Payroll Team Leader - Wellington (4 days a week)

Payroll Team Leader - Wellington (4 days a week)

At our heart, Whānau Āwhina Plunket is a nationwide charitydevoted to helping little lives thrive.

Following an internal movement, we have the opportunity foran experience senior payroll specialist to take the step up as our next PayrollTeam Leader, you will lead our small, but experienced team of 3administrators. This is a permanent 0.8 FTE role, which can beworked either as shorter days or with Fridays off. We work in a hybrid way,connecting in our central Wellington office onTuesday and Wednesday andworking from home Monday and Thursday.

You'll own the processing of our fortnightly payroll and effectivelyallocate and coordinate team workload and signing off the pay to ensure our 1100kaimahi (employees) are paid on time and accurately.

Outside of BAU, you’ll identify and implement processimprovements to drive efficiency and consistencyand provide analyticalinsights and reporting to support finance and leadership to make decisions andbe available for escalations related any complex situations.

We’re looking for someone tofoster a culture ofcontinuous improvement, collaboration, and accountability within our team, andempower your team to partner with managers and employees, providing clearpayroll advice.

Working as a team is key in how we work; you’ll partnerclosely with Finance, HR, and managers across the organisation. As an activelistener, you will take time to understand the business, wider teams, managers,and your team before guiding and advising on the best solutions. You’ll knowhow to balance meeting business needs with working within payroll frameworksand legislation.

Experience with TechnologyOne (TechOne) will be a strongadvantage but provided you are tech-savvy and proactive, learning a new systemshouldn’t be a barrier.

While prior management experience is preferred it is notessential. If are wanting to move into leadership and are currently coachingcolleagues and taking a leadership role as a senior in large payroll team thenthis role could be for you.

You will join a team that values flexibility, collaboration,and care. In line with our values, we believe in caring for our people, tosupport your wellbeing and ongoingprofessionalgrowth. We offervariousstaffbenefits , including :

• Variouswellbeing schemes such as using one of your sick leave days to proactivelyprotect your well being
• Variousretail discounts like Fitness Passport -unlimited access anddiscounted prices across an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Programmesto build your cultural competence & professional development so youcan contribute to our goals most effectively.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

For further information please contact Libby Thomas -

Applications must be made online and close on 7 November2025.

Please note, we will consider applications as they arereceived and may close this advert early if we find a suitable candidate.

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