Senior Payroll Advisor at Civil Aviation Authority of NZ, Wellington

The Civil Aviation Authority and the Aviation Security Service offer distinctively different career opportunities and embrace diverse talent. All jobs at the Authority contribute to ensuring safe and secure skies to help New Zealand fly.

The Civil Aviation Authority is the regulatory arm of our organisation and the Aviation Security Service is the nationwide provider for aviation security.

Working at our organisation you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to safe and secure skies, for New Zealand.

About the role

The Civil Aviation Authority is looking for a Senior Payroll Advisor to join the Corporate Services group. This role will ensure the provision of accurate, effective and efficient payroll services to the organisation with fortnightly payroll processing of approximately 1700 employees. This role is based in Wellington and reports to the Payroll Manager.

What we’re looking for

The successful candidate will have:

• Minimum 4 years of experience in payroll for a medium to large organisation
• Experience using a payroll system, ideally PayGlobal.  
• Excellent knowledge of relevant employment legislation and computer proficiency.
• Self-management skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work to deadlines especially in December & January

About us

As a safety regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority exists to enable safe flight for social connections, and economic benefit for New Zealand. We believe in keeping people safe and secure in the air, enabling participation in the aviation system, and making a difference to New Zealand aviation. We achieve this through regulatory oversight of the aviation industry and frontline security at our airports.

The Authority embraces diversity and is committed to providing an inclusive environment where our people feel respected, safe, and valued for their unique contribution.

The foundation for achieving this is our values, which guide how we work and the behaviours we expect from each other.

• Me mahi tahi – Collaboration

We work together to achieve and succeed.

• Me mahi pono – Transparency

We are open and honest communicators.

• Me mahi tika – Integrity

We do the right thing.

• Me manaaki – Respect

We treat all people with consideration and kindness.

• Kia tū rangatira ai – Professionalism

We act in a way that brings credit to ourselves and our organisation.

Why join us?

As a flexible friendly employer, we are happy to discuss solutions that may work for you and us.  We value and care about enabling our people to work in a way that means they can work at their best.

We embrace diversity and inclusion and are committed to equal opportunities.  What's important to us is ‘he rau kotahi tangata' – embracing our multiple talents – by harnessing our diversity and being inclusive. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds.  We recognise the diversity and uniqueness of our workforce and reaffirm our commitment to create a safe and inclusive environment for everyone.

We invest in our people by supporting development within the organisation. To support the health and wellbeing of our employees we offer flu vaccinations, contributions towards eyewear and a flexible working environment by arrangement.

We offer 5 weeks of annual leave and can match your Kiwi Saver contribution up to 4%.

Apply now

Apply directly by completing the online application form and submit your CV and Cover Letter.  Note: your cover letter will be a key part of our assessment process, so please highlight how your experience relates to the key skills required for this role.   

We want to ensure accessibility needs are well supported, so the recruitment process is fair and equitable for all.Therefore, please let us know if there is any support, we can provide to ensure the recruitment process is fully accessible to you.  

For more information on the role please view the position description or contact the Recruitment team at recruitment@caa.govt.nz

The Civil Aviation Authority National Office is usually located in modern offices opposite the Wellington railway station. As a result of remedial earthquake strengthening work that needs to take place, our National office staff are currently working remotely and in temporary offices in central Wellington.

Applications close Sunday, 26 March 2023.