Payroll Specialist (Senior - Hybrid)

Location:South Dublin, Ireland (Hybrid)

Type: Full-time, Permanent

About the Role

Teamworx is recruiting on behalf of a well-established international Group with a significant presence in Ireland for an experienced Senior Payroll Specialist to take ownership of the Irish payroll function.

This is a highly hands-on role and will suit an experienced Irish payroll expert who is confident managing a complex, high-volume payroll environment and can operate independently.

You will have responsibility for the end-to-end delivery of payroll across the Group's Irish operations, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time, while maintaining full compliance with Irish payroll legislation and Revenue requirements.

Working as part of the wider Group Payroll function, you will collaborate closely with HR, Finance and Operations, while acting as a key payroll subject-matter expert for the Irish business.

This is an opportunity for a strong technical payroll professional who enjoys being close to the detail, solving problems, improving processes and acting as the go-to person for payroll in Ireland.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a large, multi-site environment and will bring strong technical Irish payroll knowledge, commercial awareness and the confidence to challenge and influence stakeholders when required.

Why Apply?

Take ownership of a significant Irish payroll operation within a well-established international Group

High-exposure role working closely with HR, Finance and Operations

Opportunity to become the key Irish payroll subject-matter expert

Genuine scope to improve payroll processes, controls and systems

Work within a wider Group Payroll environment while having significant autonomy

Competitive salary of circa €60-65,000 depending on experience

Key Responsibilities
Payroll Delivery & Compliance

Own the end-to-end processing of a high-volume Irish payroll across multiple business units/sites

Process and validate weekly and monthly payrolls, ensuring accuracy and timeliness

Manage payroll inputs including new starters, leavers, salary changes, benefits, allowances, deductions and statutory payments

Ensure accurate PAYE, PRSI and USC calculations and Revenue submissions

Manage pension deductions and other statutory payroll requirements

Complete payroll reconciliations and detailed checks prior to sign-off

Maintain strong payroll governance, controls and data integrity

Manage year-end payroll processes and reporting

Payroll Expertise & Problem Solving

Act as the key point of contact and subject-matter expert for Irish payroll

Investigate and resolve complex payroll queries and discrepancies

Provide accurate payroll advice to HR, Finance, managers and employees

Identify payroll risks and proactively address issues

Stay up to date with changes to Irish payroll legislation and ensure these are implemented correctly

Process Improvement & Controls

Review existing payroll processes and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy and controls

Challenge existing ways of working where appropriate

Develop and maintain payroll procedures and documentation

Support payroll system improvements, automation and implementation projects

Identify opportunities to reduce manual processes and strengthen payroll governance

Stakeholder Management

Build strong working relationships with HR, Finance and Operations

Work confidently with senior stakeholders across the Irish business

Communicate payroll issues clearly and professionally

Be comfortable challenging, influencing and advising stakeholders where required

Work collaboratively with the wider Group Payroll team

Candidate Profile

Significant experience working in a high-volume Irish payroll environment

Strong technical knowledge of Irish payroll legislation and Revenue requirements

Experience managing payroll for a large employee population, ideally 1,500+ employees

Strong experience across weekly and/or monthly payroll

Excellent knowledge of PAYE, PRSI, USC, pensions and statutory payments

Strong payroll reconciliation and audit experience

Experience working across multiple sites, business units or entities

Excellent attention to detail and numerical accuracy

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to work independently and take ownership of the payroll function

Confident communicator with the personality and presence to build relationships across HR, Finance and Operations

A proactive approach to process improvement and controls

Strong experience using payroll and HR systems

IPASS qualification or equivalent payroll qualification

Experience within a large-scale, multi-site environment

Retail, FMCG, hospitality or another complex workforce environment

Experience with payroll system implementation, automation or process improvement

Shared services experience