Payroll Analyst

eTeam; Dublin; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

eTeam is seeking a Payroll Analyst II to support accurate, timely payroll operations for employees in Ireland and the wider EMEA region. You will partner with People, Finance, Benefits and external payroll vendors to manage inputs, reconciliations, inquiries, reporting and controls.

The role emphasizes compliance with Irish payroll laws, data privacy, and process improvements, with opportunities to grow expertise in payroll operations and vendor management across a growing international business.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on payroll operations experience, ideally supporting Ireland/EMEA.
• Familiarity with Irish payroll, tax, and statutory requirements is preferred.
• Ability to handle confidential data with integrity and discretion.

Responsibilities

• Review and validate payroll inputs, including hires, leavers, compensation changes, benefits, deductions, time/absence data, and bank-detail updates.
• Prepare payroll files and reconcile payroll registers, funding reports, GL outputs, and variances; resolve exceptions with internal partners and vendors.
• Respond to employee payroll inquiries with discretion and strong service orientation; maintain payroll documentation and audit evidence.
• Standard business-hours schedule with flexibility for payroll cutoffs and month-end activities.
• Performance measured by payroll accuracy, on-time delivery, quality of reconciliations, SLA adherence, and stakeholder feedback.
• Use approved AI tools to draft process documentation, summarize non-sensitive operational trends, and improve workflows. Candidate should demonstrate sound judgment around data privacy, validation, and human review when using AI.
• High-impact role supporting a core employee experience and a growing international business.
• Opportunity to build expertise in Irish/EMEA payroll, compliance, vendor management, and process improvement.
• Cross-functional partnership with People, Finance, Benefits, and HRIS teams; exposure to scalable global operations.
• 3+ years of hands-on payroll operations experience, ideally supporting Ireland and/or EMEA payroll.
• Relevant payroll qualification or certification is preferred (e.g., IPASS), but equivalent practical experience may be considered.
• Great candidate: meticulous, trusted with confidential data, strong at reconciliations, proactive in resolving variances, and able to communicate clearly with employees and partners.
• Disqualifiers: insufficient payroll processing/reconciliation experience; inability to work with highly confidential compensation and banking data; weak Excel/data-validation skills.

Skills

EMEA payroll operations & statutory |

Payroll reconciliation, Excel, data +|

Education

IPASS or equivalent certification

Tools

Excel

HRIS systems

Job description

Weekly Schedule: 40 hours/week; Monday–Friday

Job Description

The Payroll Analyst II will support accurate, timely, and compliant end-to-end payroll operations for

clients' employees in Ireland and, as needed, the broader EMEA region. The role will partner closely with People, Finance, Benefits, and external payroll vendors to manage payroll inputs, reconciliations, employee inquiries, reporting, and controls.

Client needs dedicated payroll operations support to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time while maintaining compliance with Irish payroll, tax, and statutory requirements. The role will sit within the Payroll/People Operations function and support operational excellence, vendor coordination, payroll data quality, and scalable processes.

• Review and validate payroll inputs, including hires, leavers, compensation changes, benefits, deductions, time/absence data, and bank-detail updates.
• Prepare payroll files and reconcile payroll registers, funding reports, GL outputs, and variances; resolve exceptions with internal partners and vendors.
• Respond to employee payroll inquiries with discretion and strong service orientation; maintain payroll documentation and audit evidence.
• Standard business-hours schedule with flexibility for payroll cutoffs and month-end activities.
• Performance measured by payroll accuracy, on-time delivery, quality of reconciliations, SLA adherence, and stakeholder feedback.
• Use approved AI tools to draft process documentation, summarize non-sensitive operational trends, and improve workflows. Candidate should demonstrate sound judgment around data privacy, validation, and human review when using AI.
• High-impact role supporting a core employee experience and a growing international business.
• Opportunity to build expertise in Irish/EMEA payroll, compliance, vendor management, and process improvement.
• Cross-functional partnership with People, Finance, Benefits, and HRIS teams; exposure to scalable global operations.
• 3+ years of hands-on payroll operations experience, ideally supporting Ireland and/or EMEA payroll.
• Relevant payroll qualification or certification is preferred (e.g., IPASS), but equivalent practical experience may be considered.
• Great candidate: meticulous, trusted with confidential data, strong at reconciliations, proactive in resolving variances, and able to communicate clearly with employees and partners.
• Disqualifiers: insufficient payroll processing/reconciliation experience; inability to work with highly confidential compensation and banking data; weak Excel/data-validation skills.

Top 3 must-have skills

• 1 EMEA payroll operations & statutory compliance — advanced
• 2 Payroll reconciliation, Excel, and data validation — advanced