Payroll Adviser

**Role Type**: Permanent, full-time
**Location**: Wellington
**Salary Band**: $74,964 to $87,466 depending on skills and experience

Kōrero mō te Tūranga - About the Role
As a Payroll Adviser, you will work as part of the payroll team to provide accurate payroll advice and services to MPI managers and employees. You will ensure that employee information held within the HR information system is accurate and regularly maintained.
You will also provide reporting and analysis as required and contribute to the ongoing business improvement function of the People Operations team.

**In this role, you would have the opportunity to**:

- Work in partnership with an outsourced payroll provider to ensure our pay cycle runs smoothly
- Ensure that the correct data is sent to our provider on time for a successful pay process
- Ensure pay related transactions comply with contractual and legislative requirements.
- Manage and resolve payroll queries in an accurate and timely manner, providing high levels of customer service
- Identify and raise payroll issues, providing relevant documentation to assist in resolution of issue, and follow through to full resolution
- Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of existing systems and tools and look for alternatives to better meet business needs

Mōu - About You
To excel in this role, you should possess a proven track record of at least three years within a payroll team, with demonstrated expertise in managing complex collective agreements and analysing payroll data. Your experience should extend to proficient data management practices, ensuring accuracy and compliance with the Holidays Act, PAYE, ACC, and IRD regulations.
Familiarity with HRIMS systems is essential, alongside the ability to quickly adapt to new systems and processes. Your technical skills should include advanced proficiency in MS Excel for data analysis, along with competence in Outlook and MS Word for effective communication and documentation.
A paramount aspect of this role is a strong customer orientation, supported by exceptional interpersonal and communication skills. Your attention to detail and commitment to accuracy will be pivotal, enabling you to thrive both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
Overall, your comprehensive skill set and professional demeanour will be instrumental in meeting the demands and achieving success in this role.

Mō tō mātou Rōpū - About the Team
We work within the wider Whakapakari Pūmanawa - People and Capability group to provide payroll services to MPI. We collaborate with an external provider to deliver a fortnightly payroll, provide advice and support general pay activities as part of the wider People Operations group.

Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua - About MPI
We're passionate about growing prosperity in the sector while ensuring respect for Kaitiaki - guardianship of our natural resources.
To find out more about the Ministry and what we do please click here.

Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua - Benefits of working at MPI
- Up to 3 additional MPI leave days
- Ability to purchase extra annual leave
- Bi-annual paid eye test and contribution to the costs of corrective lenses/frames

Wā Mahi Ngāwari - Flexible Working
We support flexible working arrangements and are happy to discuss these options with you.

Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi whaitake? - Are you ready to make a difference?
We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whanau and hāpori.
In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes, and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.

Applications close at 11.59pm on Wednesday 10 July.

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