Are you skilled in administrative tasks including accurate data entry and checking?
Do you have 2+ years payroll experience in a large organisation?
Can you deliver high quality customer service?

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is currently recruiting a Payroll Administrator on a permanent, full-time contract.

Key responsibilities:

Build and maintain effective working relationships with customer groups and an understanding of their work area.
Respond to customers in a professional, timely, accurate, and helpful manner.
Provide clear and transparent explanations to customers to enable the building of a better understanding by customers of relevant policy, process, and guidelines.
Build awareness of seasonal workload requirements and plan accordingly.
Communicates regularly with the Payroll Team, Payroll Team Leader, and Payroll Manager regarding workload, issues, and concerns.

Ō pūmanawa - About you

You will be a motivated, customer-focused individual who can take the initiative, provide excellent administration, and able to work as part of a cohesive team. You’ll thrive in this role with an excellent manner with people, strong attention to detail, and self-management skills. This role is busy, challenging, extremely rewarding, and interesting for the individual with the right temperament.

Key requirements:

Two years payroll experience in a large organisation.
Demonstrated experience in administrative tasks including accurate data entry and checking.
Proven experience delivery high quality customer service.
Ability to work under pressure and within a deadline driven environment.
Ability to work as part of a cohesive team.
Competent using Microsoft Word and Excel packages to an intermediate level.

Role Description - If this link is not available, click 'apply' to view this on the University career's page. Click here to see further information, including salary details.

Close date for vacancy: 20 August 2025.

Contact details for vacancy: If you have any questions regarding this role please get in touch with Amy Walton (amy.walton@vuw.ac.nz).

How to apply: Please ensure you are applying for this role directly on our career's page and not via email. When applying for this position, candidates must submit supporting documents along with their resume, such as a cover letter. Applicants who do not have residency or citizenship and require a visa to work at the University must clearly indicate their visa status in their application and understand that if they do not have a current, relevant visa, they will need to secure this independently.

Mō Te Herenga Waka - About Our University

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is renowned for its high-quality research and exceptional teaching. We attract people from around the world. Our university campus spans Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington - the creative, scientific and political centre of Aotearoa New Zealand - and our students thrive on the connections we have made here.

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