Payroll Manager

Birdhurst Limited is a family owned and operated business and along with its post-harvest entity Golden Bay Fruit Packers Limited grows, packs and sells apples and kiwifruit around the world. With marketing staff based offshore this vertically integrated business continues to expand and prosper from its Motueka base. Recently the company commenced packing fruit from its new state of the art facility using the world's leading processing technology.

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Payroll Manager to join the Finance team. Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will be responsible for running the company's payroll systems to accurately process pays for over 300 seasonal and 70 permanent staff.

The company is a RSE employer so the successful applicant must be well organised to manage the payroll transactions and documentation associated with employees on seasonal work visas.

The role will suit a 'people person' as there is plenty of interaction with staff across orchards, packhouses, coolstores, workshops and management functions.

Filing of statutory returns, diligence with coding of labour costs and a proficiency in producing management reports are critical skills required.

The Payroll Manager also provides some assistance with collating monthly health and safety information from the various business units for management reporting. Wages data is captured by electronic devices in field operations so an appreciation for the use of continuing technology to reduce paper processes in payroll transactions is essential.

If you are seeking a new challenge and further career progression please apply by emailing your CV and a covering letter direct to Patrick Smith, HR Consultant at ********** no later than 5pm on Friday, 24 May 2019. For any confidential enquiries, please call Patrick on 021 220 2923.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.