Senior Payroll Officer (Legislation & Compliance)

Canterbury District Health Board; Christchurch; Presencial; NZD 70.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a detail-focused Senior Payroll Officer (Legislation & Compliance) to join the People & Capability team in Christchurch. The fixed-term, full-time position covers complex payroll compliance, holidays act obligations and ACC payments, delivering accurate payroll runs and supporting stakeholders.

The role requires strong analytical skills, confidentiality and experience in payroll legislation within the health sector.

Formación

• Strong payroll processing experience and understanding of payroll legislation.
• Experience implementing Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles in practice.
• Sound knowledge of ACC payment legislation and the Holidays Act.
• Excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and Word.
• Fast and accurate typing and data entry skills.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Strong customer service skills and clear communication.
• Ability to remain calm and effective under pressure.
• Experience working in the health sector or related environment.
• Strong organisational, planning and time management skills.

Responsabilidades

• Calculate work-related and non-work-related ACC payments and provide accurate information to external partners.
• Support and coordinate multiple payroll runs to ensure timely and accurate payments.
• Load and maintain payroll data within the payroll system.
• Liaise with HR Shared Services to ensure smooth pay processing.
• Complete month-end and year-end payroll processes, including leave liability, GL reconciliation and IR filing.
• Calculate and verify complex payroll transactions including final pays, backpayments and leave cash-ups.
• Monitor payroll reports and undertake audit checks to ensure compliance and accuracy.
• Investigate and resolve payroll payment issues and discrepancies.
• Provide payroll advice and respond to employee payroll queries with professionalism.
• Maintain effective working relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Assist with training, coordination and support of payroll team members.
• Ensure accurate data entry and adherence to deadlines.
• Support continuous improvement of payroll processes and compliance practices.

Conocimientos

Payroll processing

Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Payroll legislation

ACC payments

Holidays Act

Excel

Word

Data entry

Confidentiality

Customer service

Communication

Time management

Descripción del empleo

Senior Payroll Officer (Legislation & Compliance)

• Christchurch– Corporate Office /Oxford Terrace - People & Capability team
• Fixedterm until 30/07/2027 full-time position working 40 hours per week Mondayto Friday

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 a detail-focused and knowledgeable SeniorPayroll Officer (Legislation & Compliance) to join our People &Capability team. In this role you will play a key part in ensuring payrollprocesses are compliant with legislation and organisational requirements whiledelivering accurate and timely payments to employees.

You will work closely with payroll colleagues, HR SharedServices teams, and external partners such as ACC and WellNZ, supportingcomplex payroll calculations and legislative compliance including ACC payments,Holidays Act requirements, and MECA provisions.

This role requires strong analytical skills, attention todetail, and the ability to manage multiple payroll processes while maintaininga high level of confidentiality and customer service.

As part of the Administration and Clerical Pay Equity Claimsettlement this role has beenmapped to National Band 6/Profile 6

For further information about the administration andclerical pay equity settlement please followthe link below:

• Calculatework-related and non-work-related ACC payments and provide accurateinformation to external partners including Accident CompensationCorporation (ACC) and Wellnz.
• Supportand coordinate multiple payroll runs to ensure timely and accuratepayments.
• Loadand maintain payroll data within the payroll system.
• Liaisewith HR Shared Services teams to ensure smooth and accurate payprocessing.
• Completemonth-end and year-end payroll processes, including leave liability,general ledger reconciliation, unpaid days, and IR filing.
• Calculateand verify complex payroll transactions including final pays, backpayments, overpayments, parental leave payments and leave cash-ups inaccordance with the Holidays Act and relevant MECA agreements.
• Monitorpayroll reports and undertake audit checks to ensure compliance andaccuracy.
• Investigateand resolve payroll payment issues and discrepancies.
• Provideadvice and respond to employee payroll queries with professionalism,empathy and confidentiality.
• Maintaineffective working relationships with internal teams and externalstakeholders.
• Assistwith training, coordination and support of payroll team members.
• Ensureaccurate data entry and adherence to deadlines.
• Supportcontinuous improvement of payroll processes and compliancepractices.

About You

• Experienceimplementing Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles in practice.
• Strongpayroll processing experience and understanding of payroll legislation.
• Soundknowledge of ACC payment legislation and the Holidays Act.
• Excellentattention to detail and high level of accuracy.
• StrongMicrosoft Office skills, particularly Excel and Word.
• Fastand accurate typing and data entry skills.
• Demonstratedability to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Strongcustomer service skills and the ability to communicate clearly.
• Abilityto remain calm and effective under pressure.
• Experienceworking within the health sector or a related environment.
• Strongorganisational, planning, and time management skills.

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 diverseMāori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.