EMEA Payroll Specialist | Workday & Global Compliance

Principle; Dublin; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Principle is seeking an EMEA Payroll Analyst in Dublin on an initial 6-month contract to own payroll processing, Workday data, reconciliations, and collaboration with HR and Finance. This hands-on role supports multiple entities across the EMEA region.

You will manage monthly payroll activity, run Workday reports, perform Gross-to-Net reconciliations, and coordinate with outsourced providers to ensure timely, compliant payroll processing in a fast-moving, international environment.

Qualifications

• Previous hands-on payroll processing experience within a medium or large organisation.
• Practical experience using Workday is essential.
• Experience running reports and working with payroll/employee data within Workday.
• Multi-country or EMEA payroll experience is strongly preferred.
• Good understanding of payroll controls, compliance and statutory requirements.
• Experience working with outsourced or third-party payroll providers.
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills.
• Experience performing payroll reconciliations and investigating discrepancies.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to deliver against fixed payroll deadlines.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across HR, Finance and international teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end monthly payroll activity across assigned EMEA entities.
• Prepare and validate payroll inputs before submission to third-party payroll providers.
• Review payroll outputs and perform Gross-to-Net reconciliations, investigating and resolving variances.
• Maintain accurate employee and payroll data within Workday.
• Run Workday reports and manage payroll-related data uploads and downloads.
• Support mass data uploads for variable compensation, commissions and bonuses.
• Coordinate with Finance and Treasury to ensure payroll funding is approved and processed within local deadlines.
• Review taxes, pensions, statutory deductions and other payroll payments.
• Work closely with outsourced payroll vendors to ensure accurate and timely delivery.
• Support payroll compliance, controls and audit requirements.
• Resolve employee payroll and tax queries.
• Partner with HR, Finance and other stakeholders to resolve data issues and improve payroll processes.

Skills

Payroll processing

Excel

Data analysis

Payroll reconciliations

Attention to detail

Communication

Tools

Workday

Job description

Principle is seeking an EMEA Payroll Analyst in Dublin on an initial 6-month contract to own payroll processing, Workday data, reconciliations, and collaboration with HR and Finance. This hands-on role supports multiple entities across the EMEA region.

You will manage monthly payroll activity, run Workday reports, perform Gross-to-Net reconciliations, and coordinate with outsourced providers to ensure timely, compliant payroll processing in a fast-moving, international environment.