- Central Wellington location with option to work from home 1-2 days a week
- Fixed term position until Dec 2026
- Salary range $81,524-$90,583 (pro rata), based on skills & experience
Gain experience in a large organisation with a lot of variation within the pay. Flexible working with option to WFH 1-2 days a week
Mo tenei turanga - about the role
The Senior Advisor Payroll is responsible for end-to-end payroll processing including running the pay run reporting and filing. The team includes payroll professionals with a range of experience. You will act as the first point of call to deal with complicated issues and will contribute to uplifting skill within the team. You will work with a wide variety of stakeholders across the organisation including managers, HR, and workplace relations to provide high quality advise on complex and confidential payroll issues.
This is a fixed term or secondment position until 23 December 2026.
Ko tau na i tenei turanga - What you'll bring to the role:
Bring your excellent focus and attention to detail to our payroll team. You will work well to tight deadlines and have a proven proactive approach. Your ability to clearly communicate information and build strong relationships across the organisation will be key to success in this position.
To be successful in this role, we'd expect you will:
- Strong experience providing in house end to end payroll to a high standard
- Sound understanding of applicable NZ payroll legislation and holidays act
- Intermediate skills in Excel
- Experience using payroll systems
- Excellent communication and relationship building skills
Salary range $81,524 - $90,583 (pro rata), actual salary dependent on skills and experience.
Ko wai matou - who are we?
Fire and Emergency New Zealand is a Crown Entity responsible for reducing unwanted fires, responding to structural and vegetation fires and other emergencies including motor vehicle crashes, medical emergencies, hazardous substance related incidents, natural disasters, and supporting increased community resilience.
Our vision is to build stronger communities and protect what matters most to the people within them. We are proud to be recognised as New Zealand's most trusted public sector agency. Our values reflect what our people believe is core to who we are and the organisation we aspire to be.
- We Do the Right Thing - Kia Tika
- We Serve and Support - Manaakitanga
- We Are Better Together - Whanaungatanga We Strive to Improve - Auahatanga
Ko te tono mai - How to apply:
Come join us - we are excited about the future of Fire and Emergency New Zealand, and we'd love you to be part of it! We value diversity as a strength and welcome applicants that can help bring a difference to our organisation.
If this sounds like you, apply now. To download a copy of our position description please visit our vacancy page on our FireJobs website.
If you have any specific questions about this role, please email: [email protected]. Please note, applications sent via email will not be accepted.
We will be reviewing applications as they are received and may progress with suitable applicants prior to the application closing date. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible if you are interested in this position.
Applications close Monday 25th August
Please note: Eligibility to work in New Zealand is mandatory for this role.
