Payroll Coordinator
Salary range starts $75K+pa
  • Take your Payroll career to the next level
  • Coach and develop other payroll professionals
  • Fast paced, challenging role, always something new to learn


About the Company & Culture:
 Government sector employer with a diverse and complex workforce, delivering essential services, supporting our communities. Work with a supportive team, and a very highly regarded Manager who has a wealth of experience in the Payroll space.

About the role: Bring your existing Payroll experience to this Coordinator position, where your level of responsibility sits between the Payroll Manager and the Payroll Administrators, leading and overseeing the teams workflow, reviewing priorities and managing pay adjustment backpays for the region.

Day to day responsibilities:

  • Lead and coordinate the Payroll team daily workflow
  • Constantly review team priorities and delivery
  • Coach and support Payroll Administrators in their work
  • Work closely with key stakeholders, including project teams
  • Monitor and provide regular reporting to Payroll Manager


Start Date: 
As soon as possible.

Days/ Hours: Monday to Friday 40 hours per week, 5 days per week office based.

About You:  You will be a Payroll professional with NZ experience, who is confident in supervising and providing guidance to others. You will also need to:

  • Be a team player
  • Understand the critical nature of payroll often requires flexibility
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work under pressure
  • Attention to detail with high level accuracy
  • Sound problem solving skills

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a supportive team, with a great mentor / leader! You will be working in a fast paced, dynamic environment where no two days are the same and there is always something new to learn!   APPLY online today and let’s chat!  Or, alternatively contact Lisa McKerrow at lisa.mckerrow@madison.co.nz for a confidential chat.

Reference: 140598

Lisa McKerrow
Senior Consultant