About Halter

At Halter, we’re on a mission to enable farmers and graziers to run the most productive and sustainable operations. Our customers are using Halter to break free from the time-intensive constraints of conventional practices. Imagine watching 500 cattle stand up and walk calmly towards their next break? No quad bikes, no dogs, no fences. Just a group of cattle walking at their own pace. People say it looks like magic. Our customers are revolutionizing grazing with Halter. It's changing lives and transforming an industry. People join Halter to do meaningful work. By joining us you’ll be solving challenging problems within a talented team and a culture built for high performance. Our team out-think, out-work and out-care. We’re committed to delivering real change in the world - this isn’t easy, and in truth, we love that it’s hard.

We’re backed to deliver on a mission that matters by Tier 1 investors including Founders Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners, BOND, DCVC, Blackbird, Promus Ventures, Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck and Icehouse ventures.

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About the role

We’re after a Payroll Officer to make sure every Halter team member is paid correctly, on time, every time. Reporting to the Financial Controller and working hand in hand with our People team, you’ll own payroll end to end for our teams in New Zealand, Australia, the US and Canada.

Payday is one of the few moments every single person at Halter feels the finance team’s work. Getting it right builds trust. Getting it wrong costs it, fast. This role is for someone who takes that personally, and who keeps confidential information exactly that.

What you'll own

Owning every pay run from processing to sign-off, so everyone gets paid accurately and on time.

Managing payroll compliance across New Zealand, Australia, the US and Canada, covering tax, statutory deductions, retirement contributions and filings.

Calculating holiday pay, sick leave, parental leave and final pays correctly under the Holidays Act in New Zealand and local employment law in each other country.

Partnering with the People team to get starters, pay changes and leavers into the right pay run.

Being the go-to for pay questions, giving clear, friendly answers.

Managing payroll systems and local providers, checking outputs before payday.

Reconciling payroll to the ledger monthly and report costs to Finance.

Automating manual payroll steps while protecting accuracy.

What you'll bring

At least 3 years running payroll end to end, including payroll across more than one country.

A strong working knowledge of New Zealand payroll (the Holidays Act, KiwiSaver and payday filing), plus hands-on experience in at least one of Australia, the US or Canada.

Meticulous accuracy. You check your own work before anyone else has to.

Absolute discretion with confidential information.

Clear, calm communication, including when the answer isn’t the one someone hoped for.

Solid Excel or Google Sheets skills.

Bonus points for

Experience with Xero Payroll, iPayroll or a similar payroll system.

Experience across all four of New Zealand, Australia, the US and Canada.

Experience in a fast-growing company, where headcount and pay structures change quickly.

Experience using automation or AI to take manual work out of payroll.

How we’ll know you’re winning

Every pay run is correct and on time.

Tax filings and deductions are filed and paid on time in every country.

Team members get quick, clear answers to pay questions.

Payroll reconciles to the ledger every month, with no open items carried forward.

You’ve removed at least one manual step from the payroll process.

Our Benefits

Delicious snacks and drinks are available for your daily flow.

Healthy body, healthy mind. We're partnered with Southern Cross Health Insurance to support your well-being.

We offer 6 months of fully paid parental leave for primary caregivers, 4 weeks of fully paid secondary caregiver leave and many other parental benefits that support you and your family.

Our personal growth is important. Halter offers an annual $1000 self-development budget to be used for anything that fuels personal growth.