Payroll Specialist

**Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About the Role**

Are you passionate about delivering accurate, timely, and people-focused payroll services? We’re looking for a Payroll Specialist to join our People, Culture and Wellbeing team at Toi Ohomai. In this critical role, you’ll manage and deliver end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring compliance with legislation and employment agreements while supporting a positive kaimahi experience.

You’ll work collaboratively across the organisation, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives and providing expert guidance on payroll matters. Your attention to detail, analytical capability, and commitment to service excellence will help uphold the integrity of our payroll systems and data.

**People, Culture and Wellbeing**

People, Culture and Wellbeing is a key enabling function at Toi Ohomai, partnering closely with leaders and teams to foster an engaged, inclusive, and high-performing workplace.

The directorate leads strategic and operational delivery across human resources, organisational development and equity, payroll and wellbeing and safety.

Through integrated people practices, proactive health and safety approaches and a commitment to equity and inclusion it enables organisational excellence through accountability and continuous quality improvement.

**Ngā mahi | Key Responsibilities**
- Manage end-to-end payroll processing, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with legislative and contractual obligations.
- Provide expert advice and responsive support to kaimahi and leaders on payroll-related queries, entitlements, and employment conditions.
- Collaborate with People, Culture and Wellbeing, Finance, and other teams to uphold data integrity and ensure seamless integration of payroll systems.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, system enhancements, and cross-functional projects that support service excellence and a positive employee experience.

**He kōrero mōu | About You**
- Technical proficiency, with advanced skills in payroll systems and Microsoft Excel, and a commitment to continuous improvement through professional development.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a proactive, customer-focused approach and the ability to work collaboratively across teams.
- Cultural competence and commitment to equity, including understanding Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations and supporting the use of te reo Māori, tikanga, and mātauranga Māori in the workplace.
- A commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, equity, and vocational education excellence.

**Mō mātou | About Us**

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology is a vocational education provider in the Bay of Plenty and South Waikato. Home to over 9000 ākonga (students), at Toi Ohomai we put ākonga and kaimahi at the centre of all we do. Through educational excellence, Māori Success, strong partnerships and sustainable practices we enable our ākonga, institution and communities to thrive.

**_ Toiohomaitanga describes our way of doing and being. It reflects how we care for each other, work together, and uphold our shared purpose._** **_Ā mātou uara | our values are an important part of this, our Toi Ohomai values are:_**
- Toitūtanga - Courageous and humble in our pursuit of excellence
- Manaakitanga - Strengthening the mana of others and our communities
- Whanaungatanga - Building and nurturing relationships
- Kotahitanga - United in our shared purpose

**Me pēhea te tono | How to Apply