Payroll Officer

South Island - Nelson / Marlborough; Nelson; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand is seeking a Payroll Officer for the Richmond Health Hub, a permanent full-time position. The payroll team handles end-to-end processing for over 3,000 Nelson Marlborough employees using a roster-to-pay system.

The role offers a stable environment with 80 hours per fortnight, Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM, based at Richmond Health Hub and employed under Nelson Hospital. Training will be provided for payroll and HRIS applications.

Qualifications

• Motivation, embrace change and are customer focused to work in a fast paced environment.
• Strong administration skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Proven ability to work self-directed within a small team.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to engage with and develop employees skills around the use of new technology, when working with wide ranging levels of IT competency.
• Proven ability to foster collaboration with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end payroll processing for just over 3,000 Nelson Marlborough employees with a roster-to-pay system.
• Focus on delivering a quality payroll service to colleagues and overall excellence in service.
• Permanent role, 80 hours per fortnight (1 FTE), Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM–4:30 PM.
• Based at the Richmond HealthHub, employed under Nelson Hospital.
• Refer to the position description for more information.

Skills

Administration

Communication

Attention to detail

Self-directed

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

LEADER

ACTOR

SQL

Job description

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South Island - Nelson / Marlborough – Nelson

Payroll Officer, Richmond Health Hub, Permanent Full-time

• This is an opportunityto extend your payroll skills or start a career in payroll.
• Withover 20 different collective agreements, and numerous individual employmentagreements, we can provide you with the unique opportunity to grow and developyour Payroll skills in an environment thatsupports your existing skills.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principlesof Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system thatserves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

If you already have Payrollskills, this is an opportunity to grow and extend those skills.Alternatively, if you have a strong administration background and arekeen to learn payroll, this is an opportunity to start in at ground level anddevelop your skills.

Our payroll team is responsiblefor end-to-end processing payroll for just over 3,000 Nelson Marlboroughemployees, geographically, spread from Murchison to Blenheim. We have afully integrated roster-to-pay system to assist us with such a large andcomplex payroll service.

Our key focus is to provide aquality payroll service to our fellow colleagues. We strive forexcellence in everything we do and are always open to new ideas on how to improve our service.

This is a permanent role, working80 hours per fortnight (1 FTE), Monday to Friday, between the hours of 7.00AMto 4.30PM. The role isemployed under Nelson Hospital, however, will be based at the Richmond HealthHub.

Please refer to the position description for moreinformation.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Our team consists of 7 Payroll Officers and 3 Payroll Technicalstaff.

With nearly 3200 employees, we are Nelsonand Marlborough's largest employer, which means the opportunities here areendless. Our main locations are Nelson and Wairau Hospitals, and the Richmondand Marlborough Health Hubs, but we are spread across the region and serviceall parts of the community. Our work can be challenging, but we are up for it.We have a great team and we work hard to make a difference. We value integrity,innovation, respect and teamwork.

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About you

Weare looking for applicants who have:

• motivation, embrace change and arecustomer focused to work in a fast paced environment,
• strong administration skills withmeticulous attention to detail,
• proven ability to work self-directedwithin a small team,
• excellent written and oralcommunication skills,
• demonstrated ability to engage withand develop employees skills around the use of new technology, whenworking with wide ranging levels of IT competency,
• proven ability to fostercollaboration with stakeholders.

Tosucceed in this role, you will have an interest in payroll and working withPayroll/HRIS applications.

Itwould be advantageous if you have knowledge of NZ Payroll related legislation,experience with roster-to-pay systems and experience with using AMS Software(LEADER, ACTOR, SQL). However, this is not essential as training will beprovided to the right candidate who has a strong administration background andis keen to develop their career in payroll.

The successful candidate must be eligible to work in NewZealand or hold a valid NZ visa at the time of applying.

Working at Health New Zealand

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

Job ref: R1N26-128

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

Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affectedemployees will be given preference and priority for this position.