What are the responsibilities and job description for the Payroll Officer - National People Services - People and Communications - Fixed Term position at Te Whatu Ora?
Join Te Whatu Ora at a key time of change where you will meaningfully contribute to our kaupapa of creating a more equitable, accessible, cohesive and people-centred health system. This is mahi that will improve the health and well-being of everyone in Aotearoa, and we've got an opportunity for you to be part of it…
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
The primary purpose of the role is to provide a customer-focused payroll service to ensure that all staff are paid accurately by New Zealand legislation and employment agreements within the expected payroll timetable. This involves accurate and timely processing of payroll data, processing payroll runs, checking payroll reports, and assisting in managing customer inquiries from the wider People and Culture team, staff, and agencies.
We have a fixed-term opportunity for approximately 6 months for parental leave cover and this role can be based anywhere across the Motu.
Mōu | About you
You will have excellent relationship-building and prioritisation skills to connect and engage with stakeholders across the organisation, to assist in achieving payroll deliverables within the agreed timeframes. Couple this with your general payroll administration knowledge to support onboarding and inducting new payroll members while equally ensuring that all other service priorities are met.
You'll need to manually interpret, implement, and reconcile legislation and Collective queries and be able to apply retrospective collective and act / legislative changes to ensure compliance and case resolution. Strong communication is key in this role to provide comprehensive and fit-for-purpose feedback to managers and employees.
Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience
- 3 – 5 years general payroll experience
- Intermediate knowledge and skills in using Microsoft applications
- Computer literate with experience using online resources / tools
- Proven organisational skills and strong attention to detail
- Ability to work autonomously
- Sound understanding of the Holidays Act 2003 and any other Acts relevant to payroll i.e., Parental Leave Act, KiwiSaver Act, Wages Protection Act Employment Relations Act
- A commitment to being a good Te Tiriti partner in all your actions. This includes an understanding of the significance of and obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and the ability to apply Te Tiriti principles in a meaningful way in this role
Working for Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa / New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
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