Payroll Manager

At Schooled we are recognised as an industry leader offering professional services within the education, trust and not for profit sectors throughout New Zealand. We are part of a non-profit with a long history of supporting the education sector in Aotearoa.  Schooled is a professional organisation, leveraging their extensive knowledge base to provide support, products and advice to over 250 schools and a range of not-for-profit clients.

 Due to the growth of our payroll services we are looking for a new Payroll Manager to take over the leadership of the payroll team and continue growing this part of our business.

What you'll do

 This newly created role will take over the leadership of this small but dedicated payroll team of 3 payroll officers and to continue to grow this service with schools and organisations across New Zealand.  This role will be a mix of managing staff and also supporting a range of clients.

 You will join a strong leadership team within the organisation that is supported by a board that wants this organisation to continue growing.

Key responsibilities:

• Process school payrolls through Edpay system accurately and on time
• Process end-to-end payroll through iPayroll system accurately and on time
• Maintain payroll records and employee changes
• Respond to payroll queries and calculate final/special pays
• Contribute to workplace health, safety, and well being

What you bring?

 We know that payroll needs to be on time and accurate – 100% of the time so you will be highly detail-oriented, and known for your professional, empathetic communication style.

 You will bring a depth of experience in payroll management and systems, and ideally expwerience in education payroll as well.  You'll have proven payroll experience in New Zealand and a solid understanding of local payroll legislation. You're confident using payroll systems and Excel.

 You can show an ability to lead a team to deliver the excellent customer service our clients expect and support clients across New Zealand.

Key requirements:

• At least 5 year's NZ payroll experience
• Experience leading and growing a team
• Strong knowledge of NZ payroll legislation (including the Holidays Act)
• Experience with payroll systems (EdPay is preferred, but not essential)
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
• Strong communication and customer service skills
• Confidence working with Excel
• Relevant qualification preferred but not essential

What sets Schooled apart from the rest?

 Schooled is a non-profit dedicated to supporting the education sector. We started back in 1989 at Canterbury Education Services (CES) and have been supporting schools, early childhood centres and non-profits since. In 2024 we went through a name change to Schooled Limited and are owned by the CES Foundation. We are a non-profit and our surpluses go back into the education sector via our owner, the CES Foundation.

 The work we do supports the admin teams at hundreds of schools and kura from Whangarei to Southland as well as supporting strong decision making by Principals, leadership and boards.