Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
Te Haeata/The Opportunity
Come and join our committed and fun payroll team. The main responsibility is to ensure our employees are paid accurately and on time each fortnight, for both the Ministry and Judiciary. As a senior member of the team, your payroll experience and ability to mentor others will help drive our team to succeed.
Ō pūkenga/Skills and Experience
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- proven experience in end-to-end processing of payroll and post pay activities
- ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- strong understanding of employment legislation and the holidays act, ensuring compliance with legislation is maintained
- ability to work on complex calculations and process employee changes
- ability to interpret contracts and agreements and an understanding of payroll practices
- excellent communicator both written and verbal
- ability to build and maintain positive stakeholder relationship and effective networks across the Ministry
Previous experience with SAP Employee Central and Employee Central Payroll would be an advantage.
Mō mātou/About us
At Te Tāhū o te Ture - the Ministry of Justice, we're committed to strengthening people's trust in the law of Aotearoa, New Zealand.
The payroll team is part of People Experience. We work across the wider team to ensure the Ministry's people to have a great experience at work. This begins before they start with us and goes right though until they leave us. We build and operate the people-related practices that form the experience of the people who work here, in the areas of organisational development, learning, employment relations and human resources. We also advise and support our leaders and employees as they do their jobs day-to-day. We're a group of committed specialists who want to make a difference.
Joining Te Tāhū o te Ture means you will become part of an organisation that welcomes and supports people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disabilities and religions.
Ngā painga o tēnei wāhi mahi/What's great about working here
We offer you a range of benefits to support your wellbeing and help make the Ministry a great place to be. These include:
- Flexible work hours where possible
- An online professional development portal
- Access to a variety of inclusive and proactive networks
See our full range of benefits here.
Utu ā-tau/Salary
The appointing salary for this role will be between $73,634 and $100,846 based on skills and experience.
Tono mai/Apply
To apply, click the Apply button below to be directed to our Careers Website. You can view a detailed position description here, as well as complete an online application form by attaching your CV and cover letter.
Applications close on Sunday 22 June 2025; however, we will be reviewing CVs as they come in and inviting successful candidates to interview before the close date.
If you have any questions, please contact recruitment@justice.govt.nz
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