Payroll HR Analyst

• Make a Difference: Contribute to the development of Palmerston North City while enjoying a fulfilling career that positively impacts our community
• Opportunity for Growth: Take your career to new heights with opportunities for professional development and advancement within Palmerston North City Council.
• Benefits: We do more than just pay you a salary too. We have awesome benefits to support you including 5 weeks annual leave and hybrid working.

About the role Are you passionate about payroll and human resources analytics? Join our People Operations Team as a Payroll HR Analyst! You'll play a crucial role ensuring accurate payroll processing, maintaining data integrity, providing insights to support our organisation's needs. In collaboration with the Payroll Manager, you will be responsible for the accurate and timely processing of our weekly and fortnightly pay cycles. Additionally, you'll work closely with stakeholders to ensure that data is turned into relevant information and accurate reports, enabling best practice people activities and informing the needs of the organisation. This is a full-time role, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Your focus in this role will include:

• Processing payroll accurately and efficiently
• Managing and maintaining oversight of all people data quality and integrity issues associated with the payroll system (iCHRIS)
• Monitoring and reporting on data completeness, accuracy, and confidence

About you Exceptional communication and organisational skills are essential for this role. You should possess the ability to analyse complex issues and make sound decisions. Your background should demonstrate a commitment to customer-focused outcomes and a talent for lateral thinking and problem-solving. To excel in this role, you should possess the following skills and experience

• Experience in processing payroll for salaried and waged workers
• Previous experience with Payroll systems preferably iCHRIS
• Highly developed critical thinking and problem-solving skill
• Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation
• Attention to detail and ability to meet strict deadlines

About us Palmerston North (or as we like to call it, Palmy) is a growing, innovative and exciting city. With small city benefits and big city ambition, Palmy has secured its place on the map as a creative and exciting city, with leading innovation and developments! We’re proud to be a city that includes, supports, connects and uses the talents of the whole community in our pursuit to provide a connected and safe community. We’re also a future-focused city who cares about enhancing our natural and built environment. Our future looks bright, it looks vibrant and progressive. What we offer:

• Competitive remuneration between $72,769 and $85,611, with a 3% KiwiSaver employer contribution (where eligible)
• 5 weeks annual leave and a community service day every year
• Additional long service leave after qualifying periods
• Parental leave benefits, including paid partner's leave, and top-up payments
• Hybrid working principles
• Free access to our on-site fitness equipment
• Free annual flu vaccinations and subsidised health and eye checks every 2 years
• Confidential counselling service
• Waiata group
• Professional memberships and assistance with study leave and fees
• Corporate training and development programmes
• Various wellbeing spaces, including parents’ room and wellness/prayer room; we value our employee experience

Applications close: 11.00 pm, Thursday 2nd May 2024 We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and welcome applications from all those suitably qualified for this position.  Privacy and Consent Declaration I declare that to the best of my knowledge, the information I have supplied in this application (including any Curriculum Vitae and/or Cover Letter I have provided) is correct. I understand that if any false or deliberately misleading information is given, or any relevant material withheld, I will not be employed, or if I am employed, my employment will be terminated. Referees I consent to Council seeking verbal or written information about me from my nominated referees and authorise the information be released by them to Council for the purposes of ascertaining my suitability for the position for which I am applying. I understand that such information is supplied in confidence as evaluative material and will not be disclosed to me. Pre-Employment Checks Where relevant to certain positions, pre-employment checks such as health checks, psychometric tests, credit checks, criminal conviction checks (Ministry of Justice and Police vetting), and visa checks may be undertaken for shortlisted candidates to assess suitability for a certain role. Before being employed by Council in any safety sensitive position, applicants must undergo a drug test. Positions outside of safety sensitive areas may also require pre-employment drug testing at Council discretion. If an applicant fails the drug test, they will not be considered for appointment. I understand that I may be required to give my consent for relevant checks and that any offer of employment if made is conditional upon the results of such checks. I consent to Council having access to and use of information arising from pre-employment checks for the purpose of considering me for appointment. Verification of Qualifications I consent to Council seeking verification on a confidential basis of my academic record as described in my application. I understand that this information will be used for the purposes of verifying my academic record for the vacancy for which I am applying. I authorise the release of this information to Council. Privacy Statement Council stores information collected in job applications on a secure platform with all reasonable technical and process controls. We use the data collected to communicate with you and determine whether your qualifications and experience meet the requirements of the vacancy applied for. Unsuccessful job applications are held in case another suitable vacancy arises that we’d like to contact you about. When we have no further need to hold your personal information, we will securely delete the information or anonymise it. We will delete your information at an earlier date if you so request. Yes, I understand and agree to the Privacy and Consent declarations above*

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