Senior Payroll Lead - NZ (Healthcare)

Mogi I/O : OTT/Podcast/Short Video Apps for you; Wellington; On-site; NZD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

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.

You will lead and develop payroll specialists, oversee end-to-end payroll processing, ensure quality assurance, maintain controls, and drive continuous improvement while partnering with HR, Finance and other stakeholders across the business.

Qualifications

• 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 ( Holidays Act 2003, ERA, Wages Protection Act, Parental Leave Act, KiwiSaver).
• Proven experience in payroll compliance, QA, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

People leadership

Payroll management

NZ payroll legislation

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Tools

AMS Leader

UKG Dimensions

Job description

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.

You will lead and develop payroll specialists, oversee end-to-end payroll processing, ensure quality assurance, maintain controls, and drive continuous improvement while partnering with HR, Finance and other stakeholders across the business.