Senior Payroll Officer

1 week ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Ministry of Justice Full time

**Senior Payroll Officer**

**Te Haeata/The Opportunity**

Come and join our committed and fun payroll team. The main responsibility is to ensure our employees are paid accurately and on time each fortnight, for both the Ministry and Judiciary. As a senior member of the team, your payroll experience and ability to mentor others will help drive our team to succeed.

**Ō** pūkenga/Skills and Experience**

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- proven end to end processing of payroll and post pay activities
- previous experience with SAP Employee Central and Employee Central Payroll would be an advantage
- ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- strong understanding of employment legislation and the holidays act, ensuring compliance with legislation is maintained
- ability to work on complex calculations and process employee changes
- ability to interpret contracts and agreements and an understanding of payroll practices
- excellent communicator both written and verbal
- ability to build and maintain positive stakeholder relationship and effective networks across the Ministry

**Mō mātou/**About us**

At Tāhū o te Ture - the Ministry of Justice, we're committed to working together for a fair and safe Aotearoa.

It is an exciting time to join us. We are leading the transformation of our criminal justice system, helping to tackle New Zealand's high levels of family violence and sexual violence, and improving New Zealanders' access to justice.

The payroll team is part of finance and you will work closely with our people experience team. Finance leads the design, development and delivery of effective financial strategies, policies, systems and management aligned to the Ministry's strategic direction. The team enables the Ministry to meet its financial reporting and taxation requirements, provide payroll, employee data, and financial transaction processing.

Joining the Ministry of Justice means you will become part of an inclusive organisation that values you and the communities we serve. It's our promise to ensure our workplace is one where our people feel healthy and safe, supported and able to be themselves at work. We value respect as the foundation for building a positive workplace culture and one where diversity is welcomed and celebrated.

**Utu ā-tau/**Salary**

The appointing salary for this role will be between $72,634 and $100,846 based on skills and experience.

**Tono mai/Apply**

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