Payroll Technical and Compliance Specialist

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand; Christchurch; Sur place; NZD 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Payroll Technical and Compliance Specialist to provide expert technical leadership across payroll systems, configurations, testing and legislative compliance. You will ensure changes are validated and compliant and support process improvements through automation.

You will work with Payroll Systems and People and Culture teams to maintain data integrity, resolve complex issues and deliver accurate, timely payments.

Qualifications

• Graduate or postgraduate IT qualification.
• Five years' payroll experience in a large, complex environment.
• Strong understanding of payroll legislation ( Holidays Act 2003, Wages Protection Act, Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act).
• Strong Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills.
• Excellent communication and ability to explain technical matters clearly.

Responsabilités

• Provide assurance that payroll system configuration changes comply with employment, tax and payroll legislation.
• Oversee testing, QA and documentation validation for payroll system changes.
• Monitor payroll data integrity across PSe, Leader and Workforce Dimensions (WFD).
• Develop, review and validate payroll exception reports and pay-cycle checks.
• Ensure controls to minimise payroll errors, detect fraud and manage compliance risks.

Connaissances

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Formation

Graduate or postgraduate IT qualification

Outils

AMS Leader Leave Manager

PSe

UKG Workforce Dimensions

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Description du poste

Payroll Technical and Compliance Specialist

• Permanentfull time working 40 hours per week

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in theprinciples of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health systemthat serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Technical andCompliance Specialist to provide technical expertise and assurance acrosspayroll systems, configuration changes and legislative compliance.

In this important role, you will ensure payroll systemchanges are thoroughly tested, validated and compliant with relevantlegislation, including the Holidays Act 2003 and other employment and taxrequirements. You will work closely with the Payroll Systems team and widerPeople and Culture (P&C) teams to maintain data integrity, strengthencontrols and ensure payroll processes deliver accurate and timely payments.

As a subject matter expert, you will also support training,resolve complex payroll and system issues, contribute to projects and identifyopportunities to improve processes through automation and continuousimprovement.

Key Responsibilities

• Provideassurance that payroll system configuration changes comply with relevantemployment, tax and payroll legislation.
• Overseetesting, quality assurance and documentation validation for payroll systemchanges, ensuring outcomes meet requirements before implementation.
• Monitorpayroll data integrity across PSe, Leader and Workforce Dimensions (WFD),investigating discrepancies and addressing data anomalies.
• Develop,review and validate regular payroll exception reports and pay-cycle checksto identify errors, inconsistencies and potential risks.
• Ensureappropriate controls and checks are in place to minimise payroll errors,detect potential fraud and manage compliance risks.
• SupportHolidays Act 2003 compliance reconciliations and explain outcomes toemployees, managers and payroll teams.
• Providetechnical advice and resolve complex payroll system and data issues.
• Reviewpayroll procedures and manuals and deliver training to strengthen teamcapability and ensure consistent practices.
• Identifyopportunities to automate processes, improve system functionality andenhance the efficiency of payroll operations.
• Liaisewith system vendors and relevant stakeholders to resolve issues andsupport ongoing system improvements.
• Providespecialist payroll advice and expertise to projects involving payrollsystems, processes or data.
• Advisethe Payroll and wider P&C teams on process changes arising fromlegislative updates and system enhancements.

About You

You will be an experienced payroll professional with strongtechnical knowledge, a sound understanding of legislative compliance and theability to analyse complex system and data issues. You will be confidentworking with multiple stakeholders, providing clear advice and supporting teamsto achieve accurate, compliant payroll outcomes.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Arelevant graduate or postgraduate qualification in IT or a relateddiscipline.
• Atleast five years' payroll experience within a large, complex payrollenvironment.
• Asound understanding of payroll legislation, including the Holidays Act2003, Wages Protection Act, Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act,and KiwiSaver Act.
• StrongMicrosoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Experiencewith payroll system testing, data validation, reconciliations and qualityassurance.
• Stronganalytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigatecomplex payroll issues and identify practical solutions.
• Excellentcommunication skills and the ability to explain technical and legislativematters clearly to different audiences.
• Acommitment to implementing Te Tiriti o Waitangi in practice.

Experience with AMS Leader Leave Manager, PSe and UKGWorkforce Dimensions would be advantageous.

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.

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

Job details

Job Reference:

Job Reference: PC4616868

Location:

South Island - Canterbury - Christchurch

Job type:

Job type: Permanent Full time

Expertise:

Non-clinical - Finance / Accounting - Finance / Accounting