Payroll Officer - Bunzl Australasia

Bunzl Australasia; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Motor vehicle allowance

Health insurance

Study assistance

Well-being programs

Job summary

Bunzl Australasia is seeking an experienced payroll professional to manage the New Zealand payroll function while supporting payroll operations across New Zealand and Australia. You will deliver end-to-end payroll processing, ensure accuracy, integrity and compliance, and maintain complete payroll records.

Working closely with internal stakeholders and external agencies including the IRD, you will ensure payroll payments are processed on time while supporting the broader APAC Payroll team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' end-to-end NZ payroll experience with Australian payroll.
• Experience with Chris21/iChris payroll systems preferred.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced Excel and MS Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Process NZ and Australian payrolls end-to-end.
• Maintain accurate records for post-payroll activities.
• Liaise with stakeholders to ensure timely payments.
• Respond to payroll enquiries promptly.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support ad hoc Australian payroll activities as required.
• Ensure compliance with payroll legislation and company policies.

Skills

Payroll expertise

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Excel proficiency

Process improvement

Tools

Chris21/iChris

Job description

• Certified Great Place to work global company
• A busy role with exposure to NZ and Australian Payroll

WHY BUNZL?

As one of the world’s largest providers of distribution and outsourcing services across the Food Processing, Hospitality, Industrial Safety, Facility Management, and Specialist Healthcare sectors, the opportunities we provide our global team of some 22,000 talented people is endless. Ours is a culture of bringing out the best in people. And we do this with a strong entrepreneurial spirit, a firm commitment to training and development, and dedicated leaders who believe that every day is a new day to see new opportunities.

YOUR ROLE

Reporting directly to the APAC Payroll Governance Lead, you will play a key role in managing the New Zealand payroll function while supporting payroll operations across both New Zealand and Australia. Responsible for delivering end-to-end payroll processing, you will ensure the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of payroll activities, maintaining complete payroll records and supporting audit requirements. You will also contribute to the ongoing success and effectiveness of the broader APAC Payroll team.

Working closely with internal stakeholders and external agencies, including the Inland Revenue Department (IRD), you will ensure payroll and post-payroll payments are processed accurately and on time while maintaining compliance with all legislative and payroll requirements.

The role can be based in Mulgrave, Melbourne, or Auckland, New Zealand.

Key Responsibilities

• Process end-to-end New Zealand and Australian payrolls, including timesheet imports.
• Manage and maintain accurate records for all post-payroll activities.
• Liaise with stakeholders to ensure salaries, wages, and related payments are processed accurately and within required deadlines.
• Respond to payroll-related enquiries and process requests in a timely and professional manner.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support ad hoc Australian payroll activities as required.
• Ensure compliance with payroll legislation, company policies, and IRD requirements.
  

ABOUT YOU

You are a proactive and detail-oriented payroll professional with a strong commitment to accuracy and compliance. You have excellent relationship-building skills and can effectively engage with both internal and external stakeholders.

Highly organised and adaptable, you excel at prioritising competing demands and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment. You take ownership of your work, thrive in a hands-on role, and are always looking for opportunities to improve processes and efficiencies.

The other essentials we are looking for are:

• Minimum 5 years' experience in end-to-end New Zealand payroll processing paired with hands-on experience in Australian payroll.
• Experience with Chris21/iChris payroll systems is preferred but not essential.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build professional relationships at all levels.
• Advanced computer skills, particularly across the Microsoft Office Suite, with strong Excel capability.
• A continuous improvement mindset with the ability to identify and implement process enhancements.

BENEFITS

Bunzl offers a broad and flexible range of benefits to our team including a profit share scheme for eligible employees, exclusive motor vehicle and health insurance products, travel and accommodation discounts, study assistance, many well-being and community programs and access to discounted Bunzl products.

WE BELIEVE

With an entrepreneurial spirit providing endless opportunities, we believe that together we can achieve anything. We believe that through diversity we build strength and stability and that the safety and security of our employees are not negotiable. Through innovation, we find solutions, with an entrepreneurial spirit providing endless opportunities, and we believe that together we can achieve anything. Investing in our local communities is the right thing to do, and here in APAC that investment is creating a sustainable environment for us and those who follow.

WE WELCOME ALL

At Bunzl we believe that through diversity we build strength and support the principle of equality and diversity in employment. We oppose all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We believe that it is in the company’s best interests and those of all who work in it, to ensure that the human resources, talents and skills available throughout the community are considered when employment opportunities arise. If you have a disability or special need that requires support or adjustments to working or interview arrangements, please let us know.

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