Senior Payroll Officer

Don’t settle for ordinary – we welcome those on the hunt for more! At Lion, we believe that life is short and working for us will feel different because you’ll be centred at the heart of good times. Work in an exciting industry, as unique as you, with outstanding brands like Steinlager and Speight’s.

We are looking for our next Senior Payroll Officer (Internally referred to as Senior Payroll Analyst) to join our Payroll Team, reporting to our Payroll Operations Lead. This is a permanent, full-time role based in Auckland with the ability to work flexibly from home. 

You will be responsible for our New Zealand business’s payroll with a strong focus on compliance and governance. You will work closely with various Finance and People & Culture stakeholders across a range of payroll activities, providing an excellent opportunity to develop your soft skills and technical knowledge. 

A day in the life

• End-to-end processing of weekly, fortnightly and monthly payroll cycles
• Troubleshoot system issues, share solutions and provide coaching to assist wider team​
• Calculate and process terminations, redundancies and leave reconciliations​
• Lead initiatives for year-end activities and ensure all legislative changes are addressed
• Drive annual review process and enterprise agreement increases
• Deliver payroll obligations such as IRD, KiwiSaver, AMP Super and third party payments​
• Ensure awards, agreements and policies are interpreted correctly and reflected in our payroll system and processes​
• Investigate and action ServiceNow requests within agreed timeframes​
• Collaborate with the People Operations, Data and Systems teams​
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities and help implement them.​

What you’ll bring

• Strong communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• A challenger mindset, always on the lookout for ways to improve processes
• A strong understanding of NZ payroll-related legislation is crucial
• 5-10 years’ payroll processing experience in a large corporate environment
• Knowledge of SAP ECP would be an advantage.

At Lion, we offer ‘growth on tap’ and you’ll get hooked on reaching higher with each new challenge. We have endless experiences to learn and grow for those thirsty for more. Here, you don’t have to choose between your career and other life priorities – we have fantastic people, policies and programs to empower you to lead a career and life less ordinary.