Payroll Officer

6 hours ago


Wellington City, New Zealand Weta Digital Full time

Wētā FX is the standard-bearer for creativity and innovation in visual effects and animation, attracting talent, partners, and clients that seek to push what is possible in pursuit of their artistic vision. Along the way, our ground-breaking work has earned six visual effects Academy Awards®, 12 Academy Sci-Tech Awards and six visual effects BAFTA Awards in addition to the 34 Visual Effects Society Awards awarded to us by our peers. Based in Wellington, New Zealand, we are best known for our work on The Lord of the Rings, Avatar and the Planet of the Apes franchise. We've recently finished work on a number of projects including Mr Corman, The Green Knight and Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

As a Payroll Officer you will be responsible for making sure the Wētā FX team is paid accurately and on time, every time.

Working in a fast-paced environment, we need someone with great interpersonal skills and attention to detail who can balance multiple priorities while maintaining high quality performance.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Ensure relevant payroll information is delivered to domestic and international outsourced providers on-time to meet all weekly payment schedules
- Review and check payroll results prior to approval
- Identify and manage exceptions or one-off payroll transactions, alongside external parties
- Work with payroll providers and internal HR crew to ensure automated employee data is maintained and managed across all relevant systems
- Ensure all new joiners are welcomed and set up accurately in financial and payroll systems
- Support delivery of effective controls over vendor, contractor and employee payments

**Skills, Knowledge & Experience**:
The skills, knowledge and experience required for this role:

- Knowledge of New Zealand payroll and employment legislation
- 3-5 years’ experience working across multiple payroll systems
- Analytical, organised and accurate, with an eye for detail
- Honest, reliable and able to keep information private
- Able to work well under pressure and prioritise deadlines
- Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders

At Wētā FX we celebrate our diversity and believe in creating an environment where all our crew feel welcomed, respected, supported and appreciated. We define ourselves by the quality of our work, and we’re striving to build a workplace experience that’s second to none. Here at Wētā FX we value open minds and encourage our crew to be themselves.

Applicants must be willing to relocate to Wellington for this role, able to start soon and are a NZ citizen or have an open work visa with no restrictions in place.

Location: Wellington, New Zealand


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