About The opportunity | Ko te āheinga:
Our client, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, are looking for an experienced and detail-driven Senior Payroll Officer to join their Finance Team. This a full-time fixed term opportunity (up to August 2026).
As the Senior Payroll Officer, you will lead the payroll function, ensuring the accurate, timely and efficient payment of wages, while maintaining full compliance with payroll regulations and New Zealand employment legislation. This pivotal role is responsible for payroll processing, regulatory compliance, and reporting. You will collaborate across teams to maintain data integrity, support system enhancements, and provide payroll insights. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and enjoy leading initiatives that improve efficiency and ensure compliance, we’d love to hear from you.
About you | E pā ana ki a koe:
You will be a seasoned payroll professional with a sharp eye for detail and a passion for accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement. You will thrive in collaborative environments, bring strong judgement and integrity to everything you do, and stay ahead of legislative changes to support best-practice payroll delivery. You will have excellent interpersonal, communication and technical skills, enabling you to provide trusted advice across the organisation with a strong commitment to service.
You will also have:
- A tertiary qualification in payroll, finance, mathematics or management or equivalent relevant experience
- 5+ years of demonstrated payroll experience in a similar capacity
- Proven experience processing payroll in a high-volume and complex environment
- Working knowledge of NZ payroll legislation, regulations and compliance requirements related to payroll
- Valid driver’s licence
What we offer | Nga huanga mōu:
As an equal opportunity employer, we are dedicated to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment. We recognise that collaborative and innovative organisations depend on having a workforce made up from a diverse range of perspectives and experiences. We're all about excellence, and we encourage open communication – if you need any specific support, just let us know! Our main goal is to empower each person to share their unique talents to contribute to the outcomes for our community. This commitment ensures that our workplace is a dynamic and progressive space where everyone can flourish.
HBRC is responsible for Civil Defence emergencies and as such, all staff may be called upon to support the response.
How to apply | I pēhea ki te whakauru:
If you're looking to apply your payroll expertise in a rewarding role within a supportive team, please apply today!
Applications close 5pm 24 July 2025, however we will be shortlisting and interviewing appropriate candidates as applications are received. If you are interested in this position, please do not wait to apply as we may close the ad earlier than advertised.
Applicants must have existing rights to work in New Zealand.
For a confidential initial discussion about this opportunity please contact Georgia Rogers at Baker Tilly Staples Rodway, who are supporting HBRC with this recruitment ([email protected]).
About us | E pā ki a mātou:
At Hawke’s Bay Regional Council our purpose is to work with our community to protect and manage the region’s precious taonga of rivers, lakes, soils, air, coast and biodiversity for health, wellbeing and connectivity. Our organisation is diverse, and our work is varied. Our structure comprises of six key business units; Corporate Services, Integrated Catchment Management, Asset Management, Māori Partnerships, Policy & Regulation, and the Executive Advisory Group which also consists of the Civil Defence and Emergency Management.
We focus on prioritising:
Te kounga o te wai, te haumarutanga me te mārohirohi ā-āhuarangi o te whakamarutanga | Water quality, safety and climate-resilient security.
Kia koi, kia toitū hoki te whakamahinga o te whenua | Climate-smart and sustainable land use.
Kia ora, kia āhei, kia mārohirohi ā-āhuarangi hoki te rerenga rauropi | Healthy, functioning and climate-resilient biodiversity.
Kia toitū, kia mārohirohi ā-āhuarangi hoki ngā ratonga me ngā hanganga ā-whare | Sustainable and climate-resilient services and infrastructure.
