Payroll Manager / Senior Payroll Specialist

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Dublin

Description

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-end payroll management for Ireland, NI & UK with NI & UK being processing by third parties currently, potentially take in house and ensuring timely and accurate processing
• Manage monthly payroll cycles, including salary changes, bonuses, commissions, pensions, benefits, and statutory deductions
• Ensure full compliance with Revenue requirements, PAYE modernisation, and relevant employment legislation
• Act as the primary point of contact for employee payroll queries, resolving issues efficiently and confidentially
• Reconcile payroll outputs to the general ledger and support month-end close processes
• Maintain and enhance payroll controls, ensuring audit readiness and adherence to internal policies
• Liaise with external providers, including payroll bureaus, auditors, and tax advisors
• Partner with HR on joiners, leavers, and benefits administration to ensure payroll accuracy
• Support reporting requirements, including payroll analytics, cost reporting, and ad hoc requests from senior management
• Drive process improvements and identify opportunities for automation and efficiency
• Expect flexibility to assist in other finance roles when capacity allows, team player with a can-do attitude is a requisite. 

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Minimum 3+ years’ payroll experience, ideally in a professional services or multi-entity environment
• Strong knowledge of Irish payroll legislation and Revenue requirements (UK experience beneficial)
• Proven experience managing end-to-end payroll independently
• Experience with payroll systems (e.g. Sage)

• Highly detail-oriented with a strong focus on accuracy and compliance
• Commercially aware with an understanding of payroll’s impact on financial reporting and business operations
• Proactive and solution-focused, with the ability to work independently
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across Finance, HR, and leadership teams
• Comfortable operating in a hybrid working environment, with a willingness to be on-site in Dublin 4 at least 1 day per week
• High level of confidentiality, integrity, and professionalism

• Join a growing, ambitious technology business with strong governance and leadership
• Work closely with senior Finance and HR stakeholders in a high-impact role
• Flexible hybrid working model
• Opportunity to shape and improve payroll processes as the company scales