Senior Payroll Partner

Company Description

The Warehouse Group (TWG) is a New Zealand success story, founded by Sir Stephen Tindall and evolved from a single The Warehouse store to become one of the largest retailing groups in New Zealand with $3 billion in sales. TWG consists of six core retail brands: The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery, Noel Leeming, Torpedo7, 1-day and TheMarket. We have 260+ retail stores, online stores as well as distribution centres throughout New Zealand. We also have two overseas sourcing offices located in China and India. We are a people-centred business with more than 12,000 team members across our locations.

**Job Description**:
Join us as a Senior Payroll Partner and you'll be responsible for managing the accurate and timely production and administration of Payroll services. Reporting into the Payroll Lead, this role encompasses service delivery across our Support Offices in Northcote, Takapuna & Newmarket.

Snapshot of the role:

- Assist Payroll Lead to manage day to day payroll operations and to ensure all deadlines are met
- Processing of monthly/fortnightly payroll of all retail brands under TWG in a shared environment
- Manage payroll queries and ensure responses are timely
- Update payroll records in a timely manner
- Support and assist continuous improvement of payroll processes and systems
- Keep up to date with current legislation
- Support and coach store payroll administrators

**Qualifications**:
We are looking for an experienced Senior Payroll Partner with a flair for providing great customer service. Retail is fast paced, and things never stand still at The Warehouse Group so you will also need to be energetic and embrace change with a diplomatic and decisive can-do attitude.

It goes without saying that you need to be comfortable in a high-volume environment, and to be very driven with meeting deadlines with **utmost accuracy**. As with any payroll function there are processes to follow but you will have the patience to work through any issues which are sure to pop up when working with our support team members across the country.

We will be offering you a lot of variety in this role as you will be working across a number of brands within the business. We pride ourselves on teamwork and supporting one another when workloads fluctuate. Engaging with each other as a team gives us the edge to stay ahead of the curve

**To be considered for this role you will need to have**:

- Previous end to end senior payroll experience
- Knowledge/experience of ACC process
- Knowledge of PAYE, KiwiSaver, Student Loan etc
- Knowledge/experience of myIR filing
- Strong understanding of NZ employment legislation (Holiday’s Act, Parental Leave etc)
- Experience processing high volume
- Experience with **PayGlobal** would be desirable
- An eager to learn attitude and someone that shows initiative

And don't forget the ultimate skills that can make all the difference: data entry. You will be very accurate and also proactive with data maintenance to ensure integrity.

Additional Information

We offer a dynamic, supportive team environment within a business that cares about and recognises individuals. We offer a range of benefits that work for you, your lifestyle and your career which include:

- Discounts across most of our brands
- Paid birthday day off
- Free parking at our Northcote Support Office
- Flexible working arrangements (up to 2 days working from home per week)
- 26 weeks paid parental leave (for permanent team members)
- A range of wellbeing support

If you think your background might lend itself well to success here, then get in touch

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