Payroll Manager

Eirkoo; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Eirkoo in Ireland is seeking a Payroll Manager to lead the payroll function across Ireland and Northern Ireland. You will own end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring high-quality, accurate and fully compliant service while guiding a payroll team.

The role reports to the HR Director and involves system enhancements, controls, reporting, and close collaboration with HR, Finance and external providers to optimise processes and outputs.

Qualifications

• Extensive end-to-end payroll management experience.
• Strong knowledge of Irish payroll requirements and UK/Northern Ireland payroll.
• Experience leading and developing a payroll team.
• Solid experience with payroll controls, reconciliations and audit requirements.
• Experience with payroll systems and external providers.

Responsibilities

• Managing the full payroll cycle across Ireland and Northern Ireland.
• Ensuring compliance with Irish and UK payroll legislation and statutory requirements.
• Leading, coaching and developing the payroll team.
• Reviewing and validating payroll inputs (starters, leavers, changes, overtime, absence, benefits, deductions).
• Working with HR and Operations to ensure accurate payroll data.
• Partnering with Finance on reconciliations, reporting, cost allocation and month‑end activities.
• Managing complex payroll queries and escalations.
• Maintaining robust payroll controls, approvals, audit trails and segregation of duties.
• Managing relationships with payroll, pension, benefits and providers.
• Supporting payroll system enhancements and digitalisation projects.
• Producing accurate payroll reporting and analysis for senior stakeholders.
• Supporting internal and external audits.
• Driving continuous improvement across payroll processes, systems and reporting.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Irish payroll knowledge

UK/Northern Ireland payroll

Team leadership

Payroll controls & reconciliations

Payroll systems & reporting

Education

Payroll qualification

Tools

Payroll software

Job description

We are delighted to be supporting a well-established organisation in the appointment of an experienced Payroll Manager to lead its payroll function across Ireland and Northern Ireland.

This is a senior payroll position with responsibility for ensuring the delivery of a high-quality, accurate and fully compliant payroll service, while leading a payroll team and driving improvements across systems, controls and processes.

Location: South Dublin

Contract: Permanent, Full-time

Reporting to: HR Director

The Role

The successful candidate will take ownership of the end-to-end payroll operation and act as a key partner to HR, Finance, Operations, IT and external providers.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing the full payroll cycle across Ireland and Northern Ireland
• Ensuring compliance with Irish and UK payroll legislation and statutory requirements
• Leading, coaching and developing the payroll team
• Reviewing and validating payroll inputs, including starters, leavers, salary changes, overtime, absence, benefits and deductions
• Working closely with HR and Operations to ensure accurate and timely payroll data
• Partnering with Finance on reconciliations, reporting, cost allocation and month-end activities
• Managing complex payroll queries and escalations through to resolution
• Maintaining robust payroll controls, approvals, audit trails and segregation of duties
• Managing relationships with payroll, pension, benefits and technology providers
• Supporting payroll system enhancements, upgrades and digitalisation projects
• Producing accurate payroll reporting and analysis for senior stakeholders
• Supporting internal and external audits
• Driving continuous improvement across payroll processes, systems and reporting

About You

• Strong end-to-end payroll management experience, ideally within a multi-site or complex organisation
• Excellent knowledge of Irish payroll requirements, with working knowledge of UK/Northern Ireland payroll
• Proven experience leading and developing a payroll team
• Strong technical understanding of payroll controls, reconciliations and audit requirements
• Experience working with payroll systems and external payroll providers
• Strong Excel, analytical and reporting skills
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage demanding deadlines
• Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills
• A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement

A recognised payroll qualification or relevant professional certification would be advantageous.

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced payroll professional to join a well-established organisation and play a key role in the continued development of its payroll function.

The position offers significant exposure across HR, Finance and Operations, with responsibility for both operational payroll delivery and longer-term process and systems improvement.