications should be submitted online, before the closing date of 29th April 2024 and include an up to date CV and cover letter outlining what strengths you will bring to this role.

If you have any questions about this role, please get in touch with Melissa Free, Recruitment Manager for a confidential discussion.

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