Payroll Team Leader in Hastings

Permanent, Full-time 80 hours per fortnight (1 FTE). Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

As our Payroll Team Leader, you'll oversee the end‐to‐end delivery of payroll services for Health NZ staff, ensuring every employee is paid accurately, on time, and in line with legislation, employment agreements, and organisational policy. You'll provide day‐to‐day leadership to the payroll team, supporting their development, setting goals, and promoting cross‐skilling to strengthen capability across the service.

In this busy and rewarding role, you'll be the go‐to expert for escalated payroll queries, work closely with system administrators to maintain accurate configuration and data, and continually review processes to drive efficiency and best practice. Your work will directly support a positive employee experience across the organisation by ensuring payroll processes are seamless, reliable, and customer‐focused.

You’ll be part of the Payroll team within Health New Zealand's corporate services, based at Hawkes Bay Fallen Soldiers Memorial Hospital. The team works collaboratively with HR, Recruitment, Finance, Clinical Managers, and external organisations such as ACC, Audit NZ, payroll vendors, and other district payroll services. This is a supportive, high‐performing environment where teamwork, accuracy, and excellent service are at the heart of what we do. You’ll help foster a culture that values continuous improvement, partnership, and delivering a consistently high‐quality payroll experience for all kaimahi.

Hawkes Bay offers excellent work‐life balance, sun, beaches, exceptional outdoor adventures, great schools, mountains and skiing close by, wonderful food and stunning wineries, vibrant cities and plenty more to boast about.

As a Payroll Team Leader, you will bring:

• A relevant finance, business, or payroll qualification
• Significant payroll and leadership experience (ideally 7-10 years) and experience working within large, complex organisations
• Strong understanding of payroll legislation, including the Holidays Act, PAYE, and multi‐agreement environments
• Advanced problem‐solving skills and confidence handling escalated or complex queries
• Excellent communication and relationship‐building skills
• Proficiency with payroll systems and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• A collaborative, positive, and solutions‐focused leadership style
• Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, equity, and culturally safe practice

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

To apply please submit your application through our online careers portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Kylie Brightwell via email on Kylie.Brightwell@hbdhb.govt.nz. We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert.