Team Leader Payroll Operations

2 weeks ago

Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Keen to develop your leadership skills?
- Have great payroll or payroll system knowledge?
- Great opportunity to take the next step in your career

Oranga Tamariki has set up a new payroll function within our People and Leaderhsip team; this new Team Leader position is a great opportunity to lead a small team within the payroll function and develop our processes within the team.

Mō mātou | About us
Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children has a commitment to putting tamariki and rangatahi at the heart of what we do. In our work, we aim to demonstrate these values:

- We put Tamariki first
- We believe Aroha is vital
- We respect the Mana of people
- We are Tika and Pono
- We value Whakapapa
- We recognise that Oranga is a journey

We are committed to ensuring that New Zealand is the best place in the world to be a child. We are also committed to ensuring Oranga Tamariki partners with hapū, iwi and Māori organisations to find appropriate solutions for tamariki in need.

Mō te tūnga | About the role
This is a fantastic role for someone looking to develop their career in leadership in conjunction with their payroll or payroll system knowledge. The role provides the opportunity to develop your people-leadership experience, bring your experience and expertise to day-to-day problem solving, and support your team to deliver the best outcomes.
Working closely with the Payroll Manager, and as part of the broader Payroll team, you will ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the Ministry's payroll function by identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, and leading or supporting projects and discrete pieces of work.
Our payroll function connects with all areas our our business so you need to have great communication skills that can be adjusted to suit the audience and the ability to convey information and ideas clearly.

Ngā pūmanawatanga ōu | What you will bring

**Key requirements of the role include**:

- Significant payroll experience in a large organisation with proven experience operating Payroll systems, ideally using SAP Employee Central Payroll (ECP);
- Sound working knowledge of leading a high-volume payroll service in a unionised environment;
- Experienced, confident, and credible at building strong relationships both internally and externally at all levels of the organisation, collaborating effectively with all stakeholders;
- In-depth knowledge and experience with excellent problem identification and resolution skills;
- People leadership skills with an the ability to coach, develop and motivate a team to deliver results who are engaged and empowered;
- Understanding and appreciation of cross-cultural practices in particular; knowledge of tikanga Māori, and Pacific peoples' culture

Nōu te rourou | What's in it for you

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to Apply

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