Payroll Specialist

Ready to own your own client portfolio and take your payroll career to the next level? Join our NZ Payroll Solutions team where you'll bring technical expertise, high autonomy, and a passion for service excellence to a varied and rewarding role.

Ideally Dunedin or Invercargill based, with other locations considered, this role offers full-time hours (part-time flexibility also available) with hybrid working, while supporting diverse clients and delivering payroll excellence. Fully remote working may be available for an experienced payroll bureau professional.

Your Role, Your Contribution!

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing and advice for a medium to large portfolio of NZ-based clients, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and full compliance with New Zealand legislation

• Build and maintain strong, trusted client relationships, acting as a key point of contact for payroll queries and requirements, while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives and process enhancements

• Support a collaborative team environment by sharing your in-depth knowledge, contributing to process consistency, and assisting colleagues where needed

The Benefits of Joining Us!

• Be part of a supportive and flexible working environment, with the ability to work from home a couple of days a week and additional flexibility when needed. 

• You’ll be backed by a connected, nationwide team that values trust, collaboration, and delivering great outcomes.

• Work with a wide range of industries, organisations, and payroll systems, offering you variety, challenge, and plenty of opportunities to expand your skills and professional network

• Join an organisation that puts people first, with wellbeing initiatives, volunteer days, medical insurance, referral incentives, career development pathways, and plenty of opportunities to grow

What you will bring to the role:

• Proven experience delivering accurate, end-to-end payroll services in a multi-client or complex environment

• Robust knowledge of NZ payroll legislation and compliance including the Holidays Act and PAYE obligations

• Proficiency across several payroll systems (Datapay, iPayroll, MYOB Business would be an advantage) with strong Microsoft Office skills

• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple clients and competing deadlines on a daily basis

• Ability to build trusted client relationships, explain complex matters clearly, and bring a positive, solutions-focused mindset to everything you do

   

If this role sounds like a good fit - Apply now!

Our Impact: Why Findex?

At Findex, we help clients manage, grow, and protect their financial future with confidence. Since 1987, we’ve become a leading Australasian provider of integrated accounting, advisory, and wealth solutions, delivered through our “Wealth Accountant” and Family Office models. With 2,500 professionals across 100+ offices, we combine local expertise with global reach and remain committed to supporting clients and communities in creating long-term financial security.

Findex New Zealand is one of the largest providers of practical accounting, audit, tax, wealth and business advice to individuals and businesses from a network of over 20 offices throughout the country.

For the Community - The Findex Community Fund (FCF) is dedicated to giving back to the communities we serve. Since 2018, we have donated over $4.3 million to more than 800 charities across Australia and New Zealand. Collectively, our team has dedicated over 9,000 volunteer hours, making a tangible impact in their communities through personal engagement.

For our Customers - Together, Findex and Crowe champion the success of over 75,000 Australasian businesses, helping them grow with expert advice, fresh thinking, and top-tier professional services. Here, you’re empowered to work in a way that brings out your best — supporting your growth, your team, and the clients who trust us to make a real difference.

For You - At Findex, we focus on developing our people first. With structured training and development opportunities, we allow our people to grow their career in a way that sets them up for success. We actively support our people by giving them extra support to external studies that is relevant to their role.

For Diversity & Inclusion - Findex is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and encourage applications from candidates with a variety of strengths, backgrounds and experiences.