Payroll Officer

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Nelson Marlborough; Richmond; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Nelson Marlborough is seeking a Payroll Officer to join the Richmond Health Hub on a permanent full-time basis. The role covers end-to-end payroll for around 3,000 Nelson Marlborough employees and uses a roster-to-pay system to manage complex schedules.

Based at the Richmond Health Hub, you will contribute to accurate and timely payroll services. The role suits someone with payroll experience or a strong administration background who is keen to learn payroll

Qualifications

• Experience with payroll or strong administration background.
• Knowledge of NZ payroll legislation is advantageous.
• Eligible to work in New Zealand or hold a NZ visa.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end payroll processing for just over 3,000 Nelson Marlborough employees.
• Operate a roster-to-pay system to support payroll processing.
• Provide a high-quality payroll service to staff and respond to payroll inquiries.

Skills

Administration skills

Communication skills

Self-directed

Stakeholder engagement

Teamwork

Payroll/HRIS applications

Tools

AMS Software LEADER

AMS Software ACTOR

SQL

Job description

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Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Nelson Marlborough – Richmond, South Island

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 that supports your existing skills.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves 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 proceed with 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.