Compensation and Benefits Lead (Payroll)

Ardmac Group is evolving its people and payroll infrastructure to support a growing, multi-jurisdictional business.

With operations across Ireland, the UK, and the EU, the Group is focused on building scalable, compliant, and employee-focused payroll and reward processes, supported by improved systems, data, and reporting.

We are now seeking an experienced Compensation & Benefits / Payroll Lead to take ownership of payroll delivery and reward administration across the Group. This role will be central to ensuring payroll accuracy, compliance, and a positive employee experience, while driving improvements in reporting, benchmarking, and process efficiency.

Job purpose

• To support the HR team to deliver an effective payroll/comp and ben service offering across the business, which helps enable the delivery of the company’s strategic goals.

Duties and responsibilities

• Administration of weekly payrolls (Ireland and UK)
• Administration of monthly payrolls (Ireland, UK and EU) tracking
• Administration of EU payrolls (Mainland EU)
• Weekly payroll sign off (Ireland & UK)
• Bi-weekly payroll sign off (EU)
• Processing of monthly payrolls (Ireland and UK)
• Payroll related items such as:
  • Administration of pensions for payroll (Ireland and UK)
  • Absence Management
  • HRIS (Bamboo) updates with all pay related information
  • Updating and maintaining Payroll software (Miracle Pay)
  • Pay/Promotion Letters, Salary Surveys, Salary Certs
• Reporting
  • CSO Reporting quarterly
• Reviewing national and international salary benchmarking
• A1 applications for posted workers
• Social security applications support when needed
• HR support when needed

Qualifications and experience

Qualifications:

• IPASS – CPT Minimum
• IPASS – Professional Payroll Manager an advantage
• HR Qualification an advantage

Ability and knowledge of:

• HR administrative processes
• Processing and Administration of Payroll Ireland/UK
• Administration of EU payrolls is advantageous but not essential
• HR information systems (HRIS)

Additional Experience & Personal Attributes:

• Discreet, with a strong sense of integrity when handling sensitive pay and employee data
• Proactive problem-solver who anticipates issues before they impact payroll accuracy or employee experience
• Confident decision-maker with the ability to challenge anomalies and ask the right questions
• Strong ownership mindset — treats payroll and comp & ben as a critical business function
• Clear and pragmatic communicator, able to explain complex payroll or benefits topics
• Collaborative partner who builds strong relationships with HR, Finance, managers, and external providers
• Continuous improvement focused, with an interest in streamlining processes and improving controls
• Service-oriented mindset, with a genuine desire to deliver a positive employee experience