Payroll Functional Analyst - Fixed term or Secondment Opportunity

Wellington City Council; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks annual leave

Flexible working options

Health and wellbeing support

Staff discounts

Learning and development programmes

Job summary

Wellington City Council is seeking a Payroll Functional Analyst for a fixed-term or secondment opportunity. The role supports the Payroll and HRIS team within People and Capability, focusing on analysis, configuration changes and testing of system upgrades to ensure accurate payroll processing.

Reporting to the Payroll and HRIS lead, you will translate business needs into system configurations, investigate issues, and contribute to continuous improvement across our HR/payroll processes.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of functional HRIS & Payroll experience in a large/complex environment.
• Hands-on configuring and supporting HRIS/Payroll systems, including pay rules and entitlements.
• Ability to translate business needs into system configuration and improvements.
• Experience investigating issues, testing changes and documenting solutions.
• Knowledge of employment legislation (e.g., Holidays Act 2003).

Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain HRIS and payroll system, including pay rules and entitlements.
• Collaborate with Payroll and HR teams to understand business needs and implement system changes.
• Investigate and resolve system issues with technical teams and vendors.
• Test system changes and upgrades to ensure accurate payroll processing.
• Keep configurations aligned with employment agreements and legislation.
• Identify improvements and document settings and processes.

Skills

HRIS configuration & Payroll

Translate business requirements into配置

Issue investigation & testing

Communication & collaboration

Project management exposure

Tools

TechOne

Job description

Payroll Functional Analyst - Fixed term or Secondment Opportunity!

The People and Capability (P&C) Group aim is “working in partnership across Council to create a high performing, safe, happy and healthy workplace for all, enabling our people to deliver great services to our communities”.

The Payroll Functional Analyst plays an integral role in the team and will be responsible for analysis, configuration changes and testing of system upgrades. You will work seamlessly with our Payroll and HRIS team as you support projects and initiatives and provide high quality and timely assistance to our wider P&C team.

As a team-player, you'll regularly review our internal processes to ensure they are still relevant and fit for purpose while striving to embed of a culture of continuous improvement.

This is a fixed term role until 31 March 2028. If you’re a current kaimahi in a central government agency, we are open to you applying for this opportunity as a secondment from your current agency.

Reporting into Sanjay Arya you will be well supported in this role. The Payroll and HRIS team (part of HR Services) is a highly focused and customer centric team as they provide a vital service to the organisation, and they will empower you to identify business requirements and liaise with key stakeholders to provide solutions.

Every day will be varied for you and will involve:

• Configuring and maintaining our HRIS and payroll system, including pay rules, allowances, leave entitlements and workflows.
• Working with Payroll and HR teams to understand business needs and translate them into system changes.
• Investigating and resolving system issues, working with technical teams and vendors where needed.
• Testing system changes and upgrades to ensure they work correctly and support accurate payroll processing.
• Keeping system configuration aligned with employment agreements and legislative requirements.
• Identifying improvements and documenting system settings and processes.

Ngā tohu me ngā wheako | Qualifications and experience

We're looking for someone with:

• At least 5 - 7 years of functional HRIS & Payroll experience in a large/complex company.
• Hands‑on experience configuring and supporting HRIS and payroll systems, including pay rules, leave entitlements and workflows.
• The ability to understand business requirements and translate them into system configuration and process improvements.
• Experience investigating system issues, testing configuration changes and upgrades, and documenting solutions.
• Understanding of relevant employment legislations e.g., Holidays Act 2003.
• Good communication and problem solving.
• Exposure to program and project management principles and techniques including prioritisation and working with steering groups.
• Proficiency in TechOne or other similar HRIS and Payroll system is highly desirable.

Nōu te rourou | What's in it for you

Working for the Council offers you a range of benefits including 5 weeks annual leave, flexible working options, health and wellbeing support, Council staff discounts and a range of learning and development programmes and opportunities.

We want your application to enable you to portray the real you. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the advert through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.

We welcome applications from all people and like our workforce to reflect the diverse communities we serve.

Accessibility Support:

We want to make sure any accessibility requirements you may have, are well supported so the selection process is equitable for everyone. Please let us know if there are any adjustments or support, we can offer to make our process more accessible to you by emailing: [e-mail]

Applications close Sunday 27 September 2026. Due to a number of organisational structural changes, our commitment to impacted Kaimahi is that they will be considered first for this advertised position. If no impacted Kaimahi apply other applications will be considered.

All applications must be submitted online and must have the right to work in New Zealand – we will not accept emailed applications.

Pre-employment Checks:

All employees must undergo a Criminal Conviction Check and Credit Check, the results of which will be held on your employee file if employed

Location(s): Wellington CBD, Wellington suburbs, All of Wellington