Senior Payroll Systems Specialist - Hybrid & AI-Driven

Xero; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Xero is seeking a payroll systems specialist to own the platforms, integrations and reports that keep payroll running across Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada and the UK. You’ll translate Pay team needs into clear requirements and drive changes from testing to launch.

You'll reduce manual reconciliation through automation and AI, redesign workflows, and work closely with Pay, Finance, Technology and vendors to keep payroll operations reliable and scalable.

Qualifications

• Hands-on payroll systems experience including configuration and administration.
• Ability to map data flows end-to-end and troubleshoot integrations.
• Experience using automation/AI to redesign workflows while ensuring controls and checks.

Responsibilities

• Map payroll systems, integrations, access and controls across ADP, Infinet Cloud, Ramco, Tray and Workday.
• Agree a ranked backlog with Pay, Finance, Technology and vendors.
• Fix recurring issues early and show improvements and how they’ll be supported.
• Reduce manual reconciliation and journal errors using automation and AI tools.

Skills

Payroll systems

System configuration

Data flow mapping

Automation

AI tooling

Stakeholder communication

Tools

ADP

Infinet Cloud

Ramco

Tray

Workday

Job description

Xero is seeking a payroll systems specialist to own the platforms, integrations and reports that keep payroll running across Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada and the UK. You’ll translate Pay team needs into clear requirements and drive changes from testing to launch.

You'll reduce manual reconciliation through automation and AI, redesign workflows, and work closely with Pay, Finance, Technology and vendors to keep payroll operations reliable and scalable.