Senior Payroll Specialist

• Work alongside a supportive team to make sure everyone gets paid accurately and on time.
• Help solve payroll challenges and bring fresh ideas to improve how we work.
• 12 months fixed term, Viaduct Location

Te Whiwhinga mahi - The Opportunity

As our Senior Payroll Specialist, youll be our trusted expert on all payroll matters. Youll oversee complex payroll operations, ensuring every process is accurate and fully compliant with legislation and contractual obligations.

Your expertise will be essential in resolving escalated queries, while you also drive process improvements, support system upgrades, and collaborate closely with HR, Finance, and IT on cross-functional initiatives.

What Youll Do

• Manage end-to-end payroll processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Provide expert advice and resolve complex payroll queries.
• Maintain and reconcile payroll data, supporting audits and reporting.
• Identify and drive process improvements and system enhancements.
• Prepare and review complex final pay calculations, redundancy, and settlement payments.
• Champion data privacy and confidentiality.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external agencies (IRD, ACC, unions, auditors, etc.).

Ko** koe**** tēnei | About you**

• Signficant experience in payroll, ideally in large, complex environments.
• Significant experience with SAP Payroll and SAP HCM.
• Advanced Excel and strong MS Office skills.
• In-depth knowledge of NZ employment and holidays legislation, PAYE, ACC, and parental leave.
• Excellent analytical, numerical, and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail and the ability to manage large volumes of work.
• Clear communication skills and a collaborative approach.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in business, accounting, or HR (NZPPA certification desirable).

Ko mātou tēnei | Our Organisation

At AT, we embrace inclusion and fully support building a diverse workplace where people come first and we feel safe, respected, valued and supported, inclusive of our differences.  Our values are more than just words

• they are integral to everything we do.

Manaakitanga

• We care, Tiakitanga
• Safe with us, Whanaungatanga
• We connect, Auahatanga
• Better, bolder, together.

Our flexible working initiative empowers our people to work flexibly whilst meeting the needs of our customers, the organisation, and the individual.

In addition, we also offer:

• 25% discount on public transport services across Auckland
• Investment in your professional development and training
• Opportunity for greater leadership and accountability
• Modern CBD (Wynyard Quarter) waterfront-based office
• Paid parental and partner leave
• Study assistance
• Health and Wellbeing benefits
• Professional memberships
• AT Connect groups such as Mana ka Māori, Women@AT, and many more!

Tono mai ināianei! | Apply Now!

Come join us in in shaping the future of transport in Auckland - apply today! If this sounds like your ideal role, then wed love to hear from you.

For further information or a confidential chat, please contact Rennie Sharma *************@at.govt.nz. Applications close 5th of October 2025.

Ka tiaki mātou i te hunga katoa ka eke waka i Tāmaki Makaurau. We tiaki all those who use transport in Tāmaki Makaurau.

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Information :

• Company : Auckland Transport
• Position : Senior Payroll Specialist
• Location : Auckland, North Island
• Country : NZ