Payroll Technical and Compliance Specialist

14 hours ago


Auckland CBD, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Full time
  • Based at Greenlane, Epsom
  • 8-10 month fixed-term, full-time role
  • Partner with leaders to influence People and Culture initiatives that support workforce wellbeing
  • Thrive in a fast-paced environment that values innovation, collaboration, and impact

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the role

We are looking for a Payroll Systems Assurance Specialist to provide expert oversight of configuration changes to our payroll systems, ensuring full compliance with the Holidays Act, tax obligations, and other legislative requirements.

In this role, you will ensure that robust testing, quality assurance, and documentation processes are followed whenever system updates occur. You will also provide advice and support to the Payroll and wider People and Culture teams on any process changes resulting from system updates.

This position is pivotal to maintaining payroll integrity and employee trust across our organisation.

About the Team/Service/Location

At Te Toka Tumai Auckland, we're committed to creating an environment where our people thrive. You'll join a supportive team that values collaboration, innovation, and excellence, and where your work contributes directly to ensuring fairness, accuracy, and equity for our workforce.

For more information on living and working in Auckland, click here.

About you

You will be an experienced payroll professional with:

  • strong technical expertise
  • a sharp eye for detail
  • a proactive approach to continuous improvement.

Confident navigating complex systems, you will ensure payroll configuration changes meet legislative and compliance requirements, maintain data accuracy, and follow robust system processes.

As a subject matter expert, you will:

  • lead testing and quality assurance
  • identify opportunities for automation and process improvement
  • support team capability building
  • liaise with vendors
  • contribute to projects that strengthen payroll integrity and reduce risk.

Skills include the following:

  • A relevant tertiary qualification (IT, Business, or similar)
  • FIve plus years' experience in a large, complex payroll environment
  • Sound knowledge of payroll legislation (Holidays Act 2003, Wages Protection Act, Parental Leave Act, Kiwisaver Act, etc.)
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (particularly Excel)
  • Experience with AMS Leader and/or UKG Workforce Dimensions (advantageous)
  • Demonstrated ability to lead testing and quality assurance for payroll changes (advantageous)

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to apply

To apply please click 'apply now'. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Belinda Peddie

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

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