Mō Tēnei Tūranga Mahi | About the Role

EIT is seeking a dynamic Payroll Services Manager to lead a dedicated team, ensuring timely, accurate, and budget-friendly payroll services. If you have a passion for payroll and a drive to make a significant impact, we want you to join our team! 

The appointing salary for this role will be negotiable, dependent on skills and experience.

The Payroll Manager is based in our Hawkes Bay campus, EIT | Te Pūkenga reporting to the Te Pūkenga Payroll and Assurance Lead  and will be responsible for: 

• Payroll Management: Oversee and process EIT’s payroll, ensuring accurate and timely salary payments, and maintain the integrity of payroll data and systems.
• Compliance and Reporting: Ensure all payroll data meets compliance and audit requirements, and provide necessary reports and interfaces for stakeholders.
• Project Support: Monitor and report on payroll projects to ensure they are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget.
• Team Leadership: Lead and develop the payroll team, providing coaching, feedback, and ensuring performance and development plans are in place.
• Continuous Improvement: Develop and improve payroll resources, policies, procedures, and systems, and ensure best practices in payroll processes and systems.

He kōrero mōu| About you

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Relevant business-related qualification (e.g., Business Administration, Office Systems, Accountancy) and NZPPA Certificate (advantageous).
• Minimum of 5 years in payroll management and 7-10 years of end-to-end payroll processing experience.
• Strong knowledge of New Zealand payroll legislation and payroll systems, with experience in payroll implementations preferred.
• Proven people leadership skills and experience in business process improvement.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills, with a commitment to operational and customer service excellence.

As an inclusive and supportive employer, we value diversity and want to encourage anyone interested to apply, regardless of whether you tick all the boxes or not.

We know that people from underrepresented groups and women in particular don't apply for roles if they're not a 100% match, but we're not looking for perfection, we're looking for potential.  

We want to see the real you in your application, and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your Cover Letter.

For more information please view the Position Description below.

Mō Mātou | About us

EIT a business division of Te Pūkenga, is a vibrant and progressive tertiary institute with campus locations in Tairawhiti (Gisborne), Hawkes Bay and Auckland with learning centres located throughout the region.

EIT | Te Pūkenga is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and delivering services in a manner that responds to the needs of Māori learners and their whānau, as well as the aspirations of iwi and Māori communities throughout our region (including Māori employers). To deliver effectively on this commitment, we recognise the need for a culturally competent and confident workforce vertically and horizontally across our organisation.

Me pēhea te tono | How to apply 

As a responsible employer and education provider, EIT | Te Pūkenga is committed to the protection of children and vulnerable persons and applies relevant policy and practice to meet this commitment. Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and will be required to undergo pre-employment checks; Successful candidates will be required to undergo relevant vetting and employment checks.

If this exciting and rewarding role sounds like your next career move then we encourage you to apply. 

We will be assessing applications as they come in and this role will be closed earlier if we receive a suitable candidate.

To apply please submit your CV and Cover Letter alongside your online application.

Please contact peopleandculture@eit.ac.nz should you have any questions.