People & Payroll Advisor, NZ

Zespri; Mount Maunganui; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Zespri is looking for a People & Payroll Advisor to join the People Services team in Mount Maunganui on a 10-month fixed term contract. You will help deliver seamless experiences by coordinating payroll with our external provider and by handling people data and operational support.

Reporting to the Payroll and Reporting Lead, you will produce reports using SAP SuccessFactors, Excel and Power BI, champion PeopleService Now, and contribute to digital-first improvements across the function.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating payroll delivery with external providers.
• Maintaining accurate payroll and people data across systems.
• Producing reports using SAP SuccessFactors, Excel and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate payroll delivery with our external provider, resolve queries, and support reconciliations and compliance.
• Maintain accurate and compliant people and payroll information across our systems.
• Complete and validate employee data transactions, uploads and key information changes.
• Produce reports and insights using SAP SuccessFactors, Excel and Power BI.
• Use and advocate for PeopleService Now to support consistent service delivery and employee self-service.
• Maintain process documentation and knowledge resources to enable digital-first support.
• Identify opportunities to improve systems, processes and ways of working across People Services.
• Contribute to wider People Team initiatives, projects and transformation activities.

Skills

Payroll coordination

Data accuracy

Analytical skills

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

Power BI

Excel

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a People & Payroll Advisor to join our People Services team in Mount Maunganui on a 10 month fixed term contract. Sitting at the heart of the People Team, this role brings together payroll coordination, people data and operational people support to help deliver seamless experiences through the moments that matter for our people.

Reporting to the Payroll and Reporting Lead, this role coordinates payroll delivery through our external provider, ensures people data and reporting is accurate and accessible, and supports employee lifecycle activities in a clear, consistent and people-centred way. You will also play an important role in strengthening our digital-first approach by championing PeopleService Now, improving processes and helping make People Services simpler and easier to access.

While the initial focus will be supporting New Zealand payroll, people data and reporting, this role is part of a global People Services environment. As you become established in the role, there may also be opportunities to flex and support activity across other regions, where capacity and business needs align.

You will be responsible for:

• Coordinating payroll delivery through our external payroll provider, including resolving queries, completing reconciliations and supporting compliance activities.
• Maintaining accurate and compliant people and payroll information across our systems.
• Completing and validating employee data transactions, uploads and key information changes.
• Producing practical people reports and insights using SAP SuccessFactors, Excel and Power BI.
• Using and advocating for PeopleService Now to support consistent service delivery and employee self-service.
• Maintaining process documentation and knowledge resources that enable effective digital-first support.
• Identifying opportunities to improve systems, processes and ways of working across People Services.
• Contributing to wider People Team initiatives, projects and transformation activities.