{"id":3497952,"url":"https://alion.io/job/te-whatu-ora-technical-specialist","title":"Technical Specialist","company":{"id":1816100,"name":"Te Whatu Ora","domain":"tewhatuora.govt.nz","url":"https://alion.io/company/tewhatuora","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":null,"truth_index":null},"role":"Sales","role_family":"Sales","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["New Zealand"],"countries":["NZ"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-30T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":null,"last_verified_at":"2026-10-30T00:00:00Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":4,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":4},"description":"Tauranga | Full-time\n\nUse your technical payroll expertise to ensure systems, pay rules and processes are accurate and compliant\n\nPlay a key role in payroll system configuration, testing, assurance and continuous improvement\n\nHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is committed to providing high-quality healthcare for all New Zealanders. We are focused on improving access to care, delivering better health outcomes, achieving national health targets, and ensuring the long-term sustainability of our health system.\n\nWe know that great healthcare starts with great people. That's why we are committed to building a high-performing, inclusive workplace where our people are supported to grow, contribute, and make a real difference for patients, whānau and communities across Aotearoa.\n\nAbout the Role\n\nAs Technical Specialist, you will provide technical expertise and assurance over payroll system configuration, ensuring changes comply with the Holidays Act, tax requirements and other relevant payroll legislation. You will ensure robust testing, quality assurance and documentation processes are followed whenever configuration changes are made.\n\nYou will configure and test payroll system changes, develop test scripts and maintain documentation to support audit requirements. As a subject matter expert, you will interpret legislative and collective agreement changes and translate these into accurate system configurations, while working with vendors to resolve technical issues and implement enhancements.\n\nYou will also identify opportunities to automate and improve payroll processes, support payroll-related projects, monitor data integrity and exception reporting, and provide technical training and guidance to payroll teams.\n\nAbout the Team/Service/Location\n\nBased in Tauranga, you will report to the Payroll Manager – Bay of Plenty and work closely with Payroll, Systems, Compliance, Payroll Accounting, HR Reporting and Analytics, AskHR, Remuneration, Recruitment and wider People & Culture teams.\n\nYou will also engage with external partners and vendors, including IRD, auditors, AMS and Microster, to support effective and compliant payroll system delivery.\n\nAbout You\n\nYou are an experienced payroll professional who combines strong technical capability with a detailed understanding of New Zealand payroll legislation. You enjoy solving complex system and data issues and have the confidence to interpret requirements, test solutions and provide trusted technical advice.\n\nYou will bring:\n\n5+ years' payroll experience within a large and complex payroll environment.\n\nSound knowledge of New Zealand payroll legislation, including the Holidays Act 2003, Wages Protection Act, Parental Leave legislation and KiwiSaver requirements.\n\nExperience working with payroll systems in a technical capacity, including configuration, testing, quality assurance and resolving complex system issues.\n\nStrong Microsoft Office skills and the ability to analyse information, identify risks and deliver practical solutions.\n\nStrong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with payroll teams, stakeholders and system vendors.\n\nExperience with AMS Leader Leave Manager and Microster along with public or health sector experience, would be advantageous. A relevant qualification in Information Systems, Business or HR would also be beneficial.\n\nWorking for Health New Zealand\n\nHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. 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