Finance/payroll Officer

Wakatipu High School is a well resourced, co-educational school with a growing roll of more than 1,350 students and 130 staff, situated in Queenstown in the stunning Wakatipu Basin. Our school’s vision is to deliver Aotearoa New Zealand’s best all-round education.

This role is a permanent part time position (20 hours per week) and sits at Grade 5 ($36.05- $43.56 per hour) on the Support Staff within Schools Collective Agreement.

The Finance/Payroll Officer is responsible for all Payroll activities within the school and works closely with the HR team to ensure changes are captured. They are responsible for tracking and monitoring all assets including vehicles and other general finance duties to support the day to day running of the finance department.

**Responsibilities;**
- Payroll management
- General Finance
- Reconciliations
- Accounts Receivable/Payable
- GST returns
- General Ledger
- Asset management
- Insurance and Insurance claims
- Fleet management

**Required Skills and Experience;**
- Accountancy or advanced bookkeeping qualification with suitable experience.
- Minimum of 2 years Payroll experience.
- Minimum of 3 years working in a financial accounting role
- Experience dealing with confidential organisational information.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with stakeholders at all levels
- High competency with Excel/Sheets & Accounting software

Please review the attached position description for the full list of duties.