Payroll Specialist

Overview

Reporting to the HR Leader Ireland, the Payroll specialist will own and drive employee life-cycle processes such as Payroll, On-boarding, Off-boarding, Data Management, Time and Attendance and other transactional tasks for all employees within scope.

Qualifications

• Degree qualification, with 3+ years of payroll experience managing a high volume of transactions
• Ability to work on own initiative to drive timely completion of payrolls
• Exceptional attention to detail, with a right first-time mindset
• Payroll qualification a distinct advantage, e.g. IPASS qualification or similar
• Proven track record of managing internal and external stakeholders
• Process driven, with strong understanding of payroll and HR processes, policies and systems, for example PeopleSoft, ADP GlobalView, UKG Kronos, Coupa, ServiceNow
• Intermediate level MS Office skills are required including Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
• Excellent interpersonal, listening and communication skills with all levels of the organization

Responsibilities

• Responsible for end-to-end processing of 4 payrolls; 1 weekly payroll with approx. 400 employees and 3 monthly payrolls with approx. 300 employees.  
• Carry-out each payroll process to ensure all payments have been properly processed and appropriate taxes/deductions withheld as scheduled for all Ireland payrolls
• Manage any payroll queries and payroll related documents which need to be issued
• Manage T&A data collection and ensure timely submission of all (in)variable data for payroll calculations, always assuring highest levels of accuracy
• Maintain current knowledge of regulatory policies and procedures that govern time collection, payroll processing and taxation
• Ensure compliance with company benefit policies, enforce approved pay practices, and ensure statutory compliance;
• Maintain internal control procedures to ensure SOX compliance, segregation of duties and security access
• Main point of contact for annual audits, both internal and external
• Administer all relevant benefits, such as pension and health insurance.  Support with annual renewal processes of both