Payroll Advisor

2 weeks ago


Wellington City, New Zealand KiwiRail Full time

If life’s a journey, KiwiRail is a great way of keeping your career moving through it. Ours is a fast-paced, inspiring, and truly customer-focused culture - where your career will connect you to real opportunities, while balancing work and whānau life.

**We’re looking for a Payroll Advisor to join and become part of our One Winning Team**
- Full time, permanent position
- Based at Wellington Railway Station
- Support the full payroll lifecycle

**What you’ll do**

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you’ll support the team with the end-to-end processing of payroll for around 5,000 employees. This includes gathering, calculating and inputting data to deliver accurate and timely payroll services for KiwiRail. This is an office-based role, as you’ll collaborate with others in the Payroll team to maintain cross-cover support and to meet recurring deadlines. Your key responsibilities will include:

- Support the running of the three fortnightly payrolls (including 24/7 rostered, timesheet employees)
- Gathering, calculating and inputting data
- Creating and updating employee records
- Support and review processes surrounding ACC
- Interpretation of legislation and staff agreements both individual (IEA) and collective (CEA)

**What you’ll need**

You’ll have a 2+ years’ experience in a complex in house payroll environment along with extensive knowledge of Payroll/HR related legislation and compliance.

**In addition, you’ll have**:

- Experience with payroll systems, making changes and regression testing with upgrades
- Working experience in payroll data with the ability to produce payroll reports
- Experience working with Microsoft Office Products, particularly Excel.
- Experience working with the Jade Star payroll system is advantageous
- Working knowledge of the Holidays Act is desirable

**What you’ll get**
- Competitive remuneration
- A fantastic team culture within a diverse, energetic workplace
- 5 weeks’ annual leave
- Commitment to continued learning and development
- Access to discounted travel, health insurance & holiday houses across NZ as part of our Staff Welfare Trust.

**Why KiwiRail?**

KiwiRail is shaping New Zealand for good, delivering significant economic, social, and environmental benefits. Through moving more freight on to rail, we are reducing carbon emissions and road maintenance costs, easing congestion in cities, and making roads safer. Our purpose ‘Stronger Connections, Better New Zealand’ speaks to what our people, our customers, our stakeholders and the Government need. Connected to our customers and the future needs of their businesses. Connected to the communities we serve and operate in. Connected to each other, for the good of the country.

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