Payroll Officer

New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes. We're working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver 'Our Business' and achieve long-term change. **Payroll Officer - PNHQ 10 Months Fixed Term ** - **Based at Police National Head Quarters - Wellington**: - **Band - C**: - **Police Employee**: - **Permanent - Fixed Term**: - **NAV**: - **JR - 4993778** **E tu ki te kei o te waka, kia pakia koe e nga ngaru o te wa.** - Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face _ **Mo te tunga | About the role** New Zealand Police is seeking a Payroll Officer to be part of our busy centralised Payroll Team located at Police National Headquarters in Wellington. We are looking for an agile team member who can hit the ground running and support NZ Police in the delivery of accurate and timely payroll services. You will be working with a hard-working and enthusiastic team who are part of a high performing People Group function. Your role will cover a range of administrative tasks across payroll with no two days being the same. You must be able to build relationships within the payroll department as well as across the wider Police Whanau, be self-motivated, organised and have fantastic attention to detail. **Key Accountabilities**: - Using SAP to manage payroll requests. - Being able to work across three different systems. - Assess and prioritise tasks to be completed in a timely and effective manner. - Ensure data is entered accurately and in accordance with procedures and legislation. - Contribute to continuous improvement. - Liaise with a range of workgroups along with various levels of staff **He aha taau e kawe mai | What you'll bring** Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others. - Ability to produce accurate work, under pressure, and willingness to work as part of a team. - Good numeracy, verbal, and written communication skills. - Approach tasks, challenges, and difficulties in a positive and energetic manner. - An analytical mind set to identify issues that are not in line with legislation, collective agreements, or employment letters. - The Successful Applicant must reside in wellington. **Whakaritenga motuhake | Special requirements** This role is set at **Individual Contributor level**, this means your key purpose is "to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business". **To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this link into a new browser**: **Mo tatou | About us** New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government's largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas. Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways. The work you'll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support. **_To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link:_** Applicant Information Pack (Internal) **For employees affected by restructuring, (provided minimum capability requirements are met) you have preferential right of appointment to any relevant vacant position within Police that is at the same remuneration band or lower**Organisational Review and Redesign policy | Ten One - New Zealand Police Intranet Please note: For permanent internal staff, you will not be required to relinquish your substantive position. However, you must gain endorsement from your Line Manager and Workgroup Director or District Commander and provide this consent to recruitment to be considered.