Payroll Advisor

Full job description
Fixed Term or Secondment Opportunity to 30 June 2026

Mo te turanga mahi | About the role

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Payroll Advisor to join our People Operations team as a support person to the lead Advisor. Our team is responsible for workforce information, insights and systems.

In this role, you'll be responsible for end-to-end payroll processing working with our vendor team, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and providing expert advice to staff and managers on payroll-related matters.

A key focus will be putting people information and insights at the fingertips of leaders, rationalising and systems and processes, and implementing new approaches where required to enable self-service, and provide consistent, repeatable outcomes and data points to underpin our people strategy.

You will also provide seamless support to the People and Capability team to enable us to deliver a high-quality service, ensuring we meet our goals within the people plan.

Give all our people and external stakeholders a fantastic customer experience.

Nga pukenga me nga wheako | Skills and experience

Experience delivering payroll services in a government agency and in accordance with good employment practice, perferrably some experience with the JadeStar platform.
Proven background, 3+ years in end-to-end payroll.
Experience working in a large or complex organisation.
Strong understanding of payroll legislation in the New Zealand context.
Demonstrated ability to check data integrity through reporting and reconciliation.
Whanuitanga Utu a-Tau | Salary range

Salary range for this role is $90,160 to $109,279 pa. Appointment within this range will be based on skills and experience.

Nga hua ka puta i te mahi ki MfE | Benefits of working at MfE

a flexible working approach to embrace a healthy work-life blend
agile ways of working, allowing you variety and challenges across the organisation as we work as `One MfE'
active employee networks including Maori Ropu, Asian Network, Neurodivergent and Disability Networks, Women's Network, Tagata Moana (Pacific Peoples' Network), and Rainbow Network
opportunities for development and education.
Check out other benefits of joining us and hear what our people say about Working at MfE | Ministry for the Environment.

Tono inaianei | Apply now

Apply directly by completing the online application form and submit your CV and cover letter. Note: your cover letter will be a key part of our assessment process, so please highlight how your experience relates to the key skills required for this role.

If you require further information about this position please contact Ngaire Howes at Ngaire.howes@mfe.govt.nz. The position description is available via our careers centre www.mfe.govt.nz/jobs.

The location for this role is flexible which means you can work anywhere in New Zealand and there is an option to work from home. As a flexible friendly employer, we are happy to discuss solutions that may work for you and the business. We value and care about enabling our people to work in a way that means they can work at their best.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities and actively strive to be a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture. We actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. We are proud to be a Rainbow Tick and Gender Tick certified organisation and are committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for everyone.

We want to ensure any accessibility needs you may have are well supported, so the recruitment process is fair and equitable for all. Therefore, please let us know if there are any adjustments or support we can offer to make the recruitment process more accessible to you. Please contact us at vacancy@mfe.govt.nz if you would like to discuss any accessibility needs you may have.

You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this role.

Ra Katinga | Applications close: Thursday, 21 August 2025