Senior Payroll Compliance Specialist | Wellington

Senior Payroll Compliance Specialist

• Apply your high level of payroll knowledge in a complex environment
• Work with a supportive and high-performing team
• Based in Wellington CBD with hybrid working available (2 days work from home)

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

As a Senior Payroll Compliance Specialist with us, your focus will be on ensuring our employees are paid accurately and on time.

With your deep expertise in end-to-end payroll and navigating complex payroll environments, you'll bring clarity and precision to a fast-moving landscape.  Your solid grasp of employment legislation and collective agreements means our people are paid correctly, compliantly and confidently every single time. 

You'll also get involved in:

• Tackling complex queries and driving resolutions that satisfy everyone involved
• Conducting regular payroll audits and checks
• Reviewing and processing payroll exceptions on time, every time
• Identifying and implementing any process improvement opportunities
• Driving payroll precision by equipping leaders with the right training, both in person and online
• Working within an outsourced model of the transactional work

Mōu - About you

As an experienced payroll specialist, you'll have proven experience working in complex end to end payrolls, along with strong working knowledge of payroll legislation, especially the Holidays Act.  You're comfortable calculating overtime, prorations, leave rates, leave entitlements and final pays manually, ensuring details are validated and every payment is spot-on.

You'll take real pride and ownership of your work, solving minor problems before they escalate into larger issues.  As a senior in the team, you'll provide guidance and mentoring to other team members, and your customer ethos will be second to none.  You'll combine this with ability to build empathetic, value add and trusted relationships in all interactions.

You'll combine that with:

• Experience working with complex payroll environments, employment agreements and collective agreements
• Strong analytical capability, with the ability to investigate and resolve complex payroll issues and discrepancies
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, with a genuine passion for customer service
• Advanced knowledge of payroll legislation, including Holidays Act, tax and employment-related requirements
• A continuous improvement mindset, with a focus on compliance, controls and process optimisation

He Aha Te Pai - What you'll love about us! 

We're passionate about our commitment to deliver the best for Aotearoa - to help businesses thrive, and to deliver what Kiwis care about.  Our permanent employees enjoy a variety of benefits including:

• Access to special rates on fantastic holiday home accommodation around New Zealand
• Access to discounted health insurance plans for you and your family
• Retail shopping discounts with our partners
• An Employee Assistance programme to support you when you need it
• Plus more!!

Hiahia? - Interested? Come and join the whanau!

Ever wondered about the magic behind parcel delivery? It's a tale of teamwork, cutting-edge and data-led technology, and some truly awesome people. All united by one mission - to deliver for New Zealand. Ready to be a part of that story?

Apply today or find out more details about this opportunity by downloading the JD on the NZ Post Careers page.  For a confidential kōrero or more information, contact Harriet McKenzie, Talent Partner, at harriet.mckenzie@nzpost.co.nz.

Applications for this position close on Wednesday 22nd July, 2026.

Due to the fast-paced nature of NZ Post, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change, so don't delay and make sure you apply as soon as possible.  

All successful applicants will be required to provide proof of their eligibility to work in New Zealand and will be subject to a security check and reference checks.  Some of our roles may also require a credit check and/or a drug test. 

If you're interested in a role, please apply directly through our online portal. No one knows what we do and how we do it better than us, and our in-house talent team are experts at finding the right people for the right roles.  We won't consider candidates through agencies unless this has been previously approved. 

There's something really special about being part of the team here at NZ Post - Tukurau Aotearoa, who we are and what we stand for is grounded in our values.

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