Payroll and Reporting Lead

4 weeks ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

We are looking for a payroll and reporting specialist to join our newly formed Systems and Reporting team. This is a permanent position based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) office.

Ko mātou tēnei l Who we are
The Commerce Commission is New Zealand's competition, consumer, consumer credit and economic regulatory agency. It plays a crucial role in ensuring New Zealand's markers are competitive, consumers and businesses are well informed, and sectors with little or no competition are appropriately regulated.

Mō te tūranga l About the role
Reporting to the Systems and Reporting Manager, you'll be a key member of the team that is focussed on building a modern, innovative service. This newly established position leads the payroll processes and services as well as providing continuous improvement of all HR systems, business processes and reporting.
With the support of our Payroll Coordinator, you will oversee the delivery of our fortnightly end-to-end payroll/HRIS service ensuring our payroll processes run smoothly and employees have a seamless payroll experience.
Working closely with the Systems and Reporting Manager, you'll be responsible for the HR reporting requirements from co-ordinating responses to OIA's and PQ's, to regular and ad hoc people metrics, and our annual report data. You'll provide our people leaders with the insight and advice that aids good decision making for the organisation and informs our people strategy.

He kōrero mōu l About you
We are looking for a customer-centric, curious individual with a growth mindset. Our team is new and you will be confident building relationships across the organisation. Your background will ideally include:

- Experience as a senior payroll advisor/team lead, preferably with exposure or experience to reporting, system administration and/or business analysis practices
- Technical expertise in payroll /HRIS systems, and ideally experience with a variety of HR systems, in particular PayGlobal, Elmo and/or Springboard.
- Experience in developing performance metrics dashboards/scorecards
- Sound knowledge of legislation relating to Human Resources and Payroll activities, in particular the Holidays Act, Employment Relations Act, Wages Protection Act and the Privacy Act.
- Demonstrated expertise with the Microsoft suite of products, particularly Excel. Power BI experience is desirable.

Te wāhi mahi l Working here
We're friendly and collaborative and enjoy contributing our shared vision of making New Zealand's better off and are committed to our people's wellbeing. Our flexible working options are key to supporting that goal and our people have the technology they need to make it happen. Our environment is inclusive, and our people know they are free to be their authentic selves at work and structure the way they work to suit their lifestyle.
You will be working in a highly engaged and supportive environment where the people genuinely care about the work they do.

Ka pēhea te tono mai l How to apply

Our recruitment process is fair, inclusive and free from bias and we encourage our applicants to let us know if we can make it more user friendly for them. We are an equal opportunity employer. We value diverse perspectives and the contribution every one of our people makes to our culture. Put simply - you can be yourself here.



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