Senior Payroll Lead - Europe Ops & GL Systems

Morgan McKinley; Cork; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley is partnering with a Cork-based technology business to appoint a Payroll Manager to lead European payroll operations. The role suits a Senior Payroll Specialist or Team Lead stepping into management, with hands-on systems work and stakeholder engagement across finance and vendors.

Key focus includes multi-country oversight, GL interface, and ongoing system/process optimisation, while mentoring one direct report and driving continuous improvement across payroll platforms.

Qualifications

• Multi-Jurisdiction experience across European payrolls.
• GL capabilities: payroll accounting, journal entries, reconciliations.
• Vendor governance with external providers.
• Career ambition: transition into people management with hands-on involvement.
• Systems literacy with modern payroll/ERP platforms.

Responsibilities

• Oversee payroll across multiple European entities with statutory compliance.
• Manage relationships with payroll vendors and software partners.
• Interface payroll with GL: journal postings, month-end reconciliations, variance analysis.
• Mentor one direct report while remaining hands-on with operations.
• Lead system optimisation projects and platform integrations.

Skills

Multi-Country Payroll

GL accounting

Vendor governance

People leadership

Systems literacy

Tools

Workday

SAP

ADP

iiPay/Vistra

Job description

Morgan McKinley is partnering with a Cork-based technology business to appoint a Payroll Manager to lead European payroll operations. The role suits a Senior Payroll Specialist or Team Lead stepping into management, with hands-on systems work and stakeholder engagement across finance and vendors.

Key focus includes multi-country oversight, GL interface, and ongoing system/process optimisation, while mentoring one direct report and driving continuous improvement across payroll platforms.