Payroll Systems Analyst

Tirlán; Kilkenny; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flex Fridays

EV charging parking

On-site gym

Parenting room

Work-life balance

Career progression

Job summary

Tirlán, a global food and nutrition co-operative, is seeking a Payroll Systems Analyst to bridge HR, Payroll and IT for SAP Payroll & Time & Attendance across Ireland & UK.

The role focuses on translating business needs into functional and technical requirements, delivering enhancements and integrations, and enabling scalable, compliant payroll operations through technology. Hybrid working is offered and the company supports a broad, diverse team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in SAP Payroll and Time & Attendance, ideally in manufacturing or supply environments.
• Strong understanding of SAP ERP systems and purchasing workflows.
• Experience in system integration, process automation and change management.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills with data interpretation and actionable insights.
• Excellent communication skills across stakeholder levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end ownership of the SAP Payroll system, including administration, maintenance, releases and upgrades.
• Ensure payroll platform remains up-to-date with legal changes, release notes and compliance.
• Deliver application support for payroll and time & attendance issues with internal and external partners.
• Advise developers and testers on expected system behavior during deliveries.
• Elicit and manage detailed business requirements to drive product strategy and features.
• Develop and maintain user guides and training materials for power users and support teams.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities to enhance efficiency.
• Coordinate configuration release management in line with policy.
• Document system architecture, configurations, integrations and custom developments.

Skills

SAP Payroll

Time & Attendance

GDPR compliance

System administration

Release management

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

Job description:

Payroll Systems Analyst

Hybrid working

Tirlán

Tirlán, is a world-class food and nutrition co-operative, with a diverse portfolio of quality ingredients, leading consumer and agri brands.

Tirlán owns leading brands such as Avonmore, Kilmeaden Cheese, Millac, Solmiko, Truly Grass Fed, Premier Milk, Wexford, mymilkman.ie and GAIN Animal Nutrition.

We nurture a talented team across Ireland, the US, MEA and China, delivering annual revenues of circa €3 billion, and circa 2,000 people to manage our network of 11 processing plants and 52 agri branches. Our purpose is to nourish the world, while safeguarding our environment for future generations.

Role Profile

The Payroll Functional Analyst acts as a liaison between HR, Payroll and IT teams, with a primary focus on the SAP Payroll & Time and Attendance systems for Irish & UK payroll.

This role is responsible for translating business needs into detailed functional and technical requirements, developing solution design artifacts, and ensuring successful delivery of enhancements and integrations. The analyst plays a key role in driving system improvements, ensuring compliance, and enabling efficient and scalable Payroll operations through technology.

Responsibilities

• Supports the Product Owner to identify areas where additional security and compliance considerations should be factored in (e.g., sensitive data handling) including compliance with GDPR. Works with internal SMEs and Product teams to ensure these considerations have been addressed correctly.
• Provide end-to-end System ownership of the Tirlán SAP Payroll application, including system administration, maintenance, release and upgrade management, incident resolution, compliance support, and the implementation of approved enhancements and projects.
• Ensuing payroll system is kept up to date with relevant country legal changes (CLC), release notes, and compliance notes.
• Provide Application Support on all payroll and time and attendance issues with internal and external partners
• Supports technical delivery activities by advising Developers & Testers, etc. on expected system behaviour
• Supports the Product Owner to realise the Product strategy by eliciting and managing detailed Business requirements (e.g., features, user stories) and designing technology-enabled Business use cases.
• Advises the Business on the implications of business process decisions on technology, cost, and complexity to enable informed decision-making.
• Performs functional testing on delivered solutions and on application or other technical upgrade projects/initiative, ensuring the systems fulfil business requirements.
• Coordinate configuration release management activities, adhering to configuration release management policy
• Develops Product user guides and training materials, delivering training to power / key users / support teams to enable Product adoption and maintenance.
• Supports the Product Owner to identify and implement automation opportunities, including automating tasks and processes within Product Teams, to enhance overall effectiveness and efficiency.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation related to system architecture, configurations, integrations, processes, and custom developments.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience in SAP Payroll and Time & attendance, ideally within a supply manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of SAP ERP systems, purchasing workflows, and relevant IT development methodologies.
• Experience in system integration, process automation, and change management.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret data and provide actionable insights.
• Effective communication skills, capable of working with stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience in managing IT projects, particularly in procurement or supply chain domains.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in coordinating and facilitating the work an advantage.

We offer

• Hybrid working (flex Fridays)
• Free parking incl. EV charging – where applicable
• On-site gym free to use for employees
• Parenting room
• Work/life balance and collaborative work culture
• Career progression opportunities

About us

Through our expertise in research and development, customer insights, food safetyand state-of-the-art manufacturing we bring innovative food and nutrition solutions to a global market. Our new and vibrant headquarters in Kilkenny City operates as a collaboration hub where multi-functional teams come together in a hybrid work environment.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

We believe in the value of difference. We know that different perspectives, life experience and backgrounds can drive innovation and deliver growth.

We welcome people from all walks of life without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, or disability status.

Tirlán is a Values Based Organisation