Payroll Operations Lead – AMS Leader

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Descripción de la vacante

Health New Zealand in Wellington, NZ is seeking an experienced Payroll Support Lead to manage a team of payroll professionals and ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll operations in a large, complex organisation.

Responsibilities include leading payroll specialists, overseeing processing, reconciliations, and regulatory filings, while driving process improvements and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships across HR and Finance.

Formación

• Extensive people leadership and team management experience.
• Minimum 10 years of New Zealand payroll experience.
• At least 5 years in a large, complex payroll environment.
• Strong knowledge of NZ payroll legislation (Holidays Act 2003, ERA, Wages Protection Act, Parental Leave Act, KiwiSaver).
• Experience in payroll compliance, quality assurance, and continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.
• Healthcare sector experience and AMS Leader or UKG Dimensions knowledge is advantageous.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and support payroll specialists and administrators.
• Oversee payroll processing, reconciliations, employee transfers, leave payments, third-party payments, and IR filings.

Descripción del empleo

Health New Zealand is seeking an experienced Payroll Support Lead to manage a team of eight payroll professionals and ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll operations within a large, complex organisation.

Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Job Type: Full-time | Permanent

Job Overview

Health New Zealand is seeking an experienced Payroll Support Lead to manage a team of eight payroll professionals and ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll operations within a large, complex organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support payroll specialists and administrators.
• Oversee payroll processing, reconciliations, employee transfers, leave payments, third-party payments, and IR filings.
• Ensure payroll compliance, quality assurance, auditing, and risk management.
• Maintain payroll controls and drive process improvements.
• Resolve escalated payroll issues and strengthen team performance.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, Payroll Managers, and other stakeholders.

Key Requirements

• Extensive people leadership and team management experience.
• Minimum 10 years of New Zealand payroll experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in a large, complex payroll environment.
• Strong knowledge of New Zealand payroll legislation, including the Holidays Act 2003, Employment Relations Act, Wages Protection Act, Parental Leave Act, and KiwiSaver legislation.
• Proven experience in payroll compliance, quality assurance, and continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Healthcare sector experience and knowledge of AMS Leader or UKG Dimensions will be an advantage.