Payroll Advisor (12-month fixed term/30 hrs pw)

at  Dentsu

Job Description:

Dentsu Aotearoa | Auckland | Fixed Term (12 months) | Part Time (30 hours P/W)

• Work flexibly with child friendly hours - 30 hours over 5 days per week
• Work variety across BAU and a Payroll project, all within a dynamic and fast paced environment
• Join a collaborative, close-knit team in our newly renovated Auckland CBD office

About us
When you join dentsu Aotearoa, Asia Pacific’s largest and most awarded Agency Network, you’re becoming part of one team. A team with diverse talents in creative, media, content and technology. And one with a shared ambition: to innovate the way brands are built.
By joining dentsu Aotearoa, you’ll be joining a high performing team with an important connection to all our people at dentsu and Merkle Aotearoa, consisting of around 300 staff across Auckland and Wellington.
What your role and typical day might look like
We’re looking for an experienced Payroll Advisor over the next 12 months to manage and execute on our core payroll processes for the dentsu Aotearoa business and supporting a project to deliver on towards the future state vision of our business. Playing a central role within the business, you will be partnering closely with our HR team, external suppliers, and the broader finance team to ensure monthly payroll activity is delivered on time and accurately, and managing queries, challenges or issues that may arise as our resident payroll champion.

Responsibilities could include:

• Liaising closely with external payroll provider, Datacom, to ensure timely and accurate monthly staff salary payments (approx. 300 staff across AKL and WLG) and one-off end of month pay (approx. 10-15 staff)
• Maintain and administer all staff changes on payroll platforms and systems including new joiners, leavers, leave adjustments and personnel details
• Understand NZ Payroll requirements including superannuation, parental leave, ACC and IRD updates
• Triage and resolve general payroll queries / managing payroll inboxes
• Work closely with HR Advisors to reconcile, review and capture workplace changes to ensure data accuracy.
• Reconcile payroll payments and prepare payroll journals & intercompany rechanges for dentsu and Merkle businesses
• Support payroll project requirements

A bit about you

• At least 2 years’ experience in a similar, dedicated Payroll Advisor or Specialist position, in a mid to large, global organisation, supporting payroll for around 200+ people
• An understanding of New Zealand Payroll related legislation and administration, e.g. Holiday Act, Employment Act etc.
• Preferred, any accounting qualifications – CA, CPA, but not mandatory
• Process driven, highly organised and high level of attention to detail
• Intermediate to advance Excel skills
• Ability to work independently and proactively communicates across teams
• Fluent written and verbal English language skills essential.

Become a champion for meaningful progress
At dentsu Aotearoa, our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. For us, this is the foundation for great innovation which, in turn, generates better outcomes for our people, partners and communities. This is why we encourage applications from people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.
If you want to belong to a one global network where opportunities are limitless – we look forward to welcoming you.
Next Steps
Sound exactly like the sort of role for you? Apply now!
Location:
Auckland
Brand:
Dentsu
Time Type:
Part time
Contract Type:
Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term

• Liaising closely with external payroll provider, Datacom, to ensure timely and accurate monthly staff salary payments (approx. 300 staff across AKL and WLG) and one-off end of month pay (approx. 10-15 staff)
• Maintain and administer all staff changes on payroll platforms and systems including new joiners, leavers, leave adjustments and personnel details
• Understand NZ Payroll requirements including superannuation, parental leave, ACC and IRD updates
• Triage and resolve general payroll queries / managing payroll inboxes
• Work closely with HR Advisors to reconcile, review and capture workplace changes to ensure data accuracy.
• Reconcile payroll payments and prepare payroll journals & intercompany rechanges for dentsu and Merkle businesses
• Support payroll project requirement