Payroll Specialist

Overview

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.

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.
• Specialist expertise and experience in payroll operations, including managing payroll for medium-sized organisations, interpreting complex employment agreements, and applying NZ payroll legislation (e.g. Holidays Act, PAYE, KiwiSaver).
• 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.

About Toi Ohomai

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.

Our values and approach

By embracing our Toiohomaitanga (our new ways of working) we will foster greater collaboration, role accountability, data-informed decision-making and agile and adaptive practices that enable us to respond quickly to changing needs. Applying for a role with Toi Ohomai opportunity to contribute to the future of Toi Ohomai and our communities.

Me pēhea te tono | How to Apply

As a responsible employer and education provider, Toi Ohomai | Te Pūkenga is committed to the protection of children and vulnerable persons and applies relevant policy and practice to meet this commitment. Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and will be required to undergo pre-employment checks; Successful candidates will be required to undergo relevant vetting and employment checks.

If this exciting and rewarding role sounds like your next career move, then we encourage you to apply prior to the closing date.

We will be assessing all applications as we receive them, applications will close when we appoint a suitable candidate.

To apply please submit your CV and Cover Letter alongside your online application.

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