Payroll Administrator

Our Group HR team is currently recruiting for a Payroll Administrator to cover Maternity Leave. Working in partnership with our outsourced Payroll provider, the HR & Payroll Senior Specialist, HR Business Partners, the wider HR team, management and other key stakeholders, this role will provide you with an opportunity to join the head office of a well-established global organisation. This is an exciting time to join HR as you can be part of our transformation journey to review and improve our processes, policies and systems. This role will be based in our Stonemason’s Way office, with hybrid working arrangements in place.

Your Key Tasks and Responsibilities:                    

• Responsible for oversight and management of the timely, accurate and effective delivery of the company’s 6 monthly payrolls through in-house and 3rd party provision
• Managing 3rd party provider to drive performance issues and accurate payroll performance.
• Ensure the timely input of payroll-related tasks including quarterly Car BIK reviews. Communicate to the relevant stakeholders as appropriate.
• Internal and external senior stakeholder management (Finance, Pensions, Audit, Global Mobility, Reward)
• Deal with employee payroll queries and manage the mailbox.
• Provide ongoing scheduled reports in line with HR, Finance and business requirements.
• Responsible for a broad range of payroll related tasks including Bike to Work, Journal review and preparation, Pension administration, share participation schemes, Withholding tax reconciliations, DSP (Dept. of Social Protection) payments reconciliation, invoicing etc.
• Maintain the integrity of payroll data on system and other third-party data provision.
• Respond to internal and external audit requests as appropriate.
• Manage and maintain the payroll procedures documentation and update accordingly in line with legislative and process changes.

Key Functional Competencies:

• Experience working with a broad range stakeholders
• Flexible and adaptable in approach to work with the ability to multi-task
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Good communicator and personable
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise
• Process improvement mindset
• Team player

Education/Qualification:

• Relevant Payroll qualifications required (IPASS)
• 1-2 years experience with Irish Payroll experience essential
• German, Spanish and UK Payroll experience desirable but not essential
• Strong knowledge of Irish Payroll legislation
• Experience in Excel (pivot tables/reports, XLOOKUP and performing data analysis)
• Strong MS Outlook, Word and PDF skills
• Sound knowledge of accounting basics and pensions desirable