HRis and Payroll Advisor

Looking for your next challenge to provide excellent HRIS and payroll services in a diverse organisation.:

• Join a friendly and supportive team environment!:

• Great location - only minutes from Wellington Railway Station:

• The ability to work from home two days per week + 3 extra Customs' service leave days

We’re looking for a passionate and experienced HRIS and payroll professional to join our team as HRIS and Payroll Advisor. If you thrive in a complex environment and have a passion for anything payroll, we would love to hear from you! This is a permanent full-time role based in our Wellington Customhouse.

About this role

Reporting directly to the Team Leader HRIS Payroll and Reporting, you will be responsible for end-to-end payroll processing and maintaining the payroll data. In addition, you will be ensuring timesheets are processed accurately and in a timely manner. This is a fantastic opportunity to deliver payroll services in a complex rostered environment, with a team who take pride in providing great support and advice on payroll matters to the business.

To be successful as HRIS and Payroll Advisor, we’d expect you to have:

• 2+ years’ experience of computerised payroll processing (preferably PayGlobal) and knowledge of best practice payroll processes and operations.
• Experience in providing HRIS advice and support to managers, and an awareness of how their role contributes to an organisation achieving its outcomes.
• Ability to build and maintain effective internal and external relationships with key stakeholders and managers.
• Good organisational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Strong problem-solving skills including the ability to identify problems, mitigate risks and implement innovative solutions.
• Sound interpersonal and communication skills.
• Intermediate level experience with Excel and Word.

Working at Customs:
We aim to create a great place to work, where our people have a sense of belonging and the capability and desire to meet our future challenges. We are an organisation that is clear about our mission, and this is underpinned by Te Pou Tokomanawa (the Foundations) and our Whanonga Pono (Values). Our work really matters to the safety and success of New Zealand.

As an employer, NZ Customs is committed to providing an enjoyable and challenging work environment with a focus on personal development.

We care about well-being, personal growth, and job satisfaction, which is supported through:

• offering on-the-job training and career development.
• understand that everyone has a voice and every voice counts.
• fostering inclusive and supportive team environment with vibrant social and cultural groups.
• supporting flexible working - talk to us about how we can help you achieve your flexible working goals, within our operational requirements.
• care about people’s wellbeing.
• providing discounted health insurance, and free on-site gyms (in some locations).
• Three days of service holidays, in addition to four weeks of annual leave.

To join Customs in any role you must be a New Zealand citizen or NZ permanent resident. *
- This means:
Applications close at 11pm, Monday 16 February 2026.

Please note Customs will be managing this recruitment independently in-house and will not be engaging with recruitment agencies at this stage.

Job details:

• Reference #
• 46990
• Posted on
• 30 Jan 2026
• Closes on
• 16 Feb 2026
• Location(s)
• Wellington
• Expertise
• Payroll
• Job level(s)
• Entry Level, Experienced
• Work type(s)
• Permanent Full Time
• Additional attachment