Payroll Officer

New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.
We’re working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver ‘Our Business’ and achieve long-term change.
Payroll Officer - PNHQ
- Based at Police National Headquarters - Wellington
- Police Employee
- Multiple Positions
- Permanent - Full Time
- NAV
- JR 4916640

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Mō te tūnga | About the role
New Zealand Police is seeking a Payroll Officer to be part of our busy centralised Payroll Team located at Police National Headquarters in Wellington. We are looking for an agile team member who can hit the ground running and support NZ Police in the delivery of accurate and timely payroll services.
You will be working with a hard-working and enthusiastic team who are part of a high performing People Group function. Your role will cover a range of administrative tasks across payroll with no two days being the same. You must be able to build relationships within the payroll department as well as across the wider Police Whanau, be self-motivated, organised and have fantastic attention to detail.
**Key Accountabilities**:

- Using SAP to manage payroll requests.
- Being able to work across three different systems.
- Assess and prioritise tasks assigned in a timely and effective manner.
- Ensure data is entered accurately and in accordance with procedures and legislation.
- Contribute to continuous improvement.
- Liaise with a range of workgroups along with various levels of staff.

He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring
Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.
- Ability to produce accurate work, under pressure, and willingness to work as part of a team.
- Good numeracy, verbal, and written communication skills
- Approach tasks, challenges and difficulties in a positive and energetic manner
- Knowledge of relevant employment legislation, including but not limited to the Holidays Act, the Employment Relations Act, the Wages Protection Act and the Privacy Act is preferred but not essential.
- Ideally some background in NZ payroll processing or alike
- Working in end-to-end payroll systems
- The Successful Applicant must reside in wellington or willing to relocate to Wellington.

This role is set at Individual Contributor level, this means your key purpose is “to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business”.
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Mo tātou | About us
New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.
Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.
The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.
To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link:
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Utu ā-tau | Salary
This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between $63,526 and $66,312 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.