Payroll Specialist

Overview

Are you a confident payroll professional ready to take full ownership of complex payroll operations? We’re looking for a Payroll Specialist who can lead the end-to-end payroll cycle, manage specialised payroll tasks, and bring a strategic mindset to compliance, risk, and audit readiness .

You’ll be trusted to work independently, make informed decisions, and contribute meaningfully to the integrity and performance of our payroll function. You will also play a key role in supporting the Senior Payroll Manager and working collaboratively with the team to uphold compliance and reduce risk and to enable this, the role is expected to be based in the office five days a week to ensure strong collaboration with the team and key stakeholders.

In this role you will bring a strategic lens to payroll — not just process transactions, working alongside senior payroll professionals focused on risk and compliance and you will be trusted to manage specialised and sensitive payroll tasks with discretion . This is a team environment that’s evolving and needs strong, steady contributors to help shape it

Where you will make an impact

• Independently managing the end-to-end payroll cycle across multiple pay groups
• Handling specialised payroll tasks, including Shadow Payrolls
• Ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with NZ legislation and internal policies
• Identifying and resolving payroll discrepancies and exceptions
• Supporting audits, reconciliations, and reporting
• Providing clear, professional support to employees and managers

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