Payroll Team Leader

Plunket; Masterton District; Hybrid; NZD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing schemes

Fitness Passport

Professional development

Job summary

Whānau Āwhina Plunket seeks an experienced Payroll Leader to guide a small but capable team in Wellington. You’ll oversee fortnightly payroll for around 1,100 kaimahi and approve each pay run to ensure accuracy and timeliness.

You’ll drive process improvements, deliver reporting to Finance and leadership, and coach the team to handle complex payroll matters with clarity and care.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of a payroll team in a multi-user environment.
• Experience owning fortnightly payroll for ~1,100 employees.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee fortnightly payroll across the team and approve each pay run.
• Lead process improvements to increase efficiency and consistency.
• Provide analysis and reporting to support Finance and leadership.
• Coach, develop and empower Payroll Advisors.
• Collaborate with Finance, HR and managers, balancing business needs.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Team coaching

Process improvements

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

Tools

TechnologyOne (TechOne)

Job description

At our heart, Whānau Āwhina Plunket is a nationwide charity devoted to helping little lives thrive.

W e have the opportunity for an experience d P ayroll L eader to lead our small, but experienced team of 3 Payroll Advisors . This is a permanent full-time role, based at our central Wellington office . We also support hybrid working with our team connecting in the office on a Tuesday and Wednesday.

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

You’ll oversee our fortnightly payroll , coordinating the workload of three Payroll Advisors and approving each pay run to ensure our 1,100 kaimahi (employees) are paid accurately and on time.

Beyond business-as-usual activities , you’ll lead process improvements that increase efficiency and consistency , provide analysis and reporting to support Finance and leadership decisions , and manage escalations involving complex payroll matters.

You’ll foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and accountability , while empowering your team to partner with managers and employees and provide clear , practical payroll advice.

Working as a team is key in how we work; you’ll partner closely with Finance, HR, and managers across the organisation. As an active listener, you will take time to understand the business, wider teams, managers, and your team before guiding and advising on the best solutions. You’ll know how to balance meeting business needs with working within payroll frameworks and legislation.

Experience with TechnologyOne (TechOne) will be a strong advantage but provided you are tech-savvy and proactive, learning a new system shouldn’t be a barrier.

P rior leadership experience is essential for this role. You’ll be an experienced payroll professional with a proven ability to lead and coach colleagues.

You will join a team that values flexibility, collaboration, and care. In line with our values, we believe in caring for our people, to support your wellbeing and ongoingprofessionalgrowth. We offer various staff benefits , including:

• Various wellbeing schemes such as using one of your sick leave days to proactively protect your well being
  
• Various retail discounts like Fitness Passport -unlimited access and discounted prices across an extensive choice of fitness facilities
  
• Programmes to build your cultural competence & professional development so you can contribute to our goals most effectively.

Applications close: 4th November - please note, we will consider applications as they are received and may close this advert early if we find a suitable candidate.